"The Sasana Krida (activity hall) in the Papuan Governor’s Office has been damaged on its ceiling and some glasses. A wall in the local archive office collapsed and damaged one car, while cracks were reported on some walls in Gedung Negara (State Building)," Rumasukun informed here.
The provincial authority also recorded cracks in the walls at Swiss Bel Hotel and Jayapura Hypermart and shattered glasses at a local Toyota dealer store and Maranatha Church in Polimak, he said.
Cafe Cirita also collapsed and sank into the sea underneath it, he added. The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) declared the cafe site the focus of its rescue operations on Thursday afternoon.
"Damages were also reported at the Cendrawasih University auditorium, and shattered glasses were reported at the Papua local legislative building," Rumasukun said.
The acting governor appealed to residents to remain calm and vigilant against potential aftershocks in Jayapura and surrounding areas.
"Be attentive to information published by the government and the BMKG (Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency), and do not be provoked by dubious information," he stressed.
Earlier, the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) reported that 2,136 people were displaced by the earthquake, and they all sought refuge at evacuation locations spread across 15 areas.
Acting head of BNPB’s Disaster Data, Information, and Communication Center, Abdul Muhari, informed that 50 heads of families (KKs) took refuge at CV Thomas Complex, 50 families at Bank BTN Jayapura city, 200 people at Kristus Raja Dok V, 400 people at Bhayangkara I, and 300 people at B-One.
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