JAKARTA - The National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) appealed to local governments to evaluate the early warning system for potential disasters and community preparedness, after the tsunami early warning of the impact of the earthquake in Russia on Indonesian territory was declared over.
Head of the BNPB Disaster Data, Information and Communication Center Abdul Muhari in Jakarta, said that local governments can review the effectiveness of evacuation routes, facilities in evacuation locations, equipment readiness, and logistics.
In addition, BNPB assessed that preparedness training needs to be carried out regularly in order to minimize the risk of damage and casualties due to disasters.
An early tsunami warning in Indonesia was issued by the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) after the 8.7 magnitude earthquake in Kamchatka, Russia, Wednesday, July 30 morning. Then the tsunami early warning was officially announced to end by the BMKG on the same day at 23.00 WIB.
Based on information compiled by BNPB, there are nine points of area that are affected by the minor tsunami wave, and do not cause damage or casualties.
The nine points are two points each in Jayapura and West Papua and one point each in Central Halmahera, Papua, North Sulawesi, North Maluku, and Gorontalo.
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In Gorontalo Province, as many as 100 people had fled to the local Navy Base. At other points, the community evacuated independently to the homes of more secure relatives.
BNPB reminds local governments and communities in coastal areas to continue to increase awareness of potential earthquakes and tsunamis that can occur at any time. Efforts to strengthen the early warning system are considered important to provide sufficient evacuation time and minimize disaster risk.
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