OCHA Situation Report No. 29
Indonesia: Earthquake and Tsunami
22 February 2005


Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs

Overview

BAKORNAS reported (21 Feb) that 122,232 bodies have been buried and 
113,937 people are still reported as missing. The figure of the missing 
people may include some of those who have been buried without being 
identified and/or those who are currently displaced. With such 
possibilities, the numbers of dead and missing should not be added up 
and considered as the total number of people killed by the Tsunami. 
Meanwhile, based on the information provided by affected districts in 
Aceh Province through BAKORNAS, the number of displaced people has 
increased from 403,428 to 406,156.  The increased number of displaced 
people occurs in Banda Aceh, Kota Sabang, Aceh Singkil and Aceh 
Tenggara.  With the IDP re-assessment work still ongoing, the IDP 
figures will remain fluid.

In Banda Aceh, the Government has requested international staff working 
for international agencies for the Tsunami relief in Aceh to apply for 
official ID cards.  The ID cards are to be obtained from the Indonesian 
National Police-Tsunami Task Force in Banda Aceh free of charge at the 
Pendopo building.  The ID cards will expire on the 26th of March.

There are some real concerns about the water and sanitation situation in 
the various IDP settlements and relocation sites throughout Aceh 
Province. While proper assessments need to be conducted, some reports 
are indicating a decrease in quality of water and sanitation facilities. 
CARE is currently carrying out a survey to assess the situation and the 
results of the assessment will be available soon.  A special meeting is 
being held on 22nd of February in Banda Aceh and all partners involved 
in water and sanitation are invited to attend and review how to 
strengthen the capacity on the ground.

OCHA reported that it has established contact with the Government/TNI 
and humanitarian agencies operating in Teunom to assess the humanitarian 
situation.

Fieldwork for the Government of Indonesia-led Nutrition Surveillance 
System survey, supported by WFP and other UN agencies and international 
NGOs, begins today in 13 districts in Aceh province.

To ensure the accuracy of the IDPs date, the Coordinating Minister for 
People's Welfare has officially launched the use of a Information 
Technology (IT), supported by IBM, on Friday 18th of February.

Sectoral Developments

Assessments:

Based on the assessment in Teunom, conducted by OCHA Meulaboh, the 
administrative centre, which used to be in Keude Teunom is totally 
destroyed and only minimal health and education services are provided. 
Out of a total population of 17,163, approximately 2,125 people were 
killed and 8,600 people lost their homes and are staying in spontaneous 
settlements.

The people affected by the Tsunami are scattered all along a road that 
runs inland from Keude Teunom to a former transmigration center, 
approximately 123 km away.  Most of the people living in the affected 
villages were fishermen and farmers.  Some fishermen are returning to 
the ocean with boats that survived the Tsunami or have been donated. 
There is some trading going on with Meulaboh with some household goods 
(soap, shampoo, etc.) being brought from Meulaboh by motorcycle.

Health:

WHO reported that regular surveillance reports from a number of NGOs and 
reporting units has decreased since week 4 due to the departure and turn 
over of some international NGOs staffs that have been actively operating 
health support through medical clinics and temporary health shelters. 
Process of handover of their equipment and activities to the functioning 
hospital and Indonesia staff has been taking place this week.

The latest BAKORNAS bulletin mentioned that there is a considerable 
discrepancy between number of medical persons needed and those 
registered to be recruited for deployment in NAD. For example, the chart 
below shows that number of registered medical doctors is nearly 23% 
lower than those needed, while number of nurse registered to be 
recruited is 37% lower than needed.


It is reported by WHO that bloody diarrhoea cases have been increasing 
in Meulaboh.  This includes a multi-resistant case which is sensitive to 
ceftriaxone and ciprofloxacin. This is the first reported case of NNT 
since tsunami, reflecting lapse of routine immunization and urgent need 
to re-establish cold chain and re-supply EPI vaccines.

