The damages and losses caused by the Lombok earthquake are huge. The latest estimate by National Disaster Mitigation Agency on August 13, the damage of the earthquake at Rp7.45 trillion. The spokesman Soetopo Purwo Nugroho said in a press statement on Wednesday (Aug 15), the damages and losses included Rp6.02 trillion in houses, Rp9.1 billion in infrastructure, Rp570.55 billion in economic facilities, Rp779.82 billion in social facilities and Rp72.7 billion from others.
He added, at least 460 confirmed deaths had been reported until August 15 in the aftermath of 7 Richter Scale earthquake that hit the popular tourist destination Lombok in West Nusa Tenggara. Most of the deaths were reported in North Lombok, with 396 casualties, then West Lombok with 39, East Lombok with 12, Mataram with 9 and Central Lombok with 2.
