Victims Died As a Result of the Cianjur Earthquake Now So 602 People

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JAKARTA - Based on data that has been collected and completed from 13 sub-districts affected by the earthquake, the number of victims who died has increased to 602 people based on names and addresses.

Cianjur Regent, Herman Suherman, ensured that the local government did not just release data on the death toll. All referred to names and addresses according to the re-data collection that had been carried out because many of the victims who died were not recorded for various reasons.

"I brought complete data from 13 sub-districts whose residents died, bringing to 602 people, according to names and addresses. I asked the village to go through the RT/RW to re-collect data according to the names and addresses of the victims", said Herman, Wednesday, December 14, quoted from Antara.

The highest number of victims who died as a result of the earthquake was in Cugenang Subdistrict, with as many as 397 people, and the least in Mande, Haurwangi, Sukaresmi, and Cikalongkulon Subdistricts where only one person died in the earthquake each.

The district government denied that the death toll was baseless because it was by reports from each village complete with death certificates that had been taken care of by the heirs.

Most of the victims died when the earthquake occurred as a result of being hit by collapsed houses and died while being treated.

"The regency government has coordinated with National Agency for Disaster Management (BNPB) regarding the addition of the data so that there is no need to debate the difference in the latest data. The data on the death toll has also been reported to the Ministry of Social Affairs so that the families left behind will receive spiritual funds", he said.

Even the mourning or spiritual money, which Herman said, phase one has been handed over to 122 heirs and 480 others are still in the process.

"We will continue to update the data on victims who died due to the Cianjur earthquake, then it will be reported for assistance", he said.