United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) provides assistance to 
reestablish the Sakinah Family Center, run by the National Family 
Planning Coordinating Board (BKKBN). The center provides medical and 
psychosocial support for the IDPs and the communities in general at its 
clinic and through its outreach programme. In addition, UNFPA, in 
cooperation with the Provincial Office for Women's Empowerment and 
BKKBN, plans to immediately set up 10 psychosocial centers and a 
training programme has been developed for this project.

The number of patients visiting primary health clinics in Calang and 
surrounding areas continues to increase with each of the three main 
health centers receiving an average of 70 outpatients per day compared 
to 40 patients a week ago.  This increase can be attributed to increased 
awareness of availability of health services as well as a high 
prevalence of malaria.  In addition, patients are increasingly being 
medically evacuated to Banda Aceh, with some 5 patients evacuated last 
week.

Food and Nutrition:

Fieldwork for the Government of Indonesia-led Nutrition Surveillance 
System, supported by WFP and other UN agencies and international NGOs 
started on 21st of February in Aceh Province.  Thirteen teams of eight 
will be deployed to collect baseline information on the nutritional 
status of the population, underlying causes of malnutrition, access to 
water, sanitation, and health facilities and household food security. 
The results of this study are expected to be available at the beginning 
of April.

Distribution plans for the School Feeding Programme are under 
preparation. Discussions are being held with the potential partners and 
the Provincial Education Office has provided WFP with a preliminary list 
of schools to be assisted.  Number are currently being assessed, 
however, the initial planning figure is 100,000 children.

Following reports of isolated cases of malnutrition in Calang, AcF will 
be conducting a Nutritional Survey in Krueng Sabee next week, initially 
screening populations at risk, namely children under five, pregnant, and 
lactating women.

Education:

In Calang, gaps in the education sector are gradually being addressed. 
Textbooks for elementary, junior and high school students in Calang will 
be provided by Cap Anamur, who is also working with local authorities to 
locate a site for a permanent school.

Water and Sanitation:

To respond to the water and sanitation concerns, it is being considered 
to conduct an evaluation of the water and sanitation capacity in the 
region, both from international agencies and local resources.  The need 
for more coordination is required and emphasized by the Government at 
various meetings.

According to WHO, water brought by the Tsunami is still stagnant in 
several of the affected areas. Surveys are needed at the sites of 
relocation barracks as well as spontaneous relocation sites for IDPs in 
order to ascertain if the water table is becoming saline. Design of the 
relocation barracks requires support in regard to quality water and 
sanitation. Some NGOs make local assessments, but no centralization or 
coordination of their findings has been reported up to now.

WHO is collaborating with the provincial health office and partners in 
support of the water and sanitation plans. Technical advice and 
assessing the water-quality is one of the key areas of support and 
proposals together with the University are currently being developed and 
cleared.

Livelihoods:

The Livelihoods Sectoral Working Group established norms and standards 
for cash for work and micro financing.  They have identified the Dinas 
Social Affairs as the focus for linkage to livelihoods and stated their 
aim to increase national NGOs capacity in the future.  In addition, the 
Working Group identified activities with donors and implementers.

Through its Emergency Response and Transitional Recovery (ERTR) 
programme, UNDP is finalizing agreements for six national and 
international NGOs for the implementation of cash-for-work activities. 
These activities will create new employment for over 11,000 people in 
the districts of Bireuen, Pidie, Aceh Besar, Banda Aceh, Aceh Jaya and 
Aceh Barat, and will be implemented over the next six months.

Cash-for-work activities continue to expand, with another clearance 
programme in a residential section of Banda Aceh, which was most 
affected by the Tsunami.  The only 80 people who survived from the 
disaster, out of approximately 100 households who lived in this area, 
have now been recruited by UNDP under the cash-for-work scheme.  They 
are currently being given the appropriate kit, including boots, hard 
hats, and protective clothing, and will be inoculated against tetanus on 
22 February, prior to beginning clear up activities on Wednesday 23 
February.

