Pangandaran Earthquake Caused Damage To A Number Of Houses In Garut And Ciamis

WHILE. Antara

GARUT - An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.5 which centered in the southern sea waters of Pangandaran Regency, caused damage to several houses in Garut, Ciamis and Pangandaran Regencies, West Java.

Head of the Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) Garut District Prevention and Preparedness Division, Tubagus Agus Sofyan said that as of Sunday evening, it was reported that two houses were damaged in Cihuma Village, Cibunar Village, Cibatu District.

"As a result of the earthquake, two houses were damaged or collapsed," he was quoted as saying by Antara, Sunday, October 25.

He mentioned that the damaged house belonging to Ujang Solihin measuring 6 x 8 meters with the condition of the building collapsed, then Ujang Ahmad's house with a cracked condition as a result of the earthquake.

"The crack was caused by the tremor of the earthquake. The loss was estimated at Rp. 10 million, there were no casualties," said Tubagus Agus.

Apart from Garut, damage to houses due to the earthquake also occurred in Ciamis Regency. Based on the BPBD Ciamis report, it was recorded that 13 houses were damaged scattered in several districts.

Ciamis BPBD recorded that one house was damaged and one person was injured in Sapuangin Hamlet, Sindangangin Village, Lakbok District. Furthermore, four houses were damaged in several villages, Banjarsari District.

Damage also occurred in Pamarican Subdistrict, four houses, then two houses in Purwadadi Subdistrict, Ciamis Subdistrict and Tambaksari Subdistrict, one house each damaged.

Meanwhile, in Pangandaran Regency, which is close to the epicenter of the earthquake, it was reported that only three houses were damaged as a result of the earthquake.

Meanwhile, Pangandaran Regency Disaster Preparedness Youth Cadets (Tagana), Nana Suryana, said the temporary report was that only three houses were damaged and there were no fatalities when the earthquake rocked Pangandaran.

"The team is still in the field. For a temporary report, three houses were slightly damaged," he said.

According to him, the house that was in a damaged condition was far from the coastal area, while the houses of residents along the coast had no reports of damage.

Regarding the activities of the Pangandaran people, said Nana, it was back to normal even though the earthquake had shocked residents and tourists, but finally it returned to normal.

"The residents' activities are normal, they have returned to their normal activities," he said.