People forced out of their homes because of an erupting
volcano in Indonesia can now access "love tents" at their camps
when they're looking for privacy, it's been reported.
The bilik asmara - meaning "romance chambers" - are a discreet
distance from the rest of the camp, where thousands of people have
been living since the eruptions at Mount Sinabung started in
September. The tents each have a rubber mattress and changing
area, the Jakarta post report.
Apparently the new facilities are popular with couples at the
shelter. Evacuee Riana Sembiring says: "They are indeed suitable
for couples in need of venting their sexual desire, especially
after staying in the shelter for months," although she wouldn't say
if she had made use of them herself.
But the North Sumatra Disaster Mitigation Agency, which is
providing the "romance chambers", says they're for married couples
only. "We never guard them but simply monitor them from the command
post," one official said.
