After Visiting NTT, Gibran Visited Earthquake Victims in Minahasa Sulut

Vice President (Wapres) Gibran Rakabuming Raka paid a visit to the funeral home of the victims of the earthquake disaster in Tateli Village, Minahasa Regency, North Sulawesi Province, Monday (6/4/2026). (Set Wapres)

JAKARTA - Vice President (Wapres) Gibran Rakabuming Raka continued to visit Tateli Village, Minahasa Regency, North Sulawesi Province, Monday, April 6 evening, after completing the agenda of his working visit (kunker) in Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara.

Upon arrival in Minahasa, Vice President Gibran immediately visited the funeral home of one of the victims of the 7.6 magnitude earthquake that shook the area around the waters of Bitung, North Sulawesi, and also the North Maluku region.

The Vice President's Secretariat in its official broadcast confirmed in Jakarta, Tuesday, April 7, explained that the Vice President's visit to the funeral home was a form of the government's attention and empathy for the community affected by the disaster.

"(The visit) is in line with the direction of President Prabowo Subianto who emphasizes the importance of the state's presence in every emergency situation," said an official statement from the Vice President's Secretariat quoted by Antara.

An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.6 shook several areas in North Sulawesi on Thursday and caused a number of buildings to be damaged, as well as one resident named Deitje Lahia (age 69) died.

Deitje died as a result of being hit by the ruins of a building in the KONI Building area, Manado. The victim, who is a resident of Tateli Village, died immediately on the spot due to the ruins. The body of the deceased has now been buried by the family.

At the funeral home, Vice President Gibran conveyed his condolences directly to the family of the late Deitje. Gibran conveyed to the victim's family that the government is still monitoring various damages and other impacts experienced by the community due to the earthquake last Thursday.

The Vice President's Secretariat, in the same broadcast, said that the presence of Vice President Gibran at the funeral home was expected to provide moral support for the victims' families.

"The presence of the Vice President at the location is expected to provide moral support for the victims' families while ensuring that disaster management efforts are fast, accurate, and coordinated," said the official statement from the Vice President's Secretariat.

Not long after the earthquake shook the North Sulawesi and North Maluku regions, a number of ministries immediately deployed teams to help mitigate the impact of the disaster.

The Ministry of Public Works (PU) immediately deployed a team to inspect the condition of infrastructure in a number of earthquake-affected areas in North Sulawesi and North Maluku. The initial monitoring results, most of the roads and bridges are still in a safe condition.

"For North Minahasa, Bitung, for now the roads, the bridge roads are still safe," said Minister of Public Works Dody Hanggodo in Jakarta yesterday.