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On Monday, 18 December 2006,
at 04:39:20 local time (21:39:20 GMT Sunday), an earthquake measuring 6 on
the Richter scale occurred in the North Sumatra Province of Indonesia. The
quake followed just half an hour after a 5.8-magnitude earthquake hit the
north of Sumatra. The worst hit villages are
located in Muarasipongi
Sub-district, Mandailing
Natal (Madina) District, North Sumatra,
approximately 1,100 km (680 miles) northwest of the capital Jakarta. According to the Provincial Health
Office (PHO), 4 people died while 7 were heavily injured and 25 were lightly
injured. 589 people were displaced and were evacuated to the old Mandailing Natal District Office. Key roads connecting
North and West Sumatra were blocked by
landslides triggered by the quake, which made 20 villages out of 23 in the
worst-hit district of Muara Sipongi
inaccessible and hampered rescue operations. The earthquake damaged 747
houses in 23 villages in Muara Sipongi Sub-district,
as well as 5 schools, 6 mosques and 1 health post and disrupted electricity
supplies in many areas. The Government initiated search and rescue operations
supported by the Military, police and local volunteers, assessment of the
situation and distributed 50 tons of rice to the affected households. The
Ministry of Health carried out a rapid assessment, and North Sumatra Public
Health Office has sent medical teams and 4 emergency kits for the disaster
affected area as well as bed nets and
quick water cleaner (PAC) for the displaced people.
On 1 December 2006,
an earthquake measuring 5.8 on the Richter scale occurred in West Nusa Tenggara Region of Indonesia. The earthquake took
place in the evening, at 21:01 Western Indonesia Time Zone. In the
region, Bima town, which
is located 1350 km South East of the capital Jakarta, suffered the most
damage as around 20 houses collapsed, and 14 people were injured. All
patients have been treated at Bima General Hospital. According to the Head of the
Crisis Centre of the Ministry of Health, Emergency Officials searched the
area. This earthquake followed only days after another earthquake measuring
6.2 on the Richter scale affected North
Maluku
Province on Wednesday
29 November 2006. The earthquake took place in the morning at 08:32 am. The
damage following the earthquake was limited. While no reports have been
received on any people killed or injured in the event, physical damages to
one mosque, two schools, and some houses have been reported from two villages
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