Indonesia Quakes Pass 1,000

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The number of deaths in the quake that hit West Sumatra on Wednesday (September 30, 2009), recorded until 20.00 pm local time on Tuesday (October 13), has reached 1,1115 people based on the latest official reports. Most victims were found in Padang Pariaman regency amounting to 675 people and city of Padang amounting 313 peole, data obtained from the Command Post of the Coordination Unit for Disaster Control showed here Saturday. The 7.6-magnitude quake struck at 17.16 local time (10.16 GMT) on Wednesday (September 30,2009), some 85 km (55 miles) under the sea, north-west of Padang (the capital of West Sumatra province), the US Geological Survey said. The earthquake brought down hospitals, schools and shopping malls, cut power lines and triggered landslides.

The following are details of victims and damages
· Dead victims: 1,115 people
· Traumatized victims: 1,214 people
· Lightly wounded: 1,688 people
· Missing citizens: 1 person
· Serious damaged houses: 135,299 units
· Moderate damaged houses: 65,306 units
· Lightly damaged houses: 78,591 units

Sunda Strait Realize in 2020

Realized of Sunda Strait Bridge that connected between Java Island and Sumatera Island hope can be realized in 2020. Budget for realized 20 kilometers bridge approximately around Rp. 100 trillion (US$ 10 billion), excluded land free. This is Sunda Strait Bridge feasibility study arranged by Artha Graha Network via PT Bangun Sejahtera and Wiratman and Associates. This feasibility study result hand over to Banten Province Governor Ratu Atut Chosiyah and Lampung Province Governor Sjachroedin ZP on August 13, 2009 in Jakarta. From that feasibility study, for Sunda Strait Bride building project need minimal 10 years to realized. The feasibility study result document will give to central government. Ratu Atut said Province Banten government has commitment to supported budget for released land form Sunda Strait Bridge build. This land will used for bridge building and commercial area. “For commercial area in near Sunda Strait Bridge will be quicker for returned fund from bridge project invest. Because with only rely on bridge operational income is need longer time,” she says. In 2006, passenger Java-Sumatera traffic that crossed over Merak-Bakauheni reached 20 million persons. For goods traffic reached 1.75 million tons. In 2020, predicted will reached 40 million passengers and for good increased become 3.5 million tons. Artha Graha Group Head Tommy Winata said his side hopes local government and central government support by compensations to supported Sunda Strait Bridge financial. “We make more priority this project as mutual cooperation project. The biggest benefit is for Java and Sumatera people, also for all economic actors in both territories,” says Winata. When asked to Winata about benefit finance prospect from this project. “This project realized not only for financial benefit, but also our nation progress. If this project if realized, this project just finished in next 10 years when I am 63 years old. Investment cost return maybe take in 30 years, when my age is over than 90 years old.”

Delay For 16 Hours, Air Asia Get Hard Warning

Polonia Airport Administrator, Medan, Norht Sumatera, give had warning to AirAsia company because consider to neglected their passangers. AirAsia plane QZ 7497 from Medan to Jakarta destination delayed for 16 hours and 10 minutes because plane engine damaged.
“Even Air Asia was given competation to their passangers, but this thing is not enough. AirAsia was make lose out passangers by neglected them,” says Polonia Airport Administrator, Razali Abubakar on August 10, 2009 in Medan.
AirAsia with Jakarta destination that Razali means scheduled take off on Sunday at 19.00. Because the plane had engine problem when take off time comes, AirAsia staff anounced that their take off schedule delayed and take off time changed to 22.30. At Last, AirAsia staff announced canceled their flight schedule and this make disturbance at domestic departure terminal of Polonia Airport. Disappointed passangers, according to Rizali, was emotion till make them trowed trolly in front official. Situation at the night, he said, tendered to anarchy so airport security official, police officer, and airforce army must be involved to cooling down the passangers. “Passangers disappointed because flight canceled not following with continuation ticket changed (for tthem who must come back again to Jakarta),” explains Razali.
Then AirAsia official make negotiation with some passangers till Monday at 02.00. Connected with the situation, agreement had make with continuation ticket changed. Beside that, AirAsia also provided lodging for the night at Angkasa Hotel, Medan. Finally, flight can be done on Monday at 11.20. Distribution and Marketing Director of Indonesia AirAsia, Widijastoro Nugroho when confimated was in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, said that three AirAsia planes have some problems. This situation make AirAsia also have problem to flied all passangers in Medan. “One Boeing 737-300 scheduling for routine check up (C-Check). One Boeing 737-300 have hydrolic system damged. And one Airbus A-320 that scheduled to flied passanger from Medan to Jakarta must checked (grounded) because hard landing guess or landing with collide,” he says.