NTT - NTT Police Chief Inspector General Lotharia Latif ordered the police chiefs on the islands of Flores and Lembata to be alert and take tactical steps to deal with the impact of the 7.4 magnitude earthquake in the Flores Sea.
"I have ordered the police chief to be alert and immediately take tactical steps in dealing with this earthquake," he said in Kupang, Antara, Tuesday, December 14.
Some of the alert and tactical steps such as ordering all police chiefs to order all personnel in Flores and Lembata to carry out open patrols and appeals in the field so that the community is calm after the earthquake.
Each police chief is also ordered to start carrying out security in crowded places, shops, and houses that may be temporarily abandoned by the community to evacuate to a safe place.
"Houses, shops and shopping centers may be abandoned by their owners, so I ask that they be guarded so that there is no looting or other unwanted things," he added.
Regarding the impact of the earthquake, which was predicted to cause a tsunami, he ordered the police chief and his staff to coordinate with the TNI and the local government and related agencies to collect data.
In addition, he also ordered every police chief in Flores to coordinate with community leaders to calm the residents and evacuate to a safe place for the time being.
"If someone takes the opportunity during a disaster like this, I order action to be taken, because they take the opportunity to commit a crime when other people are in a disaster," he added.
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