The BNPB noted that a total of 62,628 houses were damaged by the earthquake, with 27,434 houses suffering severe damage, 13,070 houses with moderate damage and 22,124 houses with mild damaged.

According to the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB), 272 people have been killed and 62,545 people have been forced to flee the site of the earthquake.

The first obstacle that brought Indonesia down to its knees by the Malaya Tiger was fatigue. Playing four games in seven consecutive days drained the squad's energy.

Do not blame the rain – as we underlined in the title of Thursday’s headline, though we know that heavy rain is the cause of various hydrometeorological disasters.

In state building, which is not always similar to nation building, the achievement of the Indonesian state has been arguably left behind for decades, which makes it unworthy of being called a modern democracy.

The La Nina weather phenomenon increases the threat of hydrometeorology disasters until early 2021. Regional readiness is highly needed to anticipate these disasters.

Disasters do not keep many from working, even among the elderly and other vulnerable groups. To avoid depending on others, these people muster extra strength to move onwards.

The country needs to be on the alert for two disasters in October, a potential hydrometeorological disaster and the Covid-19 pandemic.