8,000 Houses Damaged By The Earthquake In Mamuju

Buildings damaged by the Mamuju earthquake (Photo: Antara)

JAKARTA - As many as 8,000 houses in Mamuju, the capital city of West Sulawesi Province, were damaged by an earthquake measuring magnitude 6.2, so they need repairs.

"The data on damaged houses in Mamuju City has reached 8000 units. The validation of data on house damage caused by the earthquake by the West Sulawesi government is targeted for completion in early March," said West Sulawesi Regional Secretary, M Idris Dp in Mamuju, quoted by Antara, Thursday, January 28.

He said the Provincial Government of West Sulawesi is committed to making efforts to repair damaged houses and this damage will be reported to the Central Government immediately.

"Apart from carrying out evacuation activities, distributing logistical assistance, health services in the context of disaster emergency response, the West Sulawesi Provincial Government is also verifying and validating data on beneficiaries of housing rehabilitation assistance affected by the earthquake in Majene and Mamuju Districts," he said.

According to him, the initial data on damage to houses will become a reference for the government in carrying out the rehabilitation of houses damaged by the earthquake.

"There will be several teams formed to ensure recipients of aid by name, by address, by coordinates and by evidence base, work to validate the damage to houses, including the matter of mapping houses into the categories of heavy, moderate or minor damage," he said.

He hopes that the people whose houses are affected by the earthquake can be a little patient waiting for the process and results set by the government.

"Hopefully, we can go through all stages of the process of providing assistance for damage due to the facts in the field and run smoothly," he said.