The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Wed, 09/02/2009 4:56 PM
7.3 shock: An earthquake measuring 7.3 on the Richter scale jolted the southern part of West Java at 2:55 p.m. on Wednesday. The tremor was felt as far as Jakarta and Yogyakarta in Central Java. (The Jakarrta Post)
Dr. Slamet Garut public hospital and a local health center are treating four wounded patients after a magnitude measuring 7.3 on the Ricther Scale jolted West Java on Wednesday.
Head of the hospital's Widjayanti Utoyo said that her hospital was giving medical treatments to a man and a woman who were suffering from major wounds.
“They were shopping when the accident took place. We can not ask for their explanations as they are still suffering from shock at the moment,” she said as quoted by kompas.com.
An official from the local public health center, Herman said that his health center was treating two residents whose heads were wounded when their houses' roofs caved in.
“The patients are La, 25 and Elena, 7. They are suffering from serious injuries and we'll probably admit them to the regency hospital,” Herman said. (ewd)
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