CIANJUR - The Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) of Cianjur Regency, West Java, noted that four houses were damaged and a 50 meter long village road covered by landslides in Leles District, due to an earthquake of 5.1 magnitudes centered in Sukabumi Regency.
Secretary of BPBD Cianjur, Rudi Wibowo, said that the earthquake that occurred on Tuesday at 14:23 WIB was felt quite fast for residents throughout the Cianjur area, especially the southern region, so that his party immediately collected data.
"Temporary data on damage due to the incoming earthquake, four houses damaged and landslides closed the village road in Sirnasari Village, Leles District, there were no casualties because the owner scattered out of the house," he said as quoted by ANTARA, Tuesday, June 6.
Currently, his party has sent officers to a number of locations to collect data on damage due to the 5.1 magnitude earthquake centered in Sukabumi Regency with a depth of 10 kilometers.
The village head of Sirnasari Sahuri, said that before the earthquake, heavy rains with an intensity of more than two hours hit Leles District, in the afternoon residents felt a fairly strong earthquake and scattered out of their homes to avoid unwanted things.
The damaged houses are located in Cibuluh Village. One house was moderately damaged and three other houses were slightly damaged, the village road was covered by landslides caused by the earthquake, so that residents' activities were hampered, the earthquake also caused trees to fall and hit people's houses.
"The inter-village road connecting Sirnasari and Walahir was cut off due to a 50-meter landslide with a landslide height of about 2 meters. Currently, the joint apparatus, assisted by residents, is trying to reopen the closed route," he said.
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He hopes that heavy equipment can be lowered by related agencies in the Cianjur Regency Government, in order to get rid of landslide material so that the main road connecting between villages can be passed by vehicles and economic activities are not hampered.
"This connecting road between villages is the fastest access for residents to carry out activities, especially the economy, so we hope that the Cianjur PUTR Service will immediately lower heavy equipment," he said.
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