Quake-damaged buildings neglected

Quake-damaged buildings neglected

BENGKULU: Various public buildings on Enggano island,
Bengkulu, which were severely damaged by a tectonic earthquake in
June 2000, have been left in disrepair.

Among the structures wrecked by the earthquake are public
health centers, the religious affairs office, secondary schools
and the district administration office, which has been partly
restored.

Bengkulu councillor Irsyahman said on Saturday that the only
office that was still functioning on the isolated island was the
district secretariat, while sea transportation between Enggano
and Bengkulu was often disrupted.

Chairman of the Enggano Social Welfare Foundation Basir Kauno
has been striving to utilize humanitarian aid from local and
foreign contributors, which he believed had been provided in the
form of construction materials, among other things.
--Antara