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PLN Gradually Recovers Electricity Supply (0)
State-owned electricity firm PT PLN has recovered electric power to Balaraja Extra High Voltage substation in Banten Province, and furthermore it will be channeled to Suralaya steam-fueled power plant (PLTU) to gradually recover its operation to reach its capacity of 2800 MW of electricity.
In addition, power supply from Gandul Extra High Voltage substations in Depok, West Java Province, will be channeled to Muara Karang gas and steam power plant (PLTGU) to supply electricity to the Indonesian capital city, Jakarta.
Acting President Director of PLN Sripeni Inten Cahyani said here on Sunday that the power supply to Jakarta was expected to recover within three hours.
"We apologize for the inconvenience today, and currently all efforts have been made to recover the Java-Bali power system, especially in the area of West Java, Banten, and Jakarta," Cahyani said.
The company has focused on power supply to PLTGU Muara Karang and PLTGU Priok to recover the system in the capital city.
Previously, PLN has recovered the operation of hydro-generated power plant (PLTA) Saguling and PLTA Cirata which are functioned as power stabilizer, and, at the same time, supply the electricity to PLTU Suralaya through Cibinong, Depok, Gandul, Lengkok, Balaraja and Suralaya extra high voltage substations.
PLTU Suralaya is expected to return to its normal operation within six hours to normalize power system in West Java and Banten.
Blackout that affected thousands of homes and public facilities in West Java, Jakarta, and Banten was caused by several troubles in the extra high voltage 500 kV transmission of Ungaran - Pemalang.
"PLN has taken its best efforts and will have evaluation to prevent recurrence of today's incident," Cahyani said.
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January
Mount Merapi located in the border of Central Java and Yogyakarta Provinces on Sunday morning spewed red hot lava for 36 times with a maximum glide distance of 1.5 km according to the Geological Disaster Research and Technology Development Center (BPPTKG).
Based on observations made on Sunday at between midnight and 6 a.m. local time, the lava avalanche of Mount Merapi slid toward southwest, Head of BPPTKG Hanik Humaida said in a statement.
During the observation period, Mount Merapi also experienced 43 earthquake avalanches with an amplitude of 3-23 mm for 12-188 seconds and six times a multi-phase earthquake with an amplitude of 3-5 mm for 5-8 seconds.
The volcano also spewed thick white cloud at height of up to 50 meters above the crater peak.
Previously, during the observation period on Saturday (16/1) at between 6 p.m. and midnight, Mount Merapi spewed incandescent lava for 20 times, with a maximum distance of 1,000 meters toward the southwest.
Based on observations over the past week, from January 8 to 14, 2021, the BPPTKG concluded that the volcanic activities of Mount Merapi remained quite high, hence the agency maintained the volcano's alert status at Level III.
The potential hazards due to the eruption of Merapi are estimated to cover an area within a radius of five kilometers from the top of the mountain.
The BPPTKG has recommended that mining activities in rivers that originate in Mount Merapi, tourism activities and climbing in the disaster-prone zones, must be halted. (antaranews)
January
National Police DVI Team receives 188 body bags from ill-fated SJ 182
Written by Nur YasminThe Disaster Victim Identification (DVI) Team of the National Police's Health and Medical Center have received 188 body bags containing the remains of Sriwijaya Air Flight SJ 182 victims.
"Up until today, at 9 am, we have received a total of 188 body bags," said Commander of the DVI Team, Police Grand Commissioner Hery Wijatmoko in a press conference in the National Police Hospital in East Jakarta, Sunday.
From the 188 body bags, 162 had gone through complete examination sequences, while the other 26 body bags are still being identified by the team.
"This morning we carried out a four-table examination with four teams, as well as the Indonesia Automatic Fingerprint Identification System (Inafis) personnel," he explained.
Up until Sunday morning, the DVI Team have received 351 genetic or DNA samples from the victims of the ill-fated Sriwijaya Air Flight 182 and the families, consisting of 208 post mortem samples and 142 ante mortem samples.
