Mitigation Of The Megathrust Earthquake, Evacuation Line Can Be Utilized By Residents Of The South Coast Of Lebak

Illustration - The southern coast of the Sunda Strait is categorized as Megatrust earthquake-prone which can trigger tsunami waves. (ANTARA/Mansur)

JAKARTA - The Lebak Regency Government (Pemkab) in Banten said people on the southern coast can take advantage of evacuation routes and shelter buildings in the face of potential natural disasters, including the potential for a Megathrust earthquake that could trigger tsunami waves.

"We ask residents to take advantage of the infrastructure to minimize victims of natural disasters," said Head of the Lebak Regency Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) Febby Rizky Pratama in Rangkasbitung, Lebak, Friday, August 23, confiscated by Antara.

The infrastructure that was built to rescue victims of the Megathrust earthquake in the southern coastal area included the Shelter Building in Muara Binuangeun Village as well as 120 evacuation route locations, including directions to the location of the gathering points in the hills. "We ask residents to remain vigilant about the spread of Megathrust information that triggered the tsunami after it occurred in Japan," he said.

He said the southern coastal communities of Lebak Regency that were included in the Megathrust earthquake-prone areas included Wanasalam, Malingping, Cihara, Panggarangan, Bayah, and Cilograng sub-districts. Because, in that area there was a meeting of plates in the Indian Ocean, Australia-Benua Asia. BPBD Lebak has formed as many as eight disaster-resilient villages (destana) so that coastal communities can save themselves from mitigating the Megathrust earthquake. The possibility of forming a destination continues to be carried out by providing training to the community in order to be able to reduce the risk of disaster. In addition, it cooperates with the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) to organize a Geophysical Field School so that coastal communities can save themselves if a tsunami occurs by running into the hills through evacuation and shelter routes in shelters and high-rises," he said.