Indonesia: Earthquake - OCHA-05: 12-Mar-07
OCHA Situation Report No. 5
Indonesia: Earthquakes
West Sumatra Province
12 March 2007
Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
This report is developed by the HC/RC Office in Indonesia based on
information provided by the National Coordinating Board for the
Management of Disaster (BAKORNAS PB), the Provincial Coordinating Unit
for the Management of Disaster (SATKORLAK PB) West Sumatera, the
Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) and media reports.
I. SITUATION
1. Further assessments conducted by the UN Inter-Agency team, a number
of NGOs (including ACF, CARE, CRS - Caritas, IMC, Mercy Corps, MdM,
OXFAM, Save the Children, YEU, and YTB) and PMI, have concluded that the
Districts of Tanah Datar and Agam have also been badly affected. There
are a large number of houses and public buildings that have been hit in
these districts, as noted in table 2 below. Meanwhile, the Governor of
West Sumatera announced on 9 March at a meeting with district officials
that Agam district is the worst hit area.
2. The Governor of West Sumatera Province mentioned that the Emergency
Response Phase will extend a full two weeks after the earthquake hit the
province. By 15 March, it is expected that all districts and
municipalities affected by the earthquake should provide their inputs
for the Provincial level Damage and Loss Assessment Report and Action
Plans for Recovery and Reconstruction. The Province will compile and
submit these reports to the National Level.
3. According to OXFAM reports, the area of nagari Koto Banjang in Agam
district (113 households / 350 people) is unaccessible. Furthermore,
damage to the water system affected the supplying of drinking water to
the villages of to Koto Dua, Gugu Tabe Sorojo, Koto Gadang, and Koto
Padang in the Agam District. In Gunung Rajo Utara (population 1,711)
water supply by PDM is reportedly insufficient.
4. The latest numbers of casualties have decreased, specifically in
Padang Panjang City and Bukit Tinggi City, when previous double counting
was reconciled. The number of injured persons has risen since Community
Health Posts have started to provide mobile health services. As of 12
March morning, SATKORLAK PB presented the following figures:
Table 1: Data on Affected People
|------+-----------------+------+---------+-------|
| No. | Location | Died | Injured | |
| | | | | |
|------+-----------------+------+---------+-------|
| | | | Serious | Minor |
|------+-----------------+------+---------+-------|
| 1 |Solok District | 16 | 219 | 27 |
|------+-----------------+------+---------+-------|
| 2 |Tanah Datar | 11 | 11 | 31 |
| |District | | | |
|------+-----------------+------+---------+-------|
| 3 |Padang Pariaman | 3 | 5 | - |
| |District | | | |
|------+-----------------+------+---------+-------|
| 4 |Agam District | 15 | 43 | 95 |
|------+-----------------+------+---------+-------|
| 5 |Lima Puluh Kota | - | 3 | 5 |
| |District | | | |
|------+-----------------+------+---------+-------|
| 6 |Solok City | 6 | 111 | - |
|------+-----------------+------+---------+-------|
| 7 |Paya Kumbuh City | 2 | 8 | 6 |
|------+-----------------+------+---------+-------|
| 8 |Padang Panjang | 4 | 16 | 34 |
| |City | | | |
|------+-----------------+------+---------+-------|
| 9 |Bukit Tinggi City| 7 | 100 | |
|------+-----------------+------+---------+-------|
| 10 |Padang City | 2 | 1 | - |
|------+-----------------+------+---------+-------|
| |Total | 66 | 517 | 198 |
|------+-----------------+------+---------+-------|
Source: SATKORLAK PB, 11 March 2007, 22hr00
Table 2: Damage-related Data
|------+-----------+----------------------+-------+------+------+--------|
| No | Location | Damaged Houses | Places| | |Public |
| | | | of |School| |Facility|
| | | |Worship| |Office| |
|------+-----------+-------+-------+------+-------+------+------+--------|
| | |Severe |Moderat|Slight| | | | |
|------+-----------+-------+-------+------+-------+------+------+--------|
| 1 |Solok | 536 | 536 | - | 32 | 120 | 9 | 34 |
| |District | | | | | | | |
|------+-----------+-------+-------+------+-------+------+------+--------|
| 2 |Tanah Datar| 4,058 | 147 | 306 | 9 | 5 | 7 | |
| |District | | | | | | | |
|------+-----------+-------+-------+------+-------+------+------+--------|
| 3 |Padang | 1,205 | - | 1,778| 4 | 9 | | 9 |
| |Pariaman | | | | | | | |
| |District | | | | | | | |
|------+-----------+-------+-------+------+-------+------+------+--------|
| 4 |Agam | 2,676 | 1,884 | 1,627| 156 | 114 | 33 | 1 |
| |District | | | | | | | |
|------+-----------+-------+-------+------+-------+------+------+--------|
| 5 |Lima Puluh | 5 | 37 | 87 | 7 | 26 | 3 | |
| |Kota | | | | | | | |
| |District | | | | | | | |
|------+-----------+-------+-------+------+-------+------+------+--------|
| 6 |Solok City | 307 | - | - | 7 | 16 | 6 | 6 |
|------+-----------+-------+-------+------+-------+------+------+--------|
| 7 |Paya Kumbuh| 76 | - | 99 | 19 | 32 | 14 | 26 |
| |City | | | | | | | |
|------+-----------+-------+-------+------+-------+------+------+--------|
| 8 |Padang | 707 | 1,519 | 1,843| 17 | 88 | 38 | |
| |Panjang | | | | | | | |
| |City | | | | | | | |
|------+-----------+-------+-------+------+-------+------+------+--------|
| 9 |Bukit | 10 | 39 | - | - | - | | 3 |
| |Tinggi City| | | | | | | |
|------+-----------+-------+-------+------+-------+------+------+--------|
| 10 |Padang City| - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | |
|------+-----------+-------+-------+------+-------+------+------+--------|
| |Total | 9,580 | 4,162 | 5,740| 252 | 410 | 111 | 79 |
|------+-----------+-------+-------+------+-------+------+------+--------|
Source: SATKORLAK PB, 11 March 2007, 22hr00
II. NATIONAL RESPONSE
1. SATKORLAK PB has distributed 2,500 non-food item (NFI) kits, as well
as 1,200 boxes of instant noodle and other food supplies in Agam
District. It has also distributed 300 boxes of instant noodle and other
food items to Bukit Tinggi City and 106 boxes of instant noodle and
other food stocks to Tanah Datar District.
