OCHA Situation Report No. 11
Indonesia: Earthquake
Central Java and Yogyakarta Provinces
7 June 2006


This report is developed by the HC/RC Office in Indonesia based on 
information provided by the Meteorology and Geophysics Agency (BMG), 
National Coordinating Board for the Management of Disaster (BAKORNAS 
PB), Provincial Coordinating Unit for the Management of Disaster of 
Central Java, Ministry of Social Affairs, Ministry of Health, UN 
agencies, NGOs, Donors and media reports.

HIGHLIGHTS

The Humanitarian Coordinator is in Yogyakarta visiting the 
earthquake-affected areas.

Volcanic activity at Mount Merapi is increasing. It has been recommended 
that nearby communities be evacuated to avoid the danger of pyroclastic 
surges.

A measles immunization campaign for children age five and below begins 
Wednesday (7 June) in Yogyakarta and Klaten.

SITUATION

1. As of 6 June 17.00 h, the death toll stands at 5,857.  The number of 
injuries stands at 37,229.  84,643 homes have been completely destroyed. 
323,282 additional houses have suffered earthquake damage.  All 
statistics come from BAKORNAS.

2. The need for IDP site management in Klaten and Sleman is becoming 
critical as these informal camp locations are already packed, with more 
Merapi evacuees arriving each day.

3. The National Forward Coordination Centre reports that there are now 
7,000 TNI (military) personnel on the ground, and 3,000 police. There 
have been no further reports of looting.

MT.  MERAPI

4. Volcanic activity at Mount Merapi is increasing. The lava dome 
(formed as magma seeps from the crater and cools) is now about three 
million cubic meters, growing by more than a hundred thousand cubic 
meters a day.

5. The Centre of Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation has 
recommended that nearby communities be evacuated to avoid the danger of 
pyroclastic surges.

6. Local media report that waves of Merapi villagers are returning to 
IDP camp sites in Klaten and Sleman. The Merapi activity alert remains 
at the highest level.

GOVERNMENT RESPONSE

7. BAPPENAS and the World Bank are conducting surveys to prepare a 
Damage and Loss Assessment on the Yogyakarta Earthquake. The aim is to 
present this assessment to the Consultative Group on Indonesia meeting 
that will be held on June 14th, 2006 in Jakarta.

8. Electricity has been almost completely restored to quake-affected 
areas. According to the Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources, 450 
out of 457 transformers are back online.  The remaining seven 
transformers are being repaired and will be working very shortly.

9. The Ministry of Cooperative and Small-Middle Enterprises will provide 
IDR 32.1 billion for the rehabilitation of small-middle enterprises. The 
earthquake affected some 1,500 small-middle enterprises in Yogyakarta 
and Central Java.

CLUSTER AND SECTOR UPDATE

Health

10. The following sub-groups are working in the Health cluster: 
Surveillance and communicable disease control, Mental health, 
Immunization, Health supplies, Hospital and MCH/Reproductive Health 
Groups.

11. Approximately 130,000 children under five years of age in Yogyakarta 
and Klaten District will be vaccinated against measles starting 
Wednesday (7 June).  The National, Provincial and District Health 
Departments will conduct the measles campaign combined with a vitamin A 
distribution for children aged 6-59 months.  Vaccinations will be 
conducted in 162 villages containing displaced persons starting this 
week.  WHO and UNICEF will share the operational costs with WHO funding 
Yogyakarta Province districts and UNICEF Central Java Province 
districts.  American Red Cross, United Nations and CDC/Atlanta are 
donors and partners in this effort.

12. WHO has developed a strategic plan to manage infection control and 
trauma cases. An operational plan will be finalized shortly and will be 
used as the strategy in forming mobile teams composed of specialists, 
nurses, physiotherapists, reporters and a data secretariat with supplies 
to undertake assessments and actions simultaneously in all hospitals, 
camps and the community. Referral will be done through appropriate 
health facilities and patients will have screening, corrective and 
reconstructive surgery if needed and rehabilitation.

13. Due to a decreasing number of surgery cases, IMC has withdrawn teams 
from hospitals in Yogyakarta. Staff was redeployed to Palbapang village, 
Bantul Sub-district. Two mobile clinics (+ 2 ambulance units) are 
reinforcing primary health care service coverage in coordination with 
local health authorities.

14. PMI/IFRC is providing basic health care service to 100 patients (in 
average)/ per unit/day through thirteen mobile clinics and four health 
posts in four districts (Sleman, Bantul, Klaten, Kulon Progo)

WATER AND SANITATION

15. Potable water is currently being transported to 47 public water 
points. The operation is still expanding in Klaten.

16. There are currently no sanitation operations in Klaten.  UNICEF is 
looking for implementing partners to provide the assistance.

17. There is a need to provide 32,000 emergency toilets in Yogyakarta. 
There are currently plans to provide 20,000 units. However, the gap of 
12,000 units needs to be bridged urgently.

18. Water tracking and the distribution of jerry cans are ongoing. About 
250,000 litres of water is being trucked in daily. About 36,000 jerry 
cans have been distributed, with another 155,000 in the pipeline.

19. PMI/IFRC has set up emergency latrines at the IDP camp in Bantul and 
around PMI field hospitals. Sanitation assessments to establish 
emergency latrines are ongoing in all affected districts. Hygiene 
campaigns are being carried out with the help of 250 volunteers.

FOOD

20. WFP reports that 172 MT of fortified biscuit and noodles have been 
distributed by local government agencies and cooperating partners, 
reaching 173,515 beneficiaries in Bantul and Klaten.

21. 100 MT of biscuits will be delivered to Yogyakarta, and another 178 
MT will be dispatched on a daily basis in 20 MT consignments with full 
delivery expected to be completed by 13 June.

22. An Emergency Food Needs Assessment is underway to examine household 
food security based on three distinct livelihood groups.

CHILD PROTECTION & EDUCATION

23. The protection cluster will develop the map of "Who is doing, what 
and where" of approximately 15 organizations including the Governments' 
Department of Social Affairs and Women's Empowerment for both provinces.

24.  Agencies active in this sector are planning to undertake a common 
assessment soonest.

25. It is necessary to address wider protection activities besides child 
protection and psychosocial support.

26. The registration of vulnerable children has begun.

LOGISTICS

27. WFP reports that the overall logistic infrastructure is sound, with 
both the Solo and Yogyakarta airports open. Repair work continues on the 
main runway at the Yogyakarta airport, which remains closed at night. 
All main road supply routes are passable, but heavy vehicular traffic on 
the roads has caused delays. The nearest ports are Surabaya (six hours 
by road) and Semarang (three hours by road).

28. Communication and coordination between the Reception Centers at the 
airports, agencies and NGOs, DHL and IOM are working very well. 
Difficulties and delays are however beginning to surface in the physical 
removal of goods from the airports.

29. Trucking and warehousing continue to be the main logistics concern. 
Close cooperation between WFP, IOM, Atlas Logistique and IFRC continues 
to generally meet these challenges. However, sudden surges in demand 
make the situation difficult to manage. IOM is currently operating 64 
vehicles of small capacity, and convoys are starting from Medan and 
Jakarta.

30. Most warehouses in the region have been damaged. There is a lack of 
secure, weatherproof warehousing. WFP is making eight of a total of 12 
mobile warehouses available for common service warehousing (500 MT 
capacity each). Three warehouses have been set up in Bantul and one is 
being set up in Klaten. Eight more mobile warehouses from Medan will