On the 17th of July 2006 a strong earthquake, 6.8 on the Richter scale, happened in south Pangandaran. Following the earthquake, a high wave / tsunami of 7 meters reached the coast of south Java from Ciamis area until Kebumen.
A total of 500 people lost their lives, 200 were injured, and thousands of houses were damaged. Approximately 5.000 people were left homeless, and most of the areas fishing boats and public facilities were destroyed.
Seven hours after the Tsunami, Yayasan IDEP’s key emergency response partner Yayasan Bahari’s team, reached the devastated location of Pangandaran.
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