The trauma recovery team was deployed by the Regional Police of West Sumatra (Polda Sumbar) to refugee camps in Pasaman and West Pasaman Regencies to help earthquake victims.
West Sumatra Police Chief (Kapolda Sumbar) Inspector General Teddy Minahasa Putra, S.H., S.I.K., said that the trauma recovery team had started working in places where earthquake victims had taken refuge.
However, the Two-Star General stated that trauma recovery efforts could not be carried out optimally due to the limited supporting facilities in the refugee camps.
“The trauma healing requires a moderate place, that could give a sense of comfort,” said Kapolda.
In addition to providing trauma recovery services, the police also assisted by giving food supplies to the people affected by the earthquake.
An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.1 that occurred in the West Pasaman Regency area on Friday morning (25/2) has caused 11 people to die, 42 people to be seriously injured, and 346 others with moderate injury, according to data from the National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) on Sunday. 27/2/22).
Moreover, the earthquake also damaged buildings and public facilities and forced around 13,000 people to evacuate.
