Jakarta – Two Indonesian Air Force (TNI AU) airplanes transferred 14 lots of relief help on Monday for victims of the 6.2-magnitude earthquake that struck Mamuju and Majene
Districts, West Sulawesi Province, last Friday.
The two airplanes, a CN-295 and a Boeing 737, came from Air Squadron 2 at the Halim Perdanakusuma Airbase in Jakarta.
Flying Force Chief of Staff, Marshal Fadjar Prasetyo, stated the TNI AU is all set to transport help for quake victims from various agencies in Jakarta.
He said the TNI AU had actually earlier sent out relief help for the quake victims from President Joko Widodo.
TNI AU has actually transported more than 87 lots of logistics materials to Banjarmasin for flood victims and to Mamuju for quake victims, as well as dispatched 216 medical workers and volunteers to the affected areas, he included.
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” We have actually sent support in the form of junk food, blankets, medicines, and camping tents (as well) as workers to assist (individuals) in impacted areas,” Prasetyo informed.
The powerful earthquake rocked the districts of Majene and Mamuju early on Friday recently. The center of the quake was found on land, 6 kilometers northeast of Majene, at a depth of 10 kilometers.
The shallow quake, which the Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Company (BMKG) believes was triggered by a regional fault, destroyed a number of buildings, consisting of the guv’s office, a military workplace, and the Maleo Hotel.
The earthquake harmed numerous homes and a public health center and even triggered three landslides along the Majene-Mamuju road area, interrupting the transport of people and products, Chief of the Center for Catastrophe Data, Details and Interaction at the National Disaster Mitigation Company (BNPB) Dr. Raditya Jati stated at an online press conference in Jakarta on Sunday.
The death toll from the 6.2-magnitude earthquake stood at 73, with 27,850 people taking refuge as of Sunday night, according to the BNPB.
According to BNPB records, an overall of 826 people sustained injuries in the quake, while 27,850 individuals left their homes since Sunday night, Dr. Raditya stated.
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