Magnitude 7.6 Earthquake Strikes Indonesia: WELLCAMP Rushes to Support Post-Disaster Reconstruction and Launches Three Emergency Prefabricated Housing Solutions
Indonesia is located in the Circum-Pacific Volcanic and Seismic Belt, where earthquakes and tsunamis occur frequently. Especially as it is now April and the rainy season is approaching, subtropical high-pressure cyclones are gradually forming, and typhoons will follow one after another in the coming months.
On April 2nd, a 7.6-magnitude earthquake struck the waters near North Maluku Province, Indonesia. According to search and rescue authorities, one person has died in North Sulawesi Province, Indonesia, as a result of the earthquake on the same day.
Faced with such frequent natural disasters, pre-disaster prevention and post-disaster rescue and resettlement work have become top priorities.
Based on Indonesia's unique natural and geographical environment, the WELLCAMP team has proposed the following solutions:
A.Specially designed for emergency disaster relief：Expandable Camp House
Advantages:
- Manpower-efficient installation: one set can be assembled by 3 people in 2 minutes, and a resettlement zone can be set up within 3 hours.
- High loading capacity: up to 20 units in a 40HQ container, reducing transportation costs by more than 50% compared with similar products.
- Pre-installed power system: ready for immediate use upon installation and placement.
- Equipped with pulleys at the bottom: can be pushed and transported by a single person, greatly improving rescue efficiency in disaster-stricken areas.
- Reusable and foldable: can be stored temporarily and reused as needed after rescue operations are completed.
Advantages:
- Sturdy materials and robust structure, connected with bolted joints, with a seismic resistance level of 8, making it the top choice for prefabricated earthquake-resistant buildings.
- Only 350mm thick after folding, with up to 12 units loadable per 40HQ container, favorable for government procurement.
- High-grade materials, equipped with a 100mm glass wool roof and IEPS fireproof wall panels, delivering excellent fire resistance, waterproofing and thermal insulation performance.
- Installable and ready for use in just 4 minutes with a crane, featuring a plug-and-play power system.
- Equipped with stainless steel hinges, allowing repeated folding and use without easy rusting.
Advantages:
- Up to 17 containers can be loaded per 40HQ container, featuring high transportation efficiency.
- Detachable and assembled structure, with low cost and high cost performance.
- 90% of the steel structure is produced in the factory, which greatly shortens construction time and reduces labor costs.
- Flexible layout and expandable structure, allowing expansion on the basis of the original building at any time according to project needs, serving as long-term disaster-resistant buildings.
- Manually assembled without generating industrial waste, in line with green economy and sustainable development.
WELLCAMP boasts a complete production line, brand-new machinery and skilled workers, enabling a daily steel structure production capacity of 50 standard disassembled boxes. It guarantees delivery dates and efficiently meets customers' urgent needs.
WELLCAMP prefabricated buildings have long served as a key solution provider in natural disaster relief, especially for post-earthquake resettlement.
We have experience in post-disaster resettlement projects in more than 60 countries worldwide and comply with the construction access safety standards of most countries.
Please contact us if needed.