BNPB: 41 Damaged Houses, 111 People Affected By Karawang Earthquake

The Puskesmas building in Karawang collapsed due to the earthquake (ANTARA)

JAKARTA - The National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) ensures that the recovery of the impact of the damage caused by the earthquake in Karawang Regency, West Java, is carried out on target by prioritizing public safety.

Head of BNPB Suharyanto said that a team from the Deputy for Emergency Handling provided attached assistance to the local BPBD to accelerate emergency handling.

"Detailed data collection of damage and the needs of residents will continue to be updated along with developments in the situation in the field," said Suharyanto in his statement, Friday, August 22.

An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.9 centered in Bekasi Regency on Wednesday (20/8) affected the Karawang area. The Karawang BPBD rapid reaction team noted that 41 houses were damaged and 111 people were affected.

He explained that the damage was spread across six sub-districts, namely Telukjambe Barat six houses, Pangkalan three houses, Tegalwaru 26 houses, Klari one house, Ciampel five houses, and one hall in Tirtamulya District.

In addition, a number of public facilities were also damaged, including one sub-district office, one health center, two prayer rooms, and two elementary school buildings.

"One of them is SDN in Tegalwaru whose roof and classroom walls collapsed, as well as a multipurpose hall in Pangkalan District which was damaged by the ceiling," he said.

BNPB ensures that although a number of buildings were damaged, to this day there have been no reports of casualties or displaced residents, of which as many as 43 families or 111 people were still affected.