Re: USGS reports 7.5 magnitude Indonesia quake [Reuters]
17/11/08 19:50
Four Death Due to the earthquake in Buol
Kochi (ANTARA News) -
As many as four people reported killed and 764 buildings totally destroyed and thousands of citizens still survive in refugee result of the earthquake and said 7.7 on the Richter scale which runs a number of subdistricts in Buol District, Central Sulawesi, on Monday at around 01.00 Wita.
In addition, said the Head of Public Relations Pemkab Buol Syamsuddin S Mangge to ANTARA News in Palu,
thousands of houses and other minor damage and at least five schools and mosques damaged some weight.
Also recorded 1
,200 meters wooden bridge that connects the houses of the population in the district of Paleleh and Lipunoto
totally destroyed because of the earthquake shocks.
"That data is only temporary until Monday night at 20.00. Collection is still running while officials Pemkab busy distributing food and medicines to displaced residents who fear the threat of tsunami," said Syamsuddin who contacted through phone genggamnya.
Special victims died, Syamsudin said Rahman ta `u (41 years) Lonu villagers, who died Subdistrict Bunobogu struck down the walls that house rubuh. N. Te `u (35 years), two citizens Buol, Subdistrict Lipunoto who died because of severe trauma, Arifin (45 years) resident hamlet Mode Subdistrict Bukal of buildings that house.
Meanwhile, one victim died as a result of something other debris from the building Kali village, Kecamatan Lipunoto still belm exact identity is known.
According to Syamsuddin, there are five sub-districts with the most severe earthquake which dihantam Subdistrict Bokat, Bunobogu, Paleleh, Lipunoto and gadung, but there are not isolated kaibat damaged bridges and roads.
Community that initially panicked and fled berebutan to pengunungan fear of tsunami waves start now calm and most have returned to their homes.
However, thousands of residents still survive in refugee homes because they can no longer inhabited, and there is also fear that inhabit the house as a result of crack-crack.
Pemkab Buol has been distributing food and medicine to residents in need.
"There are three teams that were formed to visit the residents of the teritpa falls in the number of each district, led by regent, vice regent and the local Social Kadis," he said and added that Pemkab still need help of the community and the provincial government and the central government to help alleviate the burden victims.
Tektonik earthquake 7.7 on the Richter Scale this Buol District and the province of Gorontalo on the betetangga around at 01:02:32 Wita. Earthquake in the central position of 1.41 degrees, LU, 122.18 degrees BT with the depth of about 10 kilometers, or 138 km northwest of Gorontalo, or Kuang 50 km from the North Subdistrict Paleleh, Buol District, Central Sulawesi. (*)
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