VIVAnews – On Sunday morning, 4 January, West Papua was hit by a series of earthquake. Its capital took the biggest hit. After the 7.2 and 7.6 richter scale earthquakes hit, Manokwari is slowly recovering. Electricity facilities have returned to normal as of 6.00pm local time yesterday.
West Papua Governor Abraham Octavianus Atururi held a coordination meeting with the head of the District Police Department, Regional Military Commander, and other officials on Sunday, Jan. 4, to discuss emergency response steps.
According to report from the West Papua Province Government Disaster Command Post, one victim, Yolanda Mandoafi, 10 years old, died from being struck by wall debris. In addition, 3 people were reported to have sustained serious injuries, while 60 people experienced minor injuries.
Facility damages spread across Manokwari. The preliminary report of damages is as follows:
-166 residences
-18 offices
-12 churches
-1 mosque
-4 schools
-1 highway
-5 bridges
-4 hotels
The above buildings experienced minor to major damages.
In the aftermath of the earthquakes, the situation in Manokwari seems to continue to become more conducive. Electricity has been back to normal since 6.00pm local time yesterday. Phone lines have also started functioning again.
Activities are starting to resume to normal, but residents are still wary due to rumors of tsunami. Residents thus still chose to remain in the refugee tents and still do not dare to return home.
At 4.43am local time, a 7.2 magnitude earthquake 10 kilometers below the surface, hit Manokwari. A 7.6 earthquake followed at 7.33am local time. There were at least 20 aftershocks after the first earthquake.
Reported by: Anis da Santos/TvOne-Manokwari
Translated by: Ramona Sofianne Dewi Sasradipoera
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