CHURCH WORLD SERVICE: EMERGENCY RESPONSE PROGRAM
CWS SITUATION REPORT: INDONESIA FLOODS
February 22, 2007


SITUATION: Flooding in the Indonesian capital of Jakarta this month has 
caused nearly $1 billion in damage, government officials have announced. 
Estimates of those who died have ranged from 50 to as many as 85. The 
flooding caused at least 470,000 to flee their homes.

The Agence France Press (AFP) news agency reported that national and 
local political figures have been debating whether the floods were 
caused by over-building and excessive construction on natural drainage 
areas or were the result of what one called a "cyclical natural 
phenomenon."

Church World Service Indonesia reports that the Indonesian Ministry of 
Health has said four major health outbreaks could occur as the result of 
the flooding: diarrhea; ARI (acute respiratory infection); typhoid; and 
leptospirosis, a bacteria-borne illness common in tropical regions.

Meanwhile, as flooding in Jakarta recedes, a major storm earlier this 
week caused serious damage in Yogyakarta, in central Java, the site of a 
May 2006 earthquake. Church World Service Indonesia reports that the 
storm hit four parts of the city center, destroying more than 700 homes 
and structures within 30 minutes.


RESPONSE: Church World Service Indonesia has responded to these two 
events with immediate material assistance.

In Jakarta, CWS distributed mineral water and instant noodles to 
approximately 125 households -- 500 persons - in the Cipinang Besar 
Utara section of the city. In partnership with partner and fellow Action 
by Churches Together (ACT) International member Yayasan Tanggul Bencana 
Indonesia (YTBI), CWS also distributed tents and blankets to 
approximately 250 families in Koinonia Church Jatinegara at a public 
assistance center.

CWS is planning to assist a further 5,596 flood affected households by 
distributing drinking water; food (instant noodles) and non-food items, 
including hygiene kits, blankets, mattresses, mosquito nets, debris and 
cleanup tools; first aid medical assistance; and water storage items, 
such as jerry cans and buckets. Disaster preparedness activities are 
also planned. In partnership with Yakkum Emergency Unit (YEU), CWS has 
also provided medical assistance for 100 displaced persons in Cipinang 
Besar Utara.

Meanwhile, in Yogyakarta, Java. CWS Indonesia, working with local 
partners Mitra Alama and AGAPE, has distributed the following items: 100 
cartons of mineral water; 50 cartons of instant noodles; 10 cartons of 
biscuits; 5.5 cartons baby biscuits;12 packages of baby porridge; 20 
units of storm lamps; 36 cans of canned fish; two cartons of soybeans; 
eight family tents; five tarpaulins.

For further information about disasters to which Church World Service is 
responding please visit www.churchworldservice.org or call the CWS 
Hotline, (800) 297-1516 .

CWS Emergency Response Program special contacts: (212) 870-3151

Program Director: donnajderr@churchworldservice.org
International: flumeya@churchworldservice.org
Domestic: lreedbrown@churchworldservice.org

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