Meureudu, Aceh (Antara Bali)- A total of 103 deaths have been confirmed in the strong earthquake that rocked several districts in Aceh Province on Wednesday (Dec 7).
Some 8 thousand inhabitants were seriously and slightly injured in the disaster, and they had been evacuated and received medical treatment, acting Governor of Aceh Soedarmo said here, Thursday, while accompanying Home Affairs Minister Tjahjo Kumolo.
"All victims who are seriously and slightly injured, have been treated by medical team members in hospitals or in emergency response post commands," he said.
The victims are residents of the sub-districts of Pante Raja, Bandar Dua, Tringgadeng, Meureudu, Bandar Baru and Alee Glee.
The Social Affairs Minister will help heal victims who have been traumatized by the disaster.
The authorities have collected data on the victims who will receive assistance provided by the government, he added.
The National Meteorological, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency reported that the 6.5-magnitude earthquake that rocked several districts in Aceh Province was triggered by a strike-slip fault movement.
The earthquake, which destroyed several houses, school buildings, and places of worship, occurred at 5:03 a.m. local time on Wednesday, with its epicenter at 5.19 degrees northern latitude and 96.36 degrees eastern longitude, at a depth of 10 kilometers on land, some 18 km northeast of Pidie Jaya. (WDY)
