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Govt promises help for victims of Poso earthquake
Central Sulawesi governor Longki Djanggola guaranteed that the government would be present to help residents affected by a massive earthquake that hit Poso earlier this week.
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Humanitarian crisis: Central Sulawesi governor Longki Djanggola (right) talks with a local resident in North Lore district, Poso, in a visit on June 1. Many residents have chosen to stay in temporary shelters as they are afraid of aftershocks after a 6.6 Richter scale earthquake hit the regency on May 29. (JP/Ruslan Sangadji)
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entral Sulawesi governor Longki Djanggola guaranteed the government would be present to help residents affected by a massive earthquake that hit Poso earlier this week.
In addition to supplying them with basic necessities such as food, clothing and medicine, he added, the government would also provide survivors with counseling to heal emotional trauma following the earthquake.
“I want people to stay calm and not be overly distressed by issues such as the flooding threat from a broken dam caused by the earthquake,” Longki told Napu residents during his visit to North Lore district, Poso, on Thursday.
“For people whose houses are made from wood, I think they can return home while those with permanent houses, they should first consider the situation.”
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Many earthquake victims from Napu upland, especially those who live in North Lore district, remain living in emergency tents as they fear possible aftershocks.
Accompanied by Poso regent Damrin A. Sigilipu and Central Sulawesi Legislative Council head Aminuddin Ponulele, Longki talked with residents taking refuge in a tent in Alitupu village, North Lore district, giving them moral support. They also monitored the activities of police and military personnel and local administration officials handling the earthquake victims.
Palu Geophysics Station head Petrus Demo Sili said the earthquake, measuring 6.6 on the Ritcher scale, that hit Poso at 10:35 p.m. local time on Monday was caused by the shift of a local fracture called Palolo Grabben.
Alitupu is one of six villages, including Dodolo, Kaduwa’a, Watumaeta, Wuasa and Sidoa, in North Lore district that were the worst hit. (ebf)