Wijatmoko explained that his team continue to gather ante mortem samples for identification purposes.
"There are a number of ante mortem samples that we are pursuing, we gather them for further examinations, including a sample from Central Java, as the DNA examination require an in-depth investigation to determine their identity," he said.
Up until Sunday morning, the team has identified 24 victims of the crash through fingerprint and DNA sample matching schemes. They include Okky Bisma, Khasanah, Fadly Satrianto, Asy Habul Yamin, Indah Halimah Putri, Agus Minarni, and Ricko.
There were also the remains of Ihsan Adhlan Hakim, Mia Trasetyani, Yohanes Suherdi, Pipit Priyono, Supianto, Toni Ismail, Dinda Amelia, Isti Yudha Prastika, Putri Wahyuni dan Rahmawati, Makrufatul Yeti, Rosi Wahyuni, Rizki Wahyudi, Nelly, Beben Sopian, Arifin Ilyas and Arneta Fauzia.
The ill-fated Sriwijaya Air Flight 182 was headed from Jakarta to Pontianak when it lost contact on Saturday, January 9, at 2:40 pm local time, it was then discovered that it had crashed in the waters of Kepulauan Seribu.
The airplane took off from Soekarno Hatta Airport at 2:36 pm local time, after a delay due to unfavourable weather, as the flight was previously scheduled to take off at 1:35 pm local time. (antaranews)
January
Death toll in W Sulawesi's 6.2-magnitude quake rises to 73
Written by Nur YasminThe death toll from a 6.2-magnitude earthquake that rattled Majene and Mamuju Districts in West Sulawesi Province on early Friday has climbed to 73, with 27,850 people taking refuge as of Sunday evening, according to the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB).
"In total, 73 people died," Chief of the BNPB Center for Disaster Data, Information and Communication Dr. Raditya Jati said in an online press conference in Jakarta on Sunday.
Raditya said the death toll comprised nine found in Majene and 64 in Mamuju.
The BNPB recorded a total of 826 people sustained injuries and 27,850 people fled their homes as of Sunday evening.
He said the distribution of logistics to affected areas is somewhat obstructed. But in general, all emergency response efforts are quite conducive and local governments have not faced any obstacle.
The logistics will be distributed among affected people at command posts. However, efforts will also be made to distribute the relief aid to affected people who cannot come to the command posts, he said.
The BNPB noted that the evacuees are in dire need of basic necessities, blankets, mats, tents, medical services, masks, fast food, mineral water, communication means, tarpaulin, heavy duty equipment and personal protective equipment for health officers.
The agency has so far distributed eight sets of isolation tents, 10 sets of evacuee tents, five units of light tower, 2,004 packs of food supplement, 2,004 packs of fast food, 30 units of generator set, 500 packs of baby kits, and 500 thousand masks.
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A powerful earthquake rocked the districts of Majene and Mamuju on early Friday. The epicenter of the quake was located on land, six kilometers northeast of Majene at a depth of 10 kilometers
The shallow quake, which the Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) believes was caused by local fault, also destroyed several buildings, including the governor's office, a military office, and Maleo Hotel.
The earthquake, which also damaged many houses and a public health center, additionally triggered three landslides along the Majene-Mamuju road section and disrupted the transportation of people and goods, Raditya said earlier.
Earthquakes regularly hit various parts of Indonesia since the country lies on the Circum-Pacific Belt, also known as the Ring of Fire, where several tectonic plates meet and cause frequent volcanic and seismic activities.
One of the deadliest earthquakes rattling eastern Indonesia occurred in several areas of Central Sulawesi Province on September 28, 2018.
The 7.4-magnitude earthquake followed by a tsunami that hit the areas of Palu City and the districts of Donggala, Paringi Moutong, and Sigi on Sept 28, 2018, claimed 2,102 lives, injured 4,612, and rendered 680 others missing.
