BNBP Asks Local Government To Prepare Post-South Nias Earthquake Contingency Plan

Head of the National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) Lt. Gen. Suharyanto/Photo: Antara

JAKARTA - Head of the National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) Lt. Gen. Suharyanto asked the local government, the local TNI-Polri to prepare a contingency plan after the 6.7 magnitude earthquake in South Nias, North Sumatra, Monday, March 14 morning. there, make sure to immediately prepare the existing contingency plan. Then the TNI-Polri officers in the affected area, immediately step down to help the difficulties of the affected community," said Suharyanto in an online press conference followed in Jakarta, Monday, March 14. Suharyanto appealed to regional leaders, from village heads, sub-district heads, regents, mayors to governors in the affected areas immediately stepped in to lead the earthquake response actions, and implemented contingency plans. panic.Furthermore, information regarding the damage related to this victim will be gradual, graded, Until now, BNPB is still coordinating with affected BPBDs, such as in South Nias Regency, Padang City, Mentawai Islands Regency, Pariaman City, Pasaman Regency and West Pasaman. A number of residents in some of these areas felt shocks of moderate to very strong intensity with different durations. BNPB's monitoring of the earthquake phenomenon stated that residents felt weak shaking for 1-3 seconds in Pasaman Regency. The public did not panic because of the M6.7 earthquake that occurred on Monday morning (14/3), at 04.09 WIB. Likewise, residents of West Pasaman Regency, they feel a weak shaking of 1 to 3 seconds.