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Sat, 10/03/2009 - 22:21
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VP: EMERGENCY RESPONSE EFFORTS IN W SUMATRA RUNNING WELL
Padang, INDONESIA, Oct 3 (ANTARA) - Emergency response efforts in the aftermath of the devastating magnitude-7.6 earthquake in Padang, West Sumatra are running well, Vice President Jusuf Kalla said here on Saturday.
"I have checked emergency response activity in the worst hit areas and I found things running well," the vice president said, adding that the evacuation process was primarily for survivors, and also for previously missing people and dead bodies.
The vice president said rescue workers were being assisted by police and military personnel, as well as domestic and foreign volunteers.
He said food stocks and medical supplies were enough to support the emergency response process.
In addition, hospital services also were funcioning well with the support of medical teams from overseas.
According to the vice president, the emergency response to evacuate the quake victims, to evaluate, and to rehabilitate and reconstruct would last for two months and if needed it would be extended.
The powerful 7.6 earthquake which rocked West Sumatra on Wednesday was also felt by the people in Batam, Singapore, and even Malaysia.
Indonesia sits on one of the world's most active fault lines along the "Ring of Fire" where the Indo-Australia plate grinds against the Eurasia plate to create regular tremors and sometimes quakes.
Meanwhile, personnel from as many as 51 international organizations have arrived in West Sumatra to help in the evacuation of victims and provision of their logistic needs.
Among international organizations providing assistance in West Sumatra are the International Organization for Migration (IOM), Indonesian-based Hope, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), AusAID from Australia, United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), HK Logistics and US Consulate General in Medan.
Because of its location, geologists have long warned that Padang would one day be destroyed by a powerful earthquake.
On December 26, 2004, a powerful earthquake measuring 8.9 on the Richter scale followed by a devastating tsunami swept through Aceh province, killing more than 200 thousands people and leaving hundreds of thousands of others homeless. ***
"I have checked emergency response activity in the worst hit areas and I found things running well," the vice president said, adding that the evacuation process was primarily for survivors, and also for previously missing people and dead bodies.
The vice president said rescue workers were being assisted by police and military personnel, as well as domestic and foreign volunteers.
He said food stocks and medical supplies were enough to support the emergency response process.
In addition, hospital services also were funcioning well with the support of medical teams from overseas.
According to the vice president, the emergency response to evacuate the quake victims, to evaluate, and to rehabilitate and reconstruct would last for two months and if needed it would be extended.
The powerful 7.6 earthquake which rocked West Sumatra on Wednesday was also felt by the people in Batam, Singapore, and even Malaysia.
Indonesia sits on one of the world's most active fault lines along the "Ring of Fire" where the Indo-Australia plate grinds against the Eurasia plate to create regular tremors and sometimes quakes.
Meanwhile, personnel from as many as 51 international organizations have arrived in West Sumatra to help in the evacuation of victims and provision of their logistic needs.
Among international organizations providing assistance in West Sumatra are the International Organization for Migration (IOM), Indonesian-based Hope, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), AusAID from Australia, United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), HK Logistics and US Consulate General in Medan.
Because of its location, geologists have long warned that Padang would one day be destroyed by a powerful earthquake.
On December 26, 2004, a powerful earthquake measuring 8.9 on the Richter scale followed by a devastating tsunami swept through Aceh province, killing more than 200 thousands people and leaving hundreds of thousands of others homeless. ***