A total of 68,451 homes were seriously damaged, while 78,994 people were displaced. (antaranews)
January
5.4-magnitude quake hits Pesisir Barat in Lampung province
Written by Wenny ZuliantiA 5.4-magnitude earthquake hit Pesisir Barat district, Lampung province, on Saturday evening, but no tsunami warning was issued, according to the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) office in Lampung.
The epicenter of the quake, which struck at 4.26 p.m. local time, was located in the sea, 145 kilometers south of Kru city, Pesisir Barat district, at a depth of 43 kilometers, coordinator of the BMKG office's data and information section, Rudi Hartanto, said.
The quake was a shallow quake caused by subduction activity, he informed.
The tremor was felt in the districts of Lampung Barat, Pesawaran, and Tanggamus, and the Lampung provincial capital of Bandarlampung, he said.
As of 4.55 p.m. on Saturday, he had yet to receive a report on the aftershock and material damage, he added. (antaranews)
January
Landslide death toll rises to 28 in Sumedang, 12 still missing
Written by Wenny ZuliantiThe death toll in Sumedang landslides rose to 28 as three more bodies were found by a joint search and rescue team on Saturday, while 12 people remained missing, according to data of the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB).
"Referring to data from the Operations Control Center (Pusdalops) of the BNPB, as of Sunday, January 17, at 3:59 WIB, the joint SAR team has found a total of 28 bodies," Dr. Raditya Jati, the agency's Head of the Center for Data, Information and Communications. Disaster, said in a press statement here on Sunday.
As many as 12 other victims remained missing, he said.
Incessant rains hampered the search operations which had to be carried out carefully and vigilantly because of possible subsequent landslides, as the Geological Agency warned that there were still cracks in several landslide locations, he said.
The joint team used four heavy equipment in the process of evacuating victims, which was expected to last until the next few days.
Two consecutive landslides hit Cihanjuang Village, Cimanggung Sub-district, Sumedang District, West Java, on January 9, displacing 1,020 people and destroying several houses.
January
Death toll in West Sulawesi's earthquake has climbed to 56: BNPB
Written by Wenny ZuliantiThe death toll in West Sulawesi's 6.2-magnitude earthquake ensued by several aftershocks that rattled Majene and Mamuju Districts on early Friday has climbed to 56, according to Indonesia's National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB).
Forty seven residents died in Mamaju District, and nine others died in Majene District owing to the strong earthquake, the agency's spokesperson, Raditya Jati, said in a statement that received on Sunday
The earthquake, whose epicenter was located on land, six kilometers northeast of Majene District, at a depth of 10 kilometers, also caused 826 residents to get injured. Majority of the wounded victims were found in Majene, he said.
In Mamuju District, the BNPB recorded that 189 victims sustained serious injuries and were being hospitalized, Jati said, adding that the electricity supplies to several disaster zones had gradually been restored.
As part of emergency measures and mitigation efforts, the officials of disaster mitigation agencies in Majene, Mamuju, and Polewali Mandar Districts were registering locals badly suffering from the impact of the catastrophe.
They also set up temporary shelters for displaced residents, and coordinated mitigation efforts with those from related government agencies, police and military institutions, National Search and Rescue Agency (Basarnas), and volunteers.
The Majene-Mamuju road section has been restored after those from the 1401/Majene district military command's army engineering unit cleaned the highway by using backhoes.
As a result, normal traffic flow could have resumed since Saturday afternoon, he said.
On Saturday, the BNPB had also disbursed Rp4 billion in cash aid to the West Sulawesi provincial government and the district administrations of Mamuju and Majene.
In addition to that, the agency had also distributed relief aid packages to those in dire need, including eight tents for displaced people undergoing self-isolation, 10 tents for refugees, 2,004 nutritious food packs, and 30 power generators.
On the day the powerful earthquake rocked the districts of Majene and Mamuju, some two thousand locals to flee in pursuit of refuge at safer areas, Raditya Jati stated.
The shallow quake, which the Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) believe was caused by local fault, also destroyed several buildings, including the governor's office, a military office, and Maleo Hotel.
