Disdik Cianjur Notes At Least 422 Educational Facilities Damaged By Earthquakes

The condition of the classroom at SMKN 1 Cugenang in Cianjur Regency, West Java Province, was damaged by an earthquake with a magnitude of 5.6. (Photo: Doc. Antara)

CIANJUR - At least 422 educational institution building units in Cianjur Regency, West Java, suffered minor to severe damage due to an earthquake with a magnitude of 5.6 on Monday, November 21, 2022.

"We have just arrived at the process of collecting data and proposing for the physical repair of damaged buildings. The data is still dynamic because it is still in the process of data collection and analysis in the field," said Head of the Cianjur Regency Education, Youth and Sports Office Akib Ibrahim, quoted from Antara, Sunday, November 27.

Based on the recapitulation of reports per day, the total physical damage to educational institutions affected by the earthquake reached 398 school building units, along with 1,653 teaching and learning rooms.

This number consists of 143 units of Early Childhood Education (PAUD) and 202 damaged learning rooms.

Elementary School (SD) levels as many as 165 school buildings and 579 rooms were damaged.

The education level for Junior High School (SMP) is 59 schools and 815 rooms are damaged.

The Center for Community Learning Activities (PKBM) as many as 29 units of buildings along with 45 rooms were damaged.

The Cianjur Regency Disdikpora Office as many as one unit along with nine units of the room were damaged. The Cianjur Sports Facilities Division as many as one unit along with three rooms were damaged.

Meanwhile, the West Java Provincial Education Office reported that until November 21, 2022, there were 26 buildings at the equivalent SMA/SMK level which were also damaged.

Akib said the damaged school buildings were spread across 18 of the total 32 sub-districts.

The number of buildings of the most affected educational institutions is in Cugenang District, reaching 42 units, Cianjur District 35 units, Warung Kondang District 17 units, Cikadu District 13 units.

While the rest are scattered in Bojong Picung, Campaka, Cibeber, Cibinong, Cidaun, Cijati, Cilaku, Cipanas, Gekbrong, Kadupandak, Karangtengah, Mande, Pacet, Pagelaran, Sukaluyu, Warungkindang and Sukaresmi sub-districts.

"The criteria are heavily damaged, as happened in the epicenter of the earthquake in Cugenang District, some are completely flattened to the ground. The light ones are usually loose tiles or cracked walls," he said.

According to Akib, severe damage is generally experienced by school buildings domiciled in the epicenter.

In addition, there are also buildings outside the epicenter that collapsed due to age factors.

"The average damaged building outside the epicenter of the earthquake is because buildings that have not been fenced for decades. In addition, there are also buildings whose composition is not balanced, such as buffers using light steel, but the tiles use heavy materials," he said.

The Cianjur Regency Government provides a policy to temporarily eliminate teaching and learning activities for students in all locations affected by the earthquake. While learning activities in areas that are declared safe, continue to run normally.

Meanwhile, BMKG reported that there were at least three series of aftershocks that hit Cianjur Regency since November 21, 2022 with a magnitude of 5.6, including November 22, 2022 at 13.43 WIB with a magnitude of 2.9; 14.51 WIB with a magnitude of 2.8; at 14:52 WIB with a magnitude of 2.6.

On November 23, 2022 at 11.41 WIB, magnitude 3.9; at 12.08 WIB it was magnitude 2.8; at 18.49 WIB it was magnitude 3.5; and 26 November 2022 at 02.22 WIB it was magnitude 2.8.