Earthquake refugees Dieng Need Blankets

The atmosphere in the earthquake shelters Dieng (arbi/detikcom)

Banjarnegara - great earthquake that occurred in the Dieng Plateau on Friday (19/4) yesterday evening caused thousands of residents in a village in District Batur, Banjarnegara, Central Java evacuate. The refugees currently in desperate need of blankets.

"We desperately need blankets because the weather here is very cold, especially small children," said villager Kepakisan, Personal (40), in shelters Wetan Dieng told AFP on Saturday (04/20/2013).

Personal previously had sought refuge in the Village Hall Gempol. But because they want to get together with his family to another, he and 10 members of his family moved to a refuge in the village hall Wetan Dieng.

"Yesterday separated while evacuating in a panic. I also only brought one outfit that I wore today, at that time I did not get to bring your clothes, "he said.

He said his grandson is now 3 years old are still in desperate need of blankets, because when he fled yesterday and keluaganya not bring anything from home. He also said they were afraid to return to their homes.

"My grandson needs a blanket, please pass. To return to the house I was afraid, I want it here first until it is completely safe, "he said.

Earthquakes occurred yesterday evening at 18:58 pm since. Then begins at 19:00 am until 20:03 pm, and recorded 160 quakes felt in almost all areas Dieng Plateau with MMI scale III-V.

Head of Geophysics Station Meteorology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) Banjarnegara, Ahmad Lani, said the earthquake that rocked the Dieng Plateau measuring 4.8 on the Richter Scale (SR). The epicenter was located at 7.29 south latitude and 109.88 east longitude, or 11 kilometers northwest of Wonosobo with a depth of 10 kilometers. This includes tectonic earthquake and predicted its center in the village of Tanji Autumn, District Onions. Tremors felt in Banjarnagera, Wonosobo, Trunk with a duration of 5-30 seconds per earthquake.

Related to that, PVMBG has instructed the temporary closure of the line closer to the crater Weigh, Sumberejo Village, District Batur, both inter-district roads and village roads. Closure is performed until no gas measurements by the Emergency Response Team PVMBG and declared there are no toxic gases are dangerous to life.