Many Buildings Collapsed In Banten, But No Earthquake Victims Live In Refugee Tents

Refugee tents for victims of the Banten earthquake/Photo: Antara

BANTEN - The victims of the 6.6 magnitude earthquake that occurred on Friday, January 14 at 16.05 WIB in Sumur, Pandeglang, Banten Province, did not live in refugee camps, not even a place for refugees was found in the areas most affected by the disaster.

"So far, we have not set up refugee camps for earthquake victims," said the secretary of the Sumur sub-district, Pandeglang, Amsor in Sumur, Pandeglang, quoting Antara, Saturday, January 15.

The tectonic earthquake was centered 52 kilometers southwest of Sumur, Banten, at coordinates 7.01 South Latitude and 105.26 East Longitude with a depth of 40 kilometers.

In fact, the tremors of the earthquake were felt in various areas such as South Tangerang, Bandung City, Jakarta, Bogor to Lampung, but there were no reports of casualties or refugee posts.

"We only recorded two residents who were injured when they hit a wall that collapsed due to the earthquake," said Amsor.

According to him, they were victims of the earthquake in Sumur, Pandeglang, there were 459 housing units spread across seven villages and the worst was Ujung Jaya Village and Taman Jaya which borders the Ujung Kulon National Park (TNUK).

Of the 459 housing units, 53 were severely damaged, 134 were moderately damaged, and 272 lightly damaged.

However, his party established a post for disaster management in Kertamukti Village and also opened a public kitchen from the Pandeglang BPBD.

Posts in the village, he said, the community can be served medically.

"We, together with BPBD Pandeglang, distributed basic supplies this afternoon," he explained.

Meanwhile, the Central Disaster Mitigation Operations Control Task Force for BPBD Banten Syarif said that his party had been going to the locations of residents affected by the disaster together with social assistants from Aksi Cepat Tanggap (ACT) volunteers in Ujung Jaya Village, distributing food aid as well as free medical treatment.

"We prioritize the needs of basic services so that the earthquake victims are met with food and their condition is healthy," said Syarip.