POSO - The Regent of Poso, Verna Inkiriwang, has officially declared an emergency response status for the earthquake that hit the Land of a Thousand Megaliths.
The Regent set the status in three sub-districts, namely Poso Pesisir, Poso Pesisir Utara, and Poso Pesisir Selatan. The decision was stated in the Decree of the Regent of Poso Number 100.3.3.2/0000/2025 which was signed on Monday 18 August.
The emergency response status was enforced for 14 days, from August 18-31, 2025, following an earthquake with a magnitude of 5.8 that rocked the Pesisir Poso area and its surroundings. The earthquake caused considerable damage to infrastructure, public facilities, and material losses.
"Disaster development requires quick, precise, and coordinated steps. Therefore, this emergency status is important so that all relevant agencies can immediately take rescue, evacuation and recovery measures," said Verna Inkiriwang in her official statement.
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In this decision, continued Verna, the local government together with BPBD, TNI-Polri, and the public were asked to coordinate to deal with the impact of the disaster. "The budget for countermeasures is borne by the Poso Regency APBD, Central Sulawesi Provincial Budget, APBN, and other legitimate and non-binding sources," continued Verna.
The decision was also copied to the head of BNPB in Jakarta, the governor of Central Sulawesi, to the leaders of both provincial and district DPRDs. With this determination, disaster management efforts are expected to be faster, more systematic, and comprehensive.
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