Bengkulu, May 27 -- Head of the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB), Lieutenant General Suharyanto, relayed President Prabowo Subianto's instruction for maximum post-earthquake recovery efforts in Bengkulu Province.

"The president requested that disaster handling be carried out appropriately to map out the actual problems faced by the community," he noted in a statement on Tuesday.

Suharyanto visited Bengkulu on Monday (May 26), where he reported the earthquake's impact, including 155 damaged houses, 42 of which were severely damaged and had to be demolished.

Although the earthquake caused no fatalities, one person reportedly died of a heart attack unrelated to the disaster.

Suharyanto also praised the preparedness of the local...