Disaster Agency Sets Up Love Tents for Evacuees
- 10 years ago
Evacuees who have been without homes and living in a shelter for months have been given access to ‘love tents’, areas where married couples can go for privacy.
Evacuees in Indonesia who have been living in various shelters for months have been given access to “romance chambers”, where married couples can go for privacy.
Those staying at the evacuation centers in North Sumatra were forced from their homes in September last year following the eruption of Mount Sinabung.
Understanding that couples sometimes need private time away from their crowded quarters, the North Sumatra Disaster Mitigation Agency set up the chambers.
At one shelter, the tents are grouped together, but set up over 50 yards from the main area.
Each 10 foot by 10 foot enclosure is outfitted with a rubber mattress and changing room.
Those venturing to them after nightfall are given a lantern.
When asked about the private quarters, one woman described them as being suitable for intimacy, but declined to say if she and her husband had partaken of them as that is a private matter.
It’s that protection of privacy that leads some to believe the tents will continue to be underutilized.
A spokesperson for the disaster agency said of the shelter denizens, “They feel ashamed if they should go inside and queue.”
In fact, many of the tents have already been removed.
Evacuees in Indonesia who have been living in various shelters for months have been given access to “romance chambers”, where married couples can go for privacy.
Those staying at the evacuation centers in North Sumatra were forced from their homes in September last year following the eruption of Mount Sinabung.
Understanding that couples sometimes need private time away from their crowded quarters, the North Sumatra Disaster Mitigation Agency set up the chambers.
At one shelter, the tents are grouped together, but set up over 50 yards from the main area.
Each 10 foot by 10 foot enclosure is outfitted with a rubber mattress and changing room.
Those venturing to them after nightfall are given a lantern.
When asked about the private quarters, one woman described them as being suitable for intimacy, but declined to say if she and her husband had partaken of them as that is a private matter.
It’s that protection of privacy that leads some to believe the tents will continue to be underutilized.
A spokesperson for the disaster agency said of the shelter denizens, “They feel ashamed if they should go inside and queue.”
In fact, many of the tents have already been removed.