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NTT Earthquake: Rescue Operations Continue, Police Aid Data Collection
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NTT Earthquake: Rescue Operations Continue, Police Aid Data Collection

From CNN Indonesia · () Indonesian

Translated from Indonesian, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Rescue operations are ongoing in NTT, Indonesia, following a magnitude 7 earthquake.
  • The joint SAR team from Maumere SAR Office is heading to affected areas, coordinating victim data with local disaster management.
  • The worst damage is reported in Maumere, Sikka Regency, with police assisting in evacuation and data collection.

Rescue efforts are actively continuing in Indonesia's East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) province in the aftermath of a magnitude 7 earthquake. The joint Search and Rescue (SAR) team from the Maumere SAR Office has been dispatched to the affected areas, including Nagekeo Regency and other impacted locations.

Officials are coordinating with local disaster management agencies (BPBD) to compile data on all victims. The head of the Maumere SAR Office, Fatur Rahman, confirmed that the team is focused on evacuation and rescue operations while simultaneously gathering information.

Currently, the Joint SAR Team from the Maumere SAR Office has headed to the affected location, namely Nagekeo Regency and other areas impacted by the earthquake. For now, data collection for all victims is still being coordinated with the local BPBD.

— Fatur RahmanThe head of the Maumere SAR Office provided an update on the ongoing rescue and data collection efforts.

According to NTT Police Chief Irjen Pol. Rudi Darmoko, initial reports from police units across Flores indicate that Maumere, located in Sikka Regency, has sustained the most severe damage. All police personnel in Flores have been mobilized to assist with both the evacuation process and the crucial task of data collection.

The joint team is still focused on evacuation and rescue operations, in addition to data collection.

— Rudi DarmokoNTT Police Chief Rudi Darmoko described the current priorities of the emergency response.
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Originally published by CNN Indonesia in Indonesian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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