Earthquake and Tsunami Facts in Palu Indonesia
The series of earthquakes with magnitudes of up to 7.4 shook Central Sulawesi and caused a tsunami in the waters of Palu and surrounding areas on Friday 28th September 2018. Various buildings, such as houses, shopping centers, hotels, hospitals, and other buildings were badly damaged. Hundreds of people were died and missing.
Earthquake and Tsunami Facts in Palu
Meanwhile, thousands of people have been displaced because they have lost their homes. They lack food and fuel supply. The National Disaster Management Agency released the latest earthquake facts every day in the last two days. The following are the latest facts of this disaster.
The Death Toll Reached 832 People
The number of victims killed by the earthquake and tsunami in Palu and Donggala continued to grow to reach 832 people on Sunday. The Head of the Information Data and Public Relations Center at the National Disaster Management Agency said that the number of victims is likely to continue to increase because the searches and evacuations continue.
Hotel Roa Roa, Mal Tatura, the Hospital Collapsed
The biggest shopping center in Palu City, Tatura Mall on Emy Saelan Street, was partially destroyed and collapsed. There are still tens to hundreds of people trapped inside. Likewise, at the Roa-Roa Hotel, there were around 50-60 guests who were estimated to be trapped inside the ruins of the hotel.
In addition, the Anutapura Hospital which became the tourism icon of Palu City also collapsed. It is estimated, many victims are still not found in the rubble of these buildings.
Residents Fight Over Food and Fuel
The struggle for food ingredients in a number of minimarkets until fighting over fuel at SPBU was rampant in the City of Palu after the earthquake occurred because there was no more food to survive.
There are no earthquake detection devices or buoys operating
BNPB reported that there were no buoys or tsunami detection devices operating in Palu and its surroundings. According to the Head of the Information Data and Public Relations Center of BNPB Sutopo, many buoys in Indonesia were damaged. In fact, a device that equipped with a water level sensor is very useful to anticipate an earthquake that has the potential to cause a tsunami.
Conclusion
The series of earthquakes with magnitudes of up to 7.4 shook Central Sulawesi and caused a tsunami. This disaster causes hundreds of people died and various buildings damaged.