UN-OCHA, 09 June 2006
OCHA Field Situation Report No. 12. Indonesia - Earthquake and
Mt. MERAPI Volcano
This report is based on information received from the UN Resident/Humanitarian
Coordinator's Office in Jakarta, Indonesia, and the UN team in Yogyakarta.
HIGHLIGHTS
- The Government has increased its funding requirement for emergency relief and
reconstruction programmes from IDR 1.075 trillion (USD 114,602,197) to IDR 5 trillion
(USD 532,913,766).
- Due to the large number of orthopedic injuries, there is an urgent need for orthopedic
equipment, orthopedic medicines and orthopedic personnel.
- Volcanic activity at Mt. Merapi is increasing. More people living in the Merapi vicinity
are being evacuated.
SITUATION
1. As of 8 June 17:00, the death toll stands at 5,722. The number of injuries stands at
37,924. 122,301 homes have been completely destroyed. 415,169 additional houses
have suffered earthquake damage. All statistics come from BAKORNAS. The
Government (MENKOKERNAS) is preparing a compensation programme to assist
those affected by the earthquake using three categories: a) those whose houses were
completely destroyed, b) those who suffered substantial damages, and c) those
whose damages were minor. This planning figure for this programme is 1.5 million as
this includes those that fall into all three categories.
2. An aftershock measuring 4.3 on the Richter scale at II-III MMI (Modified Mercalli
Intensity), hit Klaten (8 June) 11.44 local time. The epicenter was located at 7.8S and
110.3E, approximately 6.48 km north Klaten at a depth of 15 km. The quake was also
felt in Yogyakarta and surrounding areas.
Yogyakarta province
Bantul
3. As of 8 June, medical trauma cases have been dramatically reduced from 12,872 to
261.
4. In Jetis, the most affected area in Bantul, people are starting to clear debris and
recycle materials for further re-construction of homes with the help of neighbour and
relatives.
5. The district authorities are requesting instant noodles and tool kits to clear debris.
Items requested should be locally procured.
Yogyakarta
6. There is a need for heavy equipment to clear debris blocking distribution routes.
7. Reconstruction plans for the area are being developed in cooperation with
universities.
Central Java province
8. The Government is inviting organizations to donate tents and shelter kits to Cawas,
Prambanan and Bayat. Items requested should be locally procured.
9. Communities have begun to clear rubble and earthquake debris. Assistance in the
form of masonry and carpentry tools will be greatly appreciated. Items requested
should be locally procured.
Mt. Merapi volcano
10. Experts are reiterating that Merapi is small compared to other renowned
volcanoes. It erupts every 2-3 years, but not in a spectacular or dramatic way. The
local population in the vicinity is used to it.
11. There are well-practiced drills in place, with villagers being able to evacuate homes
within 10 minutes. There are also well-established camps, which are being re-supplied
(supplies were drawn down for earthquake relief). Villagers often send the elderly,
women and children to these camps at night while the able-bodied stay behind to
guard homes and possessions. The main implication of this for relief assistance is
that different numbers of people will evacuate the mountain at different times, for
different periods, making it difficult to plan and prioritize relief supplies.
12. The Centre for Vulcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation reports increased
levels of lava flows and pyroclastic clouds. The alert is still at the highest level. The
lava dome suffers up to 80 minor collapses per day.
13. District authorities report that as of 15.00 (8 June), 12,074 people from five
sub-districts in Magelang have been evacuated to 30 camps. 3,084 people have been
evacuated to eight camps in Sleman. 3,507 people have been evacuated to three
camps in Klaten.
14. District authorities in Boyolali say no evacuation orders have been issued as yet.
However, the authorities, communities and the camps are on standby for evacuation
should the situation worsen.
GOVERNMENT RESPONSE
15. The Government has increased its funding requirement for emergency relief and
reconstruction programmes from IDR 1.075 trillion (USD 114 million) to IDR 5 trillion
(USD 533 million).
