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Residents Recover After Earthquake in Manggarai Barat

From Republika · () Indonesian

Translated from Indonesian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Ahmad Dahlan University students are supporting earthquake recovery in Manggarai Barat, including damage assessments and aid distribution.
  • Their assessment found that about 40% of buildings were affected, mostly lightly, while an estimated 5% to 10% suffered heavy damage.
  • Residents remain traumatized, and villagers are sharing tents and helping vulnerable people, including elderly residents living alone.

Students from Ahmad Dahlan University are helping village officials assess earthquake damage and distribute aid in Manggarai Barat, East Nusa Tenggara.

The university’s community service team has recorded damage to homes, places of worship and public facilities. Its assessment found that about 40% of buildings in the area were affected. Most damage was light, while an estimated 5% to 10% of buildings suffered heavy damage.

The first thing we did was accompany village officials in assessing and compiling data on earthquake victims after the disaster. We then compiled data on affected places of worship and public facilities.

— Muhammad Farel NaufalinoThe KKN team leader described its work with village officials.

A community health center was among the facilities affected. The student team considered its damage fairly serious, while health center officials described it as moderate pending an assessment by the ministry and relevant agencies.

The team also sends daily situation reports to the Muhammadiyah Disaster Management Center in Manggarai Barat. It has helped distribute aid from the Indonesian Solidarity Party and other outside groups, and is collecting donations with Lazismu UAD and the Parmasi Party.

People evacuated here are not limited to one household per tent. One tent can be used by several families. There are also very elderly people who live alone, and other residents help evacuate them and let them stay together.

— Muhammad Farel NaufalinoHe described how residents are sharing limited evacuation space and assisting elderly people.

Residents remain traumatized, including some who are suffering severe trauma. No psychologist or specialist counselor is currently available for a further assessment. Evacuation tents and coordination posts are also limited, with adequate facilities available only near the village head’s home.

Despite those gaps, residents have organized support themselves. Several families share one tent, while villagers help elderly people who live alone evacuate and meet their daily needs. “People evacuated here are not limited to one household per tent. One tent can be used by several families. There are also very elderly people who live alone, and other residents help evacuate them and let them stay together,” said Muhammad Farel Naufalino, the team’s leader.

As for the residents’ condition, most remain traumatized. Some have severe trauma, but we have not conducted a further assessment because there is no psychologist or specialist counselor here.

— Muhammad Farel NaufalinoHe explained the lack of specialist mental-health support.
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Originally published by Republika in Indonesian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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