OCHA Situation Report No. 7
Indonesia - Earthquake
3 June 2006


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

Tel.:  +41-22-917 12 34
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Ms. Masayo Kondo
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Press contact:
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