The earthquake, which also damaged many houses and a public health center, additionally triggered three landslides along the Majene-Mamuju road section and disrupted the transportation of people and goods, Jati revealed.
Earthquakes regularly hit various parts of Indonesia since the country lies on the Circum-Pacific Belt, also known as the Ring of Fire, where several tectonic plates meet and cause frequent volcanic and seismic activities.
One of the deadliest earthquakes rattling eastern Indonesia occurred in several areas of Central Sulawesi Province on September 28, 2018.
The 7.4-magnitude earthquake followed by a tsunami that hit the areas of Palu City and the districts of Donggala, Paringi Moutong, and Sigi on Sept 28, 2018, claimed 2,102 lives, injured 4,612, and rendered 680 others missing.
A total of 68,451 homes were seriously damaged, while 78,994 people were displaced.
January
Indonesian Tourism and creative economy Minister Ensures Homestay in Gerupuk Tourism Village, NTB, is Ready for MotoGP
Written by nuke
Indonesian Tourism and creative economy Minister Sandiaga Uno inspecting homestay in Gerupuk Village, Lombok - kemenparekraf
During a working visit to Lombok, the Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy / Head of the Tourism and Creative Economy Agency, Sandiaga Salahuddin Uno, reviewed the readiness of amenities in the form of a homestay located in Gerupuk Tourism Village, Central Lombok Regency, West Nusa Tenggara (NTB). This is done to prepare all aspects of tourism and the creative economy ahead of the Mandalika MotoGP event which is planned to be held in October this year. Menparekraf Sandiaga Uno, when visiting the Homestay Area in Gerupuk Tourism Village, in Lombok, Saturday (16/1/2021), said that homestay in Gerupuk Tourism Village is one of the equitable infrastructure developments, because this program provides self-help housing facilities, the construction of which involves community development.
"Today is extraordinary because this is a just infrastructure development because we are carrying out a government program to provide self-subsistent (swadaya) housing facilities so this is a collaboration between the government and the community. So the community together with the government presents a tourism facility which in my opinion has a good standard and we promise before the MotoGP we will stay one night at this homestay. This has really empowered the community, opened job opportunities because every house besides the owner there are 4-5 people who also get jobs" The Minister said.
Menparekraf Sandiaga added that this homestay is targeting new middle class millennials who want to enjoy the beauty of Mandalika, but do not have sufficient budget for five-star lodging. With the price for one room of IDR 250,000 / night including breakfast, wifi and electricity, Sandiaga feels that this price is quite affordable. The homestay program is a self-subsistent Housing Stimulant Assistance (BSPS) program from the Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing (KemenPUPR) or commonly known as the house renovation program. In 2020 this program will be increased to support the tourism sector and creative economy in Lombok, NTB, which is one of the 5 Super Priority Destinations (DSP) set by President Joko Widodo//NK
January
Aftershock rocks Indonesia quake zone as search continues
Written by nuke
An aerial picture shows damaged governor of West Sulawesi province's office following an earthquake in Mamuju - REUTERS
An aftershock hit Indonesia's Sulawesi island on Saturday (Jan 16) as rescue workers searched for people trapped under rubble after an earthquake killed at least 45 people, injured hundreds and sent thousands fleeing. Indonesia's disaster mitigation agency said no damage or casualties were reported from the 5.0-magnitude aftershock in the West Sulawesi districts of Mamuju and Majene a day after the 6.2-magnitude earthquake.
Agency head Doni Monardo told Kompas TV the search continued for victims who could still be trapped under rubble. More than 820 people were injured and about 15,000 people have been evacuated, the agency said. Some have sought refuge in the mountains, while others went to cramped evacuation centres, witnesses said.
Friday's quake and its aftershocks damaged more than 300 homes and two hotels, as well as flattening a hospital and the office of a regional governor, where authorities told Reuters several people had been trapped.Access to the neighbouring city of Makassar remains cut off, Arianto Ardi of the search and rescue agency in Mamuju told Reuters, adding that the search will focus on the hotels//CNA
January
A 6.2-magnitude quake strikes West Sulawesi's Majene
Written by Nur YasminAn earthquake of magnitude 6.2 followed by several aftershocks struck Majene in the Indonesian province of West Sulawesi on early Friday, the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) said.
