BNPB: Houses Damaged by Garut Earthquake Raise to 267
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29 April 2024 20:03 WIB
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The Regional Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) is still updating data on settlements affected by the 6.2-magnitude Garut earthquake that struck at 23:29 WIB Saturday night, April 27.
As of 04:00 WIB Monday, April 29, 2024, the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) reported that at least 267 houses had been affected by the powerful quake.
Abdul Muhari, Head of the BNPB Disaster Data, Information, and Communication Center, detailed that eight housing units were severely damaged, 56 were moderately damaged, 191 were slightly damaged, and 12 were affected.
“The BPBD is still identifying the extent of damage and collecting data on other impacts after the earthquake,” he said in a press release on Monday, April 29, 2024.
Several regions reported that there were houses heavily damaged by the quake, namely West Bandung Regency (4 units), Tasikmalaya (2 units), Sumedang (1 unit), Pangandaran (1 unit), Garut Regency (12 units), Bandung (12 units), Sukabumi (9 units), Tasikmalaya (7 units), Bogor (5 units), Majalengka (1 unit), Subang (1 unit), Purwakarta (3 units), West Bandung (2 units), Sukabumi City (1 unit), Cimahi City (1 unit), and Tasikmalaya City (2 units).
According to Muhari, some houses also suffered minor damage in Bogor, Sukabumi, Cianjur, Bandung, Garut, Tasikmalaya, Ciamis, Majalengka, Purwakarta, West Bandung, Pangandaran, Sukabumi City, Cimahi City, and Tasikmalaya City. The BNPB is still waiting for the BPBD date on the extent of the damage.
The BPBD also reported that 11 people were injured, including 6 in Garut Regency, 3 in Bandung, and 2 in Ciamis. There have been no reports of casualties as a result of the M6.2 earthquake, which was centered in the sea 151 km southwest of Garut Regency, West Java Province, and at a depth of 70 km.
In response to the disaster, Muhari said that the BNPB had prepared humanitarian assistance and sent a team to support the emergency response in Garut and Tasikmalaya.
IRSYAN HASYIM (CONTRIBUTOR)
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