Bey Machmudin Says Community Activities In Earthquake-affected Areas Have Recovered

Acting Governor Of West Java Beyxi Machmudin (DOK ANTARA)

Acting Governor of West Java Beyxi Machmudin said community activities in the earthquake-affected area that rocked Garut West Java had recovered. Bey conducted a direct visit to Cilawu Garut District today. People are seen gathering again, socializing, and carrying out economic activities. "I saw for myself the normal community activities, there was no trauma, nothing. So, people were active as usual, normal, I also met mothers, but they were in a botram, meaning they were not traumatized by the earthquake last night," said Bey in Bandung, Antara, Sunday, April 28. In his review, Bey visited Mulyadi's house in Margadana Village, Darmawan Village, where the green house collapsed in a number of parts, including roofs and walls. "In Garut, a report from the Regional Secretary and Acting Regent of Garut who are in Pameungpeuk, Head of BPBD, to this day the most damaged recorded is this house. But I will ask the Acting Regent of Garut to bear the repair," he said. Then in Garut Regency there is one room in Pameungpeuk Hospital that is damaged, the hospital has been cleaned, while the injured victims have returned to their respective homes. "In Pameungpeuk, one room was damaged but it has also been cleaned. And in Garut there were three injured victims, two adults, one child. All of them have returned home. And our costs are borne - the government," he said. Apart from Garut, the earthquake also damaged the Scout Building in Mangunreja Tasikmalaya District. Then the damaged houses occurred in Sodonghilir Village, Kami Mansuriah Mosque in Mekarwangi Village, Cisayong District, and the SMC Hospital which collapsed on the ceiling. "Even in Tasik, I contacted the Regent of Tasik, the most damaged was the Scout building, only the ceilings have been cleaned," he said. Bey praised and thanked the excellent emergency response from the Garut Regency Government, as well as the entire Regency Government and City Government in West Java, and appreciated the alertness of volunteers, one of which was the Disaster Preparedness Cadet (TAGANA) who was quick to deal with people affected by the earthquake. "Alhamdulillah, the regent, the regional secretary, the kalak, ready, the emergency response is good, the TNI-POLRI and Tagana have also been deployed," he said. Previously, BMKG mentioned an earthquake that occurred in the Indian Ocean in the south of Garut Regency, West Java on Saturday (27/4) night.

The results of the BMKG analysis show that this earthquake has an updated parameter with a magnitude of 6.2. The epicenter of the earthquake is located at coordinates 8.39° LS; 107.11° BT, or precisely located at sea at a distance of 156 km southwest of Kabulaten Garut West Java at a depth of 70 km.