16. Based on the BAPPENAS framework, post-disaster recovery programmes are
divided into three phases:
a. Emergency response phase (1st ? 2nd month). Activities include search and
rescue, emergency medical aid, provision of temporary shelter, and debris clearing.
b. Rehabilitation (the 2nd ? 12th month). Activities include restoration of public
services, basic social services, economic facilities recovery, housing reconstruction
and mental rehabilitation.
c. Reconstruction (the 7th ?24th month). Activities include rebuilding the economy
(production, trade and banking), the transportation system, the telecommunication
system, social and culture recovery, and institutional recovery.
17. The provincial government has provided 150 classroom tents in affected areas in
Central Java. The Government is also working with Department of Psychology of
University of Gajah Mada to provide psychosocial support. The government plans to
provide free uniforms, backpacks, and other school supplies to encourage students to
start the new school term on 17 July.
CLUSTER AND SECTOR UPDATE
Health:
18. Due to the large number of orthopedic injuries, there continues to be an urgent
need for orthopedic equipment, orthopedic medicines and orthopedic personnel. The
hospital sub-group will be asked to provide and communicate a list of needs for
orthopedic supplies. This will be coordinated in Yogyakarta.
19. Large amounts of donated drugs are arriving for the health sector, many of them
unfamiliar in Indonesia. Storage, distribution and management of the medicines
represent a challenge for the Provincial Health Office. All material will be registered
and requests channeled through a central agency. Meanwhile, the strong
recommendation is that future medical supplies be procured locally. During a
coordination meeting chaired by the head of Provincial Health Office it was agreed that
all supplies will be registered in a pharmacy warehouse before distribution.
20. It is strongly recommended by the Ministry of Health that donated drugs should
have at least one year left before they expire. WHO will assist Provincial Health Office
to develop an information system, capacity building and provide IT equipment. AusAID
will also help provincial government improve their supply management system.
21. Outpatient health services are being provided through mobile clinics by medical
personnel from Indonesia and 26 assisting countries. The Government has announced
that no more additional medical personnel are needed except for orthopedic
specialists, orthopedic medical supplies and equipment.
22. Measles immunization, distribution of tetanus tablets, and a vitamin A campaign
are ongoing. Five cases of tetanus have been reported among adults including one
death. WHO teams are keeping a close watch on the tetanus situation. Ministry of
Health guidelines on the prevention of tetanus, prophylaxis and treatment of tetanus
were provided to all health facilities and stakeholders
23. IRD coordinated the shipment and delivery of 1,600 doses of anti-Tetanus
medicine in response to a growing number of Tetanus cases reported in the
quake-affected area of Yogyakarta. IRD received USD18,000 worth of Human Tetanus
Immunoglobulin as an in-kind donation from Northwest Medical Teams and has
coordinated its immediate distribution with the Yogyakarta Provincial Health Office
(PHO). IRD has allocated the medicine for use in 18 medical mobile units provided by
the PHO.
24. The Provincial Health Office and UNICEF agreed to joint mental health and
psychosocial groups. Each group will report to the Ministry of Health and Ministry of
Social Affairs. The first mental health/psychosocial coordination meeting will be on 10
June, 09.00 at Provincial Health Office. Six suicide cases have been reported. Another
66 people have been hospitalized for severe mental disorders and depression.
25. WHO is facilitating a mapping survey on "who works on what and where". WHO
and Gajah Mada University have set up a website to provide all information related to
health services and supplies. www.disaster-java-06.simkes.org
26. IOM has returned 1,352 newly release patients and accompanying family
members from hospitals back to their homes. IOM has also assisted in the transport
of surgical patients from the US Marine and JICA field hospital to district recovery
centres.
27. Five health sub-groups have been established in Yogyakarta and are meeting
regularly (hospital and medical services, surveillance and communicable disease
control, immunization, logistics and health supplies, psychosocial support and mental
health ). Daily meetings of the Yogyakarta health cluster take place at the Provincial
Health Office at 17.00.
28. A Japanese pharmaceutical company, PT EISAI Co donated IDR 1 billion to the
Ministry of Health for the provision of medical supplies and equipment. A team has
also been sent to help hospitals in Yogyakarta.
Shelter:
29. Emergency Shelter security is not as good as original estimates suggested. The
aggregate number of houses rendered totally or partially uninhabitable appears to have
risen threefold from the original figure of 140,000 to an estimated 470,000. However, it
should be noted that, given the socio-cultural situation, the number of damaged
buildings does not equate to 'households' and it is not possible to quantify the
population 'at risk' in shelter terms at this time. Estimates of emergency shelter
coverage are only currently available from 12 of the approximately 80 Sub-Districts in
the two affected Provinces. Average coverage for these Sub-Districts is 65%.
