Governor of West Java (West Java) Ridwan Kamil reveal the number of victims who died as a result earthquake land in the District Cianjur increased to 162 souls.
It obtained the data from Cianjur Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) as of Monday (11/21), 2100 WIB.
In addition to the death toll, the earthquake also left 362 people with minor to serious injuries, 2,345 homes were severely damaged, and 13,400 people were displaced.
“88 times the vibrations/aftershocks occurred on a scale of 1.5 to 4.8 on the Richter scale. Therefore the atmosphere is still vulnerable,” said the man who is familiarly called Emil via his account Instagram @redwankamil.
It also revealed that only 20 percent of the electricity was on. He estimates it will take three days to get back to normal. Cell phone signal is also a lot of problems.
“All the state apparatuses have moved. In a few hours they have built an emergency hospital, cleaned up the landslides that had blocked the roads, set up evacuation tents and public kitchens,” he explained.
“Heavy equipment has been prepared for tomorrow to evacuate villages that are still buried by avalanches,” he said.
Furthermore, he requested that all information and assistance be coordinated at the disaster site at Cianjur Regent’s Hall.
“Please pray,” he concluded.
A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck in Cianjur Regency, West Java on Monday (11/21) afternoon. After that there were dozens of aftershocks. The most severe shaking was felt in Cianjur with a duration of 10-15 seconds.
(sfr)
