On Saturday, he visited homes affected by the quake in Bangen, Bangunjiwo village, Bantul district.
He said that there were no buildings that were severely affected in the earthquake.
"I think slightly damaged houses can be repaired with mutual cooperation to speed up recovery," he added.
The governor said that residents can help their neighbors whose homes have been lightly damaged, as was done following the Bantul earthquake of 2006.
"Neighbors can help each other, like what happened in 2006. The community has a culture of gotong royong (mutual cooperation), and they ask for help from the local government if they need it," he added.
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The community should work together to recover from the earthquake's impact, and not just wait for the government's help, he stressed.
"Don't just hope for help, but how the community can carry out mutual cooperation. This is different from the 2006 Bantul earthquake because there are no evacuees," he said.
Thanks to a synergy among the district and city governments in Yogyakarta, the earthquake did not cause severe damage to buildings, except for the Gunungkidul Cultural Park in Playen.
"We have sent the social officers there," he said.
The governor has also prepared relief funds for handling the quake’s impact in Bantul district.
He said each district administration can use its emergency fund first, and his side will come to help if the budget is not enough.
According to the Sultan, each district has different emergency fund allocations, for instance, the allocation for Bantul is Rp14 billion ($930,832) and for Gunungkidul Rp5 billion ($332,440).
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Translator: Hery S, Kenzu
Editor: Jafar M Sidik
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