2. The National Logistics Agency (BULOG) has been dispatching rice as
requested by the Head of District or Municipality following the
Government of Indonesia commitment to provide 100 metric tonnes of rice
to earthquake affected areas.
3. PMI has established four command posts in Solok City, Sumani
Sub-district of Solok District, Batipuh Sub-district of Tanah Datar
District, and Gunung Rajo Sub-district of Tanah Datar District. The PMI
team from Riau Province (consisting of 4 doctors, 6 paramedics, 2
pharmacists, 3 Board Members and 6 volunteers) has been mobilized to
assist the humanitarian response for victims in affected areas.
Further PMI Chapters are ready to be mobilized into the affected areas
if needed.
III. INTERNATIONAL RESPONSE
1. IOM has continued its trucking operation, compiled from hospitals,
conducted shelter assessments and operated a liaison and coordination
centre for logistics at Governor's office in Padang City. The IOM
Consultant on housing reconstruction arrived in Padang on 10 March and
will be working with the local university and local authorities on
implementation of the reconstruction program. In the coming days, IOM
will start a distribution of 5,000 blankets, 5,000 mats, and 2,500
female clothes and similar quantity of male clothes.
2. CARE, which is also working in consortium with Mercy and Save the
Children, is focusing interventions in Solok district and specifically
in 3 sub-districs of Sepuluh Koto Singkarak, Junjung Siri and Kubun.
CARE distributed cleaning tool kits in the area on 11 March and a school
tent; the NGO plans to distribute a total of 500 cleaning tool kits.
In the coming days, Mercy Corps will provide water and water
purification kits (Air Rahmat) to 3,000 people, as well as 1,000
blankets, 500 mattresses, 200 mosquito nets, and 300 flashlights to
Solok District and City.
3. IMC has supported the Community Health Centre in Sepuluh Koto,
Pago-Pago of Tanah Datar District in providing health services. IMC
reported no significant cases on traumas or diarrheas in an IDP camp it
visited. IMC is also assessing the post-earthquake situation of health
facilities in the Tanah Datar District.
4. OXFAM has continued with assessments in the affected area in Agam and
Tanah Datar Districts, with a focus on the water and sanitation
situation.
5. YTBI conducted an assessment in Tanah Datar, Batang Gadi and
distributed food items to 783 families. It will also cooperate with
Samaritan's Purse in the distribution of tents, mosquito nets, and
blankets to the villages of Gunung Rajo, and Batang Gadi, in Batipuh sub
district, Tanah Datar District.
6. Handicap International ? Atlas Logisitque conducted an assessment in
three hospitals in Bukit Tinggi and Solok. Hospitals show low numbers
of wheelchairs for potential cases of people in need.
7. UNICEF received the first shipment of items on 10 March, consisting
of 600 family tents, which has planned to distribute them in the
following way: 200 tents for Solok District, 100 for Bukit Tinggi, 100
for Padang Panjang, 100 for Agam, and 100 for Tanah Datar District.
The Tanah Datar distribution will be carried out by ACF, while in Padang
Panjang it has not yet identied the area that needs to be covered. On
11 March, UNICEF's second shipment of items arrived in Solok district,
consisting of 2,000 tarpaulins and seven school tents, which are to be
distributed as follows: 100 for Kota Solok, 500 for Solok District, 100
for Bukit Tinggi, 600 for Agam District, 100 for Padang Panjang, and 600
for Tanah Datar District. UNICEF also reported that 100 extra school
tents are expected to arrive on 12 March, which will be distributed
among the different affected districts: 10 for Solok City, 10 for Solok
District, 10 for Bukit Tinggi, 30 for Agam District, 10 for Padang
Panjang and 30 for Tanah Datar District. The Agency has already
provided 20 water bladders to Solok District, and plans no more
interventions in the water and sanitation sector. UNICEF is also
reporting need of laborers to unload trucks and perform distributions.
8. UNICEF is also working with DINSOS in child protection issues,
assessing for the need of psychosocial support. In general terms, no
children have been separated from their families.
9. OCHA completed its work with the information desk in the SATKORLAK PB
in Padang City and left the affected area on 12 March. At the last
coordination meeting in Padang on 11 March, OCHA distributed different
maps and aerial views of the affected area. Agencies in need of maps
can request them to Ms. Tita Shania, at the SATKORLAK PB in Padang. At
this last meeting, it was also agreed to consult with agencies already
working in Bukit Tinggi and Solok the possibility to act as informal
coordinating bodies of the response on those specific areas.
For detailed information please contact:
UN RC/HC Office Jakarta
Fax: +62 21 319 00 003
Mr. Fernando Hesse, Tel. + 62 21 314 1308, Mob. + 62 812 108 7276
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