Worried About Aftershocks, RSAM Patients Are Being Treated In Emergency Tents

Patient being treated in a tent outside the hospital for fear of aftershocks/Photo: Antara

BUKITTINGGI - The earthquake that occurred in West Sumatra (West Sumatra) forced dozens of patients at the Bukittinggi City Achmad Mochtar Hospital (RSAM) to be treated in tents installed outside the building for safety. the third and fourth floors were temporarily evacuated to tents that we installed outside the building," said Public Relations of RSAM Murshalman Chaniago in Bukittinggi, Friday, February 25. all local hospital employees. "To maintain the safety and comfort of patients and our staff, we made this decision through the Director's direct instructions," said Murshalman. there was damage to the buildings.” But after more than two aftershocks When this happened, the patient through his family agreed that we would evacuate to a tent which was coordinated with the Bukittinggi City Social Service," he said. evacuated from the third and fourth floors of the Ambun Suri Building, and several people asked to go home because they felt uncomfortable and that was according to the nurse's permission," he said. An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.2 rocked the West Sumatra region, exactly 17 km northeast of West Pasaman on Friday at 08.39 WIB. Information from the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) stated that the earthquake, which was located at 0.15 degrees north latitude, 99.98 degrees east longitude at a depth of 10 km, had no tsunami potential.