Hundreds Deposit Money as Banks Resume Operations in Palu
5 October 2018 18:38 WIB
TEMPO.CO, Palu - Banks in Palu, Central Sulawesi, have begun to resume their operations following the devastating earthquake and tsunami that hit the area last week.
Eva, a supervisor at BNI's Palu branch, said that the bank had to assign staff members from other divisions in order to be able to provide services to customers.
"Lidya there is actually from credit," she said on Friday, pointing at a staffer at the customer service desk.
Eva said that some of the staff members are still missing, including two employees who were on Talise Beach when the tsunami came.
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BNI's Palu branch opened on Thursday and so far some 400 customers have come each day. Most of them came to deposit their money for safety reasons.
In addition to BNI, BRI has also resumed its operations.
An earthquake measuring 7.4 on the Richter scale shook Palu City and Donggala Regency on Friday, September 28. The earthquake also caused a tsunami, with waves up to 2-meter-high. So far, 1,571 people have been pronounced dead.
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