30. A 'Rapid Shelter Security Assessment' is being planned in conjunction with a
national NGO consortium and Engineering Department of the University in
Yogyakarta. Baseline data will be available on 15 June.
31. Mapping of 'who / what / where' is underway. Initial geographic 'gap analysis' will
be available in the next days.
32. The Emergency Shelter Coordination Group has established a 'Strategic Planning
Group' consisting of representatives from all concerned stakeholders. This group has
drafted an outline 'Strategic Framework' document that has been distributed to the
wider membership for feedback prior to presentation to GOI. A 'Technical Working
Group' is in the process of being established.
33. There are currently 68 NGO members of the Emergency Shelter Coordination
Group. Of these, three members represent national NGO associations with upwards
of 300 members.
Water and Sanitation:
34. There is an increase in the demand of sanitary facilities. There is a gap of
approximately 9,000 units of the 31,000 toilets required.
35. Water storage remains a problem. There is a gap of 10,000 units of the required
200,000 jerry cans. An estimated 20% of wells are damaged.
36. The AusAid assessment team, in close collaboration with UNICEF, is working on
a more systematic assessment of the damage to water and sanitation infrastructure.
Initial analysis shows that most people still have access to a water source (though
storage is a problem) and that even in destroyed houses toilets are, occasionally, still
working.
37. The working group on hygiene promotion and another group on school sanitation
will be formed jointly under the Education cluster.
Food:
38. WFP has provided rice and fortified noodles and biscuits for 100,000 people, but
no oil, fish or meat. WFP plans a formal household food security and situation
assessment beginning next week.
39. Some isolated communities have not yet been assessed and needs may
increase. Needy communities have been identified and there are agencies which
UNICEF can coordinate with to distribute supplies and advocacy.
40. There is currently a lack of appropriate food for infants, young children and their
mothers. There have been many requests for milk formula. UNICEF advocated against
supply of infant formula or baby milk at meetings of donors and partner agencies in
Jakarta and Yogyakarta.
41. UNICEF shares the policy on infant feeding in emergencies:
- Breastfeeding becomes even more important during emergencies.
- Breast milk substitutes increase the risk of diarrhoeal disease, malnutrition and
infant death.
- If breast milk substitutes are distributed, their distribution and use should be
monitored by trained staff, according to the principles as stated in the guidelines.
Child Protection:
42. A mapping of the protection activities has been completed. Key activities include
child friendly spaces, counselling, psycho-education and the distribution of supplies
including food items. Protection activities have been conducted in all affected
sub-districts in Bantul, except Sedayu and Kasihan. In Klaten, protection activities
have been conducted in four affected sub-districts?many affected sub-districts have
not received any protection assistance.
43. A total of five Children's Centres, as well as two outpost community centres, have
been established in partnership with the Department of Social Welfare and a local
NGO Kakak. These centres are conducting recreation and psychosocial activities for
children.
44. The training of ten national and provincial health officials and five Save the Children
registrars on the registration of vulnerable children took place on June 2. Eight
children have been identified for registration. An additional 40 children (identified by
the CARDI) meet the vulnerability criteria.
45. UNICEF has begun a common assessment and mapping exercise to identify
priority issues that need to be addressed in the protection cluster, as well as gaps in
geographic and programming coverage.
Education:
46. 4,000 children return to school today in twenty UNICEF emergency school tents.
47. It is anticipated that Japan will supply 3,000 to 4,000 school tents.
48. Plan International will provide 100-120 temporary learning spaces for primary and
junior high school including school supplies, teacher training, and psycho-social
support.
49. Save the Children UK will provide 300-400 school tents including teaching and
learning materials for 100 schools and psycho for the schools they schools that they
support.
50. USAID will provide technical assistance and emergency assistance through their
country wide program and special programs in some of the quake affected districts.
51. UNICEF plans to provide technical support in terms of the organization, content
and training of psycho-social support for teachers and students, 1,000 school tents
with teaching and learning materials for about 250,000 students and teachers.
