A Report on Fund Raising for Earthquake Victims
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On Wednesday, 18th November 2009, Adrian Zulfikar and Yuhefizar—representing Nofrin of MPKAS—handed over the money donated by railfans in a campaign to help the victims of Padang earthquake, especially railway company’s employees whose houses were ruined by the quake. The sum of the money was Rp 2500000. Adrian and Yuhefizar were warmly greeted by Head of West Sumatra Regional Division II Yudith, his deputy Busrizal, Andi of treasury division and Syafrial Romeyo of public relations division.
On Wednesday, 30th September 2009, West Sumatra was rattled by a 7.6-magnitude earthquake. The quake left hundreds of people have been confirmed dead and thousands wounded. It is feared that the death toll could raise to thousands for many people are still trapped in collapsed buildings. Railway infrastructures are among the victims of the quake. According to Djoko Margono (Director of Human Resource and General Division of PT Kereta Api), all railway company’s employees are safe and alive, but many employees’ houses, railway offices and workshops were destructed by the quake.
The fund raising began on October 3—three days after a 7.6 magnitude earthquake rattled West Sumatra—and ended on November 3.