During the second week of its implementation, ILO's Employment Service 
for the People of Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam Province (ESPNAD) has 
registered approximately 4,087 skilled people eligible for permanent 
working placement and 875 others eligible for cash for work programmes. 
Out of 4,087 people, of which 5 percent are women, only 10 have been 
channeled for permanent placement.  Meanwhile, only 107 people, out of 
875, have been channeled to cash for work programme.

ESPNAD has also identified the needs to improve the basic skills for 
English conversation of the people registered.  Thus, starting this 
week, basic conversational English classes will be conducted for these 
people.

ILO's "Start and Improve Your Business" (SIYB) programme started on 21st 
of February.  The programme, targeting technical and vocational teachers 
from SMKs and BLK in Banda Aceh and Aceh Besar, is being conducted by 
two SYB Lead Trainers from the Ministry of National Education at SMK3.

Under its International Programme for the Elimination of Child Labour 
(IPEC), ILO will implement programmes on furniture making, 
sewing/embroidery and basic computer skills, for adolescents age 15-17 
years.  The purpose of this programme is to provide them with skills 
that will enable them to work in non-exploitative and non-hazardous 
situations. Each programme will provide 4 learning sessions and each 
session will consist of 16 participants and will last for 12 days.

Coordination

In Banda Aceh, UNDP hosted a meeting of UN agencies and the World Bank 
for technical advisors to support the BAPPEDA led planning task force at 
the provincial level on 17 February. UNDP and the World Bank are now 
setting up a secretariat in Banda Aceh.  In addition, a plenary meeting 
of all working groups was held, involving over 100 participants from 
international organizations and local government departments.

Last week, the NGO Forum in Meulaboh held its first meeting, with 
participation of at least 50 people from 10 local NGOs and 10 INGOs. 
The HIC handed out NGO Contact Information updates forms which are now 
being updated.  All NGOs were encouraged to attend the next NGO Forum 
that will look at coordination needs with the UN Systems and NGOs.

OCHA will conduct the first coordination meeting in Lhoknga in Aceh 
Besar with the local authorities and national and international NGOs 
working in the area on 23rd of February.

Logistics

Road:

The Calang-Rigah road is now complete, while only 6 km of the Krueng 
Sabee - Panga road remains before the road is fully operational.  The 
road to Krueng Sabee from Calang is now motorable, however, the bridges 
can only withstand trucks up to 20 MT.  OCHA has been unable to identify 
the location of the ship transporting the Bailey Bridges that were 
planned to be installed on the roads to Riga, Krueng Sabee, Panga and 
Lageun.  A map of the road repairs and bridges can be found on the UNJLC 
website: www.unjlc.org

Air:

On 16 February, WFP signed contracts with transporters taking over from 
TNT.  Three local transportation companies have been awarded WFP 
contracts and have begun to dispatch relief supplies from Medan. 
Assistance extended by TNI to WFP from the early days of the emergency 
operation has been fundamental to the success of the Tsunami response.

UNHAS/WFP 18 passenger seat Twin Otter aircraft makes its first flight 
on 18 February, providing humanitarian passenger flight service between 
Medan, Meulaboh, Banda Aceh and Sabang Island.  The passenger aircraft 
arrived in Medan on 16 February.

For the latest comprehensive report regarding logistics, please see 
UNJLC's latest situation report at www.unjlc.org

Useful websites:

Government:

www.bakornaspbp.go.id (National Coordination Board for Natural Disaster 
Management) www.depsos.go.id (Department of Social Affairs) 
www.depkes.go.id (Department of Health) www.lin.go.id (National 
Information Board-Ministry of Information and Communication) 
www.info-ri.com (Information-Republic Indonesia)

Other:

www.coe-dmha.org/tsunami.htm (daily chronology of key events)
www.apan-info.net - tsunami page (Pacific Command)

For detailed information please contact:

Michael Elmquist
Chief, OCHA Indonesia
Tel. 62 21 314 1308
Fax. 62 21 319 00 003
Mobile   62 811 996 594

Regina Rahadi
Emergency Response Officer
Tel.   62 21 314 1308 ext 151
Fax.   62 21 319 00 003
Mobile   62 811 93 9479


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