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SOME 1,978 QUAKE VICTIMS IN GARUT FALL ILL
Garut, W Java, Sept 6 (ANTARA) - Until Sunday (Sept 6) a total of 1,978 West Java earthquake victims in Garut district fell ill.
Of the 1,978 people, 684 have acute upper respiratory infection, 437 complaining pain in their bones and muscles while 346 others have gastritis, Chief of the Garut Health Service, dr Hendy Budiman, said here on Sunday.
In addition, other 121 patients have pain in the eyes, 97 have diarrhea, and other 293 have other diseases. All of the patients are now given medication.
Hendy stated diarrhea has become the most difficult problem facing the relevant authorities that are trying hard to prevent it to become an epidemic. As many as 12 doctors, 38 nurses, six pharmacists and eight administration officers are in the location to help the local residents.
All sick refugees are scattered in 12 evacuation camps.
Up till now, medical supplies are still fortunately sufficient. In fact, Hendy added, the Health Ministry has also sent medical supplies and baby milk.
In the meantime, chairman of Slamet Hospital in Garut dr Widjayanti Utoyo stated that no quake victims had been sent to the hospital's Emergency Room.
Until Sunday, nine quake victims in Garut district have died.
The 7.3-magnitute earthquake which hit West Java Province last Wednesday (Sept. 2), incurred material losses of more than Rp1 trillion in Garut District alone.
At least 2,925 houses were destroyed, 6,864 seriously damaged, 3,702 moderately damaged, and 14,100 slightly damaged, said Elka Nurhakimah, head of the Garut manpower and transmigration office.
The earthquake also seriously damaged 179 mosques, moderately damaged 59, and mildly damaged 136, she said. Some 257 elementary, junior and senior high school buildings with a total of 689 class rooms, were damaged by the quake.
The quake also damaged Islamic boarding schools (pesantrens), government offices, community health centers, Dr Slamet Garut Public Hospital, the local legislative council building, and private offices buildings.
The last Wednesday's quake rocked southwest Tasikmalaya, West Java, at 2.55 pm local time, causing people in many other places as far as Jakarta, Brebes and Semarang (Central Java) to rush out of buildings and offices in panic.
The earthquake killed at least 57 people, and injured hundreds of others.
Two aftershocks respectively measuring 5.1 and 5.4 on the Richter scale rocked West Java later in the afternoon on the same day.
Of the 1,978 people, 684 have acute upper respiratory infection, 437 complaining pain in their bones and muscles while 346 others have gastritis, Chief of the Garut Health Service, dr Hendy Budiman, said here on Sunday.
In addition, other 121 patients have pain in the eyes, 97 have diarrhea, and other 293 have other diseases. All of the patients are now given medication.
Hendy stated diarrhea has become the most difficult problem facing the relevant authorities that are trying hard to prevent it to become an epidemic. As many as 12 doctors, 38 nurses, six pharmacists and eight administration officers are in the location to help the local residents.
All sick refugees are scattered in 12 evacuation camps.
Up till now, medical supplies are still fortunately sufficient. In fact, Hendy added, the Health Ministry has also sent medical supplies and baby milk.
In the meantime, chairman of Slamet Hospital in Garut dr Widjayanti Utoyo stated that no quake victims had been sent to the hospital's Emergency Room.
Until Sunday, nine quake victims in Garut district have died.
The 7.3-magnitute earthquake which hit West Java Province last Wednesday (Sept. 2), incurred material losses of more than Rp1 trillion in Garut District alone.
At least 2,925 houses were destroyed, 6,864 seriously damaged, 3,702 moderately damaged, and 14,100 slightly damaged, said Elka Nurhakimah, head of the Garut manpower and transmigration office.
The earthquake also seriously damaged 179 mosques, moderately damaged 59, and mildly damaged 136, she said. Some 257 elementary, junior and senior high school buildings with a total of 689 class rooms, were damaged by the quake.
The quake also damaged Islamic boarding schools (pesantrens), government offices, community health centers, Dr Slamet Garut Public Hospital, the local legislative council building, and private offices buildings.
The last Wednesday's quake rocked southwest Tasikmalaya, West Java, at 2.55 pm local time, causing people in many other places as far as Jakarta, Brebes and Semarang (Central Java) to rush out of buildings and offices in panic.
The earthquake killed at least 57 people, and injured hundreds of others.
Two aftershocks respectively measuring 5.1 and 5.4 on the Richter scale rocked West Java later in the afternoon on the same day.
