Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Coordinating Ministry for Human Development and Culture has deployed a team to Jayapura City, Papua Province, to coordinate post-earthquake emergency response attempts after the quake jolted the region on Thursday (February 9, 2023).
"Coordinating Ministry for Human Development and Culture has dispatched a team to Jayapura after the 5.4-magnitude earthquake," Sudirman, the deputy for equitable regional development and disaster mitigation coordination at the ministry, said when contacted on Friday (February 10).
According to the direct monitoring conducted by the coordinating ministry and Social Affairs Ministry’s teams, several residents were still displaced and in need of assistance.
"Although the residents' activities are gradually starting to return to normal after the earthquake, 2,136 people still flee their homes. Until now, data collection on fatalities and material losses is still being carried out," the deputy stated.
Sudirman expressed his condolences for the victims of the earthquake that struck Jayapura City on Thursday at 3:28 p.m. Eastern Indonesia Standard Time (WIT) and was centered on land at one kilometer (km) southwest of Jayapura City, at a depth of 10 km.
Acting Head of the National Disaster Mitigation Agency’s (BNPB’s) Center for Disaster Data, Information, and Communication Abdul Muhari noted that 50 families took refuge at the CV Thomas Complex, while another 50 families took shelter at state-run Bank Tabungan Negara (BTN) of Jayapura City.
In addition, there are 200 refugees in the Christ Raja Dok V area, 400 refugees in the Bhayangkara I area, 65 refugees in the Bhayangkari Baru area, 300 refugees in the B-One area, 110 refugees at the Jayapura City Manpower Office, 125 refugees at the Hamadi Fishery Market (TPI), and 260 refugees at the Dok IV Sumatra Street.
Meanwhile, 100 people sought refuge at the Hamadi Village Head’s office, 159 people at the Hamadi Aerial and Water Corps’ (Polairud’s) office, 254 people at the Gajah Putih area, 73 people at the RT 01 Tasangka area, 40 people in the United Tractor office, and 50 people in their relatives' houses.
It was recorded that 15 houses were heavily damaged, one house was moderately damaged, and 28 houses were slightly damaged by the earthquake.
The Jayapura City Hospital, a cafeteria, five office buildings, one mosque, two churches, one hotel, and one modern retail establishment were also damaged.
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