The epicenter of the 6.2-magnitude quake which occurred at 01.28 WIB (West Indonesia Standard Time) was located on land six kilometers northeast of Majene at a depth of 10 kilometers, Chief of BMKG Earthquake and Tsunami Center Bambang Setiyo Prayitno said in a written statement.
Judging by its epicenter and hypocenter, the quake was a shallow quake caused by the local fault, he said.
The tremor was felt by people at Modified Mercalli Intensity (MMI) scale IV-V in Majene, MMI III in Palu, Mamuju Tengah, Mamuju Utara, and Mamasa.
A quake of MMI III could be felt indoors akin to the movement of a truck, while that of MMI IV could be felt by several people within and outside houses, with the windows or doors creaking and audible wall sounds.
Meanwhile, a quake of MMI V could be felt by nearly all individuals in the affected area and caused articles to dart off and pillars and heavy articles to shake.
Mercalli scale is one of the units to assess the strength of an earthquake, especially in the absence of a seismometer at the site, according to the agency.
No immediate reports were received of any material damage, injuries, or fatalities.
Bambang said before the 6.2- magnitude quake struck the BMKG had detected a foreshock of magnitude 3.1.
As of 02.20 WIB, the BMKG recorded six aftershocks with a maximum magnitude of 4.1.
Friday's quake still had to do with a quake of magnitude 5.9 which struck at 13.35 WIB on Thursday, he said.
Indonesia sits on the geographically active “Pacific Ring of Fire” and holds some 40 percent of the world's geothermal reserves.
The Ring of Fire, or the Circum-Pacific belt, is the world’s greatest earthquake belt, according to Live Science, owing to fault lines running from Chile to Japan and Southeast Asia. (antaranews)
January
Sriwijaya plane crash: Rescuers collect 16 more body bags
Written by Nur YasminA joint search and rescue (SAR) team has collected 16 more body bags from the site of the Sriwijaya Air plane crash in the waters off the Seribu Islands.
"We will later hand over the 16 bags of body parts to the team of DVI (Disaster Victim Identification) and KNKT (National Committee for Transportation Safety) for further investigation," operations director of the National Search and Rescue Agency (Basarnas), Brig. Gen. Rasman MS, said during a press conference at the integrated SAR command post at the Jakarta International Container Terminal (JICT) 2 in Tanjung Priok, North Jakarta, on Thursday.
The body bags were transported from the crash site to the integrated SAR command post on a Basarnas vessel.
They were the fourth batch to be handed over to the DVI and KNKT team.
A total of 196 body bags have been collected since the search operation commenced.
Earlier, the Marine Security Agency (Bakamla) also handed over a bag of plane debris and a bag containing passengers' property in the form of books or journals to the DVI and KNKT team for further investigation.
The Sriwijaya Air flight SJ-182, bearing the registration number PK-CLC, lost contact on Saturday (January 9, 2020) at 2:40 p.m. Western Indonesia time (WIB) shortly after take-off and crashed between Lancang Island and Laki Island, Seribu Islands, DKI Jakarta. The flight was traveling on the Jakarta-Pontianak route.
The Boeing 737-500 aircraft lost contact at a position 11 nautical miles north of the Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, Tangerang after crossing an altitude of 11 thousand feet and while climbing to a higher altitude of 13 thousand feet.
The plane took off from Soekarno-Hatta Airport at 2.36 p.m. Western Indonesia time (WIB) on Saturday. Its schedule was delayed from the previous flight schedule of 1.35 p.m. WIB due to weather conditions.
Based on the manifest, the aircraft, which was produced in 1994, was carrying 62 persons: 50 passengers and 12 crew members. The passengers comprised 40 adults, seven children, and three babies. (Antaranews)
