Acting Governor Of West Sulawesi Monitors Condition Of Earthquake Refugees In Mamuju City

Acting Governor of West Sulawesi (Sulbar) Akmal Malik monitors refugees with a magnitude 5.8 earthquake in the Manakarra stadium complex area, Mamuju City/Photo: Antara

MAMUJU - Acting Governor of West Sulawesi Akmal Malik monitored the condition of refugees from an earthquake with a magnitude of 5.8 in the area of the Manakarra stadium complex, Mamuju City. Mamuju, Sutinah Suhardi in Mamuju, Wednesday, June 8th. She said the West Sulawesi government will continue to work with the community, providing the best in assisting the disaster management for the refugees. "A mapping of the handling of the earthquake disaster in Mamuju was carried out, and the West Sulawesi Government will coordinate the handling of the earthquake in the Mamuju stadium complex and the West Sulawesi Regional Police in the area of the two lanes of Mamuju city," he was quoted as saying by Antara. public and ready-to-eat meals for the refugees." The West Sulawesi government has carried out an emergency response to disaster management and will prepare ready-to-eat food for the refugees, including helping the community with emergency tents and providing tarpaulins and blankets," he said. Stay away from tall buildings, because the earthquake caused casualties due to falling debris," he said.

Akmal hopes that this disaster will pass quickly and all people can return to normal activities. Previously, thousands of residents using two-wheeled and four-wheeled vehicles had left the city of Mamuju to the highlands to avoid aftershocks. Thousands of residents of Mamuju city panicked and ran with their relatives The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) released that the earthquake point was located at sea at a distance of 26 kilometers from Mamuju City at a depth of 10 kilometers, the epicenter of the earthquake was at coordinates 2.77 south latitude and 118.56 east longitude. The earthquake caused a number of government buildings to suffer minor damage and there were no casualties, but a number of residents suffered minor injuries as a result of falling buildings.