Early Recovery:
52. The Central Java government wants to restore livelihoods as soon as
possible, leading to a general poverty alleviation programme, setting
housing standards and providing village building supervisors.
53. A disaster risk reduction programme for recovery has been discussed in the
cluster group. Several organizations will start producing leaflets to promote safer
building practices.
54. The Government of Japan has sent a mission to conduct a needs assessment for
rehabilitation and reconstruction. USD 5 million out of USD 10 million of grant
assistance from Japan is earmarked for rehabilitation and reconstruction programmes.
Logistics:
Surface/Air Transport
55. As decided in Heads of Cluster Meeting, the logistics coordination mechanism
has been upgraded to a "Logistics Cluster" .
56. The current demand for surface transport amounts to between 10 and 20 trucks
daily for government distribution; plus trucks for the humanitarian community at large;
and trucks for standby at Solo and Yogyakarta for inbound airfreight.
57. ATLAS Logistique has 15 trucks, and some pick-ups on daily hire to respond to
daily requests. Capacity was designed to match demand. As part of their service to
the community, ATLAS Logistique is preparing all documentation associated with
trucking (packing lists, way bills, etc). 95 local NGOs and 20 International NGOs are
now using ATLAS Logistique.
58. IOM providing truck delivery services and is also providing mini-vans and buses for
the District Health Office (DHO). A convoy system is in place to support IFRC needs
between Medan and Yogyakarta.
59. IOM has transported 500 tonnes of rice. Trucks are making deliveries to Klaten
and Bantul. IOM has also delivered an additional 581 tonnes of relief supplies to
quake-affected areas on behalf of the government, international relief agencies and
foreign donors.
60. A matrix of truck rates is being prepared by IOM and ATLAS Logistique. The
emergency logistics response has had no apparent impact on the cost of trucking or
fuel. Fuel stocks are similarly unaffected, and supply has been uninterrupted.
61. Organizations in need of land transportation support for relief items should contact
IOM or Atlas Logistique in advance to avoid a delay.
62. Relief flights in general are on the decline. The air bridges at Solo and Yogyakarta
airports continue to receive humanitarian aid in a well coordinated manner. The DHL
DRT will withdraw in a few days, but the TNI Air Force personnel will continue to
offload and document supplies and move them out without delay. Please contact
Major Alan Toh (+62(0)8139224135, alanwokie@yahoo.con) on the coordination of the
arrival of charter aircraft or the collection of supplies from the airports.
Warehousing
63. There are two operational mobile warehouses at Bantul. WFP intends to have five
more available from 10 June. WFP is also seeking mobile climate-controlled storage
units, given that its warehouses currently do not provide adequate climate control.
64. ATLAS Logistique has 400 square meters of closed warehouse space in North
Yogyakarta.
65. Logistics information will be shortly available on the Relief Web (www.reliefweb.int)
including details of customs clearance procedures, potential bottle necks and
contacts for warehousing and other logistics matters.
COORDINATION & SECURITY
66. Disaster Management Team meetings in Jakarta will henceforth be called
Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) meetings, in light of regular IFRC and INGO
participation.
67. The next field coordination meeting will be held 12 June (Monday) in Yogyakarta.
68. Coordination meetings (Tue, Thur, Sat) and Cluster Heads meetings (Mon, Wed,
Fri) are being conducted in Yogyakarta every other day.
REQUIRED ASSISTANCE
The Government has asked that all assistance be procured locally whenever possible.
69. Heavy equipment is required to clear earthquake debris.
70. There is an ongoing need for orthopedic supplies and equipment. The hospital
sub-group will be asked to provide and communicate a list of needs for orthopedic
supplies. This will be coordinated in Yogyakarta.
71. 9,000 units of emergency toilets are needed.
72. 10,000 jerry cans are needed.
73. There is an immediate need of 4,500 tents or temporary learning spaces, a large
amount of schools supplies and teaching-learning materials (i.e. textbook,
chalkboards, etc), generators, sanitation facilities, and construction of 1,528
permanent learning spaces to replace schools.
74. Psycho-social support for students and teachers is also needed. Those interested
in providing education support should indicate their intention to the Governor of
Yogyakarta, copy to the Head of the Provincial Education Department.
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