Shocking! A Spring Appears Near The Evacuation of Residents After Majene Earthquake

A spring appeared near the evacuation of residents. (M Faisal Hanapi/Antara)

JAKARTA - A spring appeared near the evacuation site for residents of Mekkatta Village, Malunda District, Majene Regency, West Sulawesi Province after an earthquake rocked the area.

"The springs were found by refugees in Samalio Hamlet, Mekkatta Village, Malunda District, Majene Regency after the earthquake had a magnitude of 6.2," said a volunteer for the Indonesian Youth Struggle Front (FPPI) in Majene Regency, Hermadi in Majene, as reported by Antara, Tuesday, February 16.

He said that with the spring that appeared after the earthquake, the refugees had hope of getting clean water.

"FPPI, Yanmarindo, and Perempuan Mandar volunteers, will immediately build an emergency installation of the spring to be distributed to the earthquake refugee location in Samalio Hamlet, Makkatta Village," he said.

According to him, hundreds of families who have been having trouble with clean water will have the hope of getting clean water from the spring to meet their clean water needs.

He said the spring found in the mountain could be drained without using a machine and by installing plumbing.

"The wells dug by volunteers are dry and cannot help residents meet their water needs, while river water is also dry and murky, so this water will help refugees," he said.

He hopes for assistance from volunteers to help refugees at a number of other points in the evacuation because clean water is still needed by earthquake survivors because so far they still have difficulties.

The total number of refugees in West Sulawesi has reached 91,003 people. The largest number of refugees came from Mamuju Regency, with 58,123 people, Majene Regency with 25,737 people, while the Polman District refugees were 5,343 people.

According to him, there were 105 people who died, with details of 95 people in the Mamuju Regency, 10 people in the Majene Regency.

Meanwhile, for house damage data, the largest number was in Mamuju Regency with 11,422, the damage consisted of minor damage with 5,527, moderate damage with 3,844, and seriously damaged with 2,051.

Meanwhile, in Majene Regency, 5,929 houses were damaged, consisting of 1,656 slightly damaged, 1,538 moderately damaged, and 2,735 severely damaged.