Residents Displaced After alignment Earthquake Appeal "Impact Tsunami"

Padang (ANTARA) - Climatology Meteorology and Geophysics Agency has revoked the potential of the tsunami after the earthquake 7.2 on the Richter scale Mentawi Islands, Monday at 21.42 am resident of Padang, West Sumatra, who evacuated to higher areas to survive.

BETWEEN observation, in the region Manih Limau area, the road to Indarung Andalas University and the region, the crowd was still going on.

"The earlier we had been to survive in this area and do not dare go home," said Joko (45) residents Lubuak Bagaluang District, about seven miles from the coast of Padang. Tuesday early morning.

In addition, residents desire it to survive in the altitude because the spread of rumors that the earthquake will occur again around 01.00 pm. This issue is circulating in the community by word of mouth, causing many residents afraid to return to their homes and vote in the region remain high.

"I was afraid to return home, I better flee with my family to this area, and I also heard that an earthquake will return information occurred at around 1:00 pm," said Dian (30) who fled with his family to the region Unand Campus.

He added that, in fact my eyes are sleepy, but my family and I was afraid to go home, I will stay here until the conditions are completely safe, he said.

Refugees also claimed to have all of them know the revocation of the potential tsunami of Climatology Meteorology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) it.

However, when ABC tried to convince people, they still choose to stand up to be sure the conditions are completely safe.
An earthquake measuring 7.8 struck off the coast of southern Sumatra. According to a bulletin issued by the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center, and is in effect for Indonesia only, not for the wider Indian Ocean region.

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