West Sumatra governor Gamawan Fauzi said Sunday that economic activities in West Sumatra had begun to show signs of life four days after the 7.6-magnitude earthquake hit and devastated much of the province on Wednesday.
"Although many infrastructures are destroyed, economic activities are beginning to show signs of life," Gamawan Fauzi told Antara news agency on Sunday.
He said a number of automated teller machines (ATMs) are already functioning, including those belonging to Bank Central Asia, Bank Bukopin, Bank Mandiri and local Bank Nagari.
A number of gas stations have also opened and served the public, with police personnel guarding them to ensure that the people line up orderly.
Traders at a number of traditional markets have also begun their trade and sell their goods.
Meanwhile, modern shopping centers such as Matahari Department Store, Plaza Andalas, Pasar Raya and Ramayana, many of them destroyed by the quake, have not yet resumed operation.
The governor said that his administration for now would focus on search and rescue operation, especially on evacuating the victims still trapped under the rubble. After that, he said, the government would focus on infrastructure.
"Our focus now is on evacuating the victims, and after that, we would build the infrastructure," he said.
West Sumatra governor Gamawan Fauzi said Sunday that economic activities in West Sumatra had begun to show signs of life four days after the 7.6-magnitude earthquake hit and devastated much of the province on Wednesday.
"Although many infrastructures are destroyed, economic activities are beginning to show signs of life," Gamawan Fauzi told Antara news agency on Sunday.
He said a number of automated teller machines (ATMs) are already functioning, including those belonging to Bank Central Asia, Bank Bukopin, Bank Mandiri and local Bank Nagari.
A number of gas stations have also opened and served the public, with police personnel guarding them to ensure that the people line up orderly.
Traders at a number of traditional markets have also begun their trade and sell their goods.
Meanwhile, modern shopping centers such as Matahari Department Store, Plaza Andalas, Pasar Raya and Ramayana, many of them destroyed by the quake, have not yet resumed operation.
The governor said that his administration for now would focus on search and rescue operation, especially on evacuating the victims still trapped under the rubble. After that, he said, the government would focus on infrastructure.
"Our focus now is on evacuating the victims, and after that, we would build the infrastructure," he said.
