Post-earthquake measuring 7.2 on the Richter scale, last Wednesday, three islands in the territory of Many Islands, Singkil District, Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam Province, was reported missing. All three islands, Pulau Jejani, Malelo Island, and Island Gosong Sianjei, are uninhabited.
"Although the water receded, the islands were not seen again. Perhaps the effects of the earthquake," said Head of Coastal Management Section, Small Islands, Marine Parks and Conservation Department of Marine and Fisheries, NAD Syakur Abdul, who was contacted from Sinabang, Sunday ( 11 / 4).
He said the three islands that have long been dropped. Like Singkil City, which dropped 80 centimeters to 1.5 meters, the third island also decreased after the earthquake and tsunami hit Aceh, December 26, 2004. "Plus the Nias earthquake, March 2005. Decline sooner," he said.
According Syakur, pascagempa and tsunami in Aceh in 2004, at least two uninhabited coral island disappear.
Secretary of the Coordinating Unit for Disaster Management and Refugee District Government of Aceh Singkil Sukri Pure admit, in some areas around the City Singkil, there is a land of sinkhole caused by the earthquake last Wednesday. Regarding the loss of the island, he claimed had not yet received detailed reports.
He explained that there are cracks in the village of refined street, District Singkil. Building damage occurred in the village princes. A number of houses in the village of refined flooded river due to land in the sinkhole area was 30-60 centimeters.
Meanwhile, some residents Stones Village, Eastern District of Simeulue, and several villages in the District of West Teupah started dismantling the building of his house. Residents unload the home screen milestone that has been tilted by an earthquake a few days ago.
Camat Teupah Uzar encountered in the West Village Salur, last Saturday, said residents whose homes were severely damaged can choose to disassemble his house to be built soon and not dangerous to humans. Residents reluctant to wait for the help repair the house because the house was the only place they live. "Except that still have their relatives, they can ride a while," he said.
Based on data from Post Earthquake Teupah Western District, 26 houses damaged, 125 units were damaged and 315 lightly damaged.
Flash floods
Reported from Padang, landslides and flash floods struck some of Agam and Solok district, Saturday afternoon, as almost simultaneously.
Landslides occurred in Jorong Looks River, Nagari Tanjung Sani, Tanjung Raya district, Agam regency, hit seven home residents. The flash floods occurred in Jorong Guguak Guguak Gadusi and Sarai, lasi River District, Solok District. As a result, 11 houses inhabited by a mixture of mud and stagnant water traffic lane of Sumatra had been lost for an hour.
The Coordinator of Emergency Midshipman Word Solok regency, flash floods caused by overflowing of river Aie Timpo also flooded rice fields and houses residents who are about 1.5 kilometers from the waterfall Aie Timpo.
Source: Kompas Cetak
