Earthquake re-Hits Padang, West Sumatra

1 October 2009

A 7.6 Richter Scale earthquake re-hits West Sumatra on 30 September 2009 at 17:16 (GMT +7). Epicenter coordinates are 8.84 LS – 99.65 BT (57 kilometres North West of Pariaman and in the depth of 71 kilometres).

The earthquake caused tremendous destruction of various houses, hospitals, places of worship, schools and government establishments in the towns of Padang and Pariaman.

According to the Ministry of Health’s Head for the Crisis Management Centre, Rustam S. Pakaya, confirmed death toll – as of 01:00 (GMT +7) on 1 October 2009 – is 39 persons with the following breakdown in terms of location of corpses:

(i) 28 in the town of Padang – 16 at Dr. Djamil Padang Hospital, and 12 at Dr. Reksodiwiryo Hospital;

(ii) 9 in the town of Pariaman;

(iii) 2 in the town of Solok.

While 165 persons were severely-injured.

Today (1 October 2009) the Indonesian Government dispatch 6 Ministers – i.e. Coordinating Minister for Social Welfare, Minister of Health, Minister of Public Work, Minister of Social Affairs, and Minister of Transportation – to survey affected locations and deliver assistances. Additionally, the Ministry of Health has also deploy a Rp.200,000,000 (approximately US$ 20,780 or € 14,269) worth of financial assistance to cover operational expenses; a medical team consisting of 91 members (including 3 surveyors and field coordinators carrying with them 1 truck load medicine and 5 tons of MP-ASI).

Additional medical and technical assistances has also been given by: [i] the Indonesian Armed Forces (consisting of 8 medical doctors including 1 orthopedician and 1 anasthesian, and 24 technicians) equipped with tents, medicines and medical tools; [ii] the Bulan Sabit Merah Indonesia (consisting of 1 psychiatrist, 1 assistant surgeon, 1 senior nurse, 3 nurses, 1 midwife, and 3 for logistical affairs); [iii] Medical Emergency Rescue Committee (consisting of 3 technicians and 8 doctors including 1 orthopedic surgeon, 1 pediatrician, 1 general surgeon, 1 neuro-surgeon); [iv] Kartini Bekasi Hospital (1 obstetrician); [v] the Jakarta Special Capital Region’s Crisis Management Centre (consisting of 5 general surgeons, 4 orthopedic surgeons, 3 anasthesians, 1 neurosurgeons, 2 general medics, 17 nurses and 2 administrative assistants.

Moreover, other regional and sub-regional crisis management centres have been actively assisting in the field operation, such as: [i] the establishment of a field hospital by the West Sumatran Sub-Regional Crisis Management Centre; [ii] the deployment of 5 general medics, 6 nurses, 1 senior nurse, 2 surveyors, 2 drivers, medicines, 100 body bags, 30 box of MP-ASI, 10 box of mask, 3 oxygen tanks, 3 ambulances and 1 operational vehicle by the North Sumatran Regional Crisis Management Centre; [iii] the deployment of 4 general medics, 10 nurses, 2 pharmacists, 2 surveyors, 1 communication technician, 1 administrative assistant, 4 drivers, medicines, 60 box of MP-ASI, 20 body bags, 1 ambulance, 1 clinical vehicle and 2 operational vehicles by the South Sumatran Regional Crisis Management Centre.

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