UN-OCHA, 05 June 2006
OCHA Situation Report No. 7. Indonesia - Earthquake
Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
Ref: OCHA/GVA - 2006/0095
This report is based on information received from the UN Resident/Humanitarian
Coordinator's Office in Jakarta, Indonesia and the UN team in Yogyakarta.
I. SITUATION
1. The national authorities and the international community are reporting improving
coordination efforts amongst all actors in the response to the earthquake. In
communication with the relevant authorities the UN, the IFRC and INGOs have
presented a 6-month Earthquake Response Plan, outlining the need of USD 103
million to address the most immediate humanitarian needs and early recovery needs.
2. On the basis of ongoing assessments, figures of dead and insured are being
reviewed and more precise information is expected in the coming days. Currently the
estimates stand at over 5,000 deaths, 40,000 injured and over 200,000 displaced
people. In particular, the numbers of displaced people remain to be a rough estimation
because people decide to stay close to their agricultural land and to protect property
and due to the presence of people recently displaced due to the possible eruption of
Mt. Merapi. The Directorate of Public Works informed that 60,000 houses are
damaged, 300,000 houses need to be repaired, and 15,000 latrines need to be built.
3. Vice President Jusuf Kalla has reiterated that distribution of emergency relief,
especially food and medicine, should be accelerated and should be completed in one
month. Foreign workers are advised to wear ID cards to facilitate the overview of who
is working where.
4. The priority areas for emergency relief continue to be shelter, health, clean water
and sanitation.
5. On the basis of the request of the National Coordination Authorities, OCHA is
preparing a database containing information on "Who is doing What and Where", and
relief supply data.
6. As of 1 June, the delivery of humanitarian aid by air from Halim Perdana Kusuma
airport in Jakarta has stopped. It will be substituted by train, which will be coordinated
by the state-owned train company PT. KAI. Three railway coaches (90 tonnes
capacity) are to carry humanitarian aid. A temporary warehouse is in Kampung
Bandan, Jakarta.
7. Warehousing and trucking problems have been identified. The initial use of air
transport for the delivery of relief consignment has caused problems at both Solo and
Yogyakarta airports. Yogyakarta is not an airfield of first arrival and therefore material
should be customs cleared in Jakarta, causing some delay. This could become a
bottleneck if incoming consignments are not cleared in a timely manner. WFP is
sending two logistics coordinators to help address these issues.
8. There are indications that the sheer volume arriving at both Jakarta and Yogyakarta
airports is delaying Garuda Air Cargo, and ways of relieving this congestion are being
investigated. Another reason for delay at the airports is the arrival of unsolicited aid
cargo, without proper consignee and customs clearance.
9. In Bantul, there are 14,000 hectares rice fields in production, of which 6,000
hectares are ready to be cultivated in June ? July. The needs from agricultural sector
include seeds, fertilizers, and transportation for supplies.
II. NATIONAL RESPONSE
10. In Klaten, three field hospitals were open in Wedi, Jatiwarno, and Prambanan. The
Health Office is looking to open field hospitals in four other areas ? Cawan, Bayang,
Jatiwarno, and Wedi. There are adequate medical and food supplies for children under
the age of five. However, there is only two days worth of stocks for pregnant women.
11. The state-owned health insurance company, PT ASKES and 14 pharmaceutical
companies donated medical supplies at a value of IDR 1.2 billion.
12. The state-owned telecommunication company, PT TELKOM is giving 50%
discounts to customers in Yogyakarta and Central Java.
13. The Ministry of Small-Middle Enterprises is providing IDR 32.1 billion (USD 3.5
million) for the rehabilitation of small enterprises (USD 3 million) and traditional
markets (USD 429,000).
14. The Directorate General of Social Rehabilitation and Service of Social Department
said six child centres have been opened in Yogyakarta, Bantul and Klaten.
15. In order to avoid the possibility of looting of humanitarian supplies, the Government
has mobilized some 5,000 military personnel and 696 volunteers to monitor the
distribution.
16. BAKORNAS has opened an official Media Centre located at Yogyakarta's Airport.
17. The Department of Social affairs and Social Affairs Office have established a child
protection centre. The centre will act as an information centre manned by volunteers
and NGOs. It will also be a temporary shelter for children who have lost their families.
The 24 hour hotline number is +62 274 784 1708.
18. A consortium of private sector companies, universities and local NGOs have set
up an aid post named Indonesia Peduli. The consortium has sent 59 medical doctors
to affected areas.
19. DHL will assist the local government by setting up an inventory and movement
tracing system in Solo airport.
III. INTERNATIONAL RESPONSE
20. WHO is assisting in testing water quality, training field staff in water and
sanitation issues, and in developing and implementing hygiene awareness
programmes and is preparing tetanus vaccinations.
21. The first of 36 policewomen and social workers, supported by UNICEF arrived
Friday (2 June) to monitor child rights and trafficking issues as well as provide
psychosocial support. Two child recreation and psychosocial support centres are
operational, with a third being erected Friday. Water supplies have increased in
volume. Ten bathing/latrine facilities were completed.
22. WFP will erect 3 temporary warehouses in Bantul and 8 warehouses in
Yogyakarta at Kalasan. Part of these will be open to common users and used as a
truck depot for IOM.
23. IOM has now 40 trucks available and the sourcing of additional trucks is not a
potential problem at this time. The major challenge is that requests for trucking
capacity remain uncoordinated.
24. DHL "Disaster Response Team" has arrived, in order to assist with the handling of
relief cargo at both SOLO and Yogyakarta airports
25. To date, emergency funding provided by USAID/OFDA totals more than USD 1.6
million. This includes funding for emergency health activities, airlifts and distribution of
relief commodities, and support for humanitarian coordination efforts. The US Marine
Corps Fleet Surgical Company hospital is fully operational and treating patients.
26. The International Rescue Committee (IRC) has diverted one tonne of emergency
supplies (emergency health kits, IV/IM antibiotics, infusions, dressing material, and
oral antibiotics) from its Aceh warehouse to Yogyakarta. CARDI/IRC will begin
distributing 1,000 personal hygiene kits, 1,000 sealable plastic containers, 1,000
boxes women's sanitary products, and 24,000 bottles of water. Other assistance
(water tanks, trucking bladder, water pumps, chlorine, PUR powder, plastic sheeting,
oral hydration, infusion, basic medical kits and ringer lactate) will be distributed next
week.
IV. ASSISTANCE REQUIRED
27. PMI, the Indonesian Red Cross, has indicated that the affected population is in
need of the following for Bantul, Boyolali, Sleman and Klaten: basic medicines
(analgesic, antibiotic, antipyretic), paramedics (doctors and paramedics for field
operations, pediatrician an internist for community health centers, and orthopedist
with orthopedics equipments), logistics (ten ambulances, communication
devices/handy talky for 12 community health centres).
28. BAKORNAS reports that required assistance includes temporary shelters, food
items, field hospital, air transportation for evacuation and delivery of humanitarian aid,
and various medical supplies and equipments.
V. OTHERS
Please find below the Financial Tracking System link to the list of all commitments,
contributions and pledges to the Indonesia Java Earthquake May 2006 as of today:
http://ocha.unog.ch/fts/reports/daily/ocha_R10_E15130___06060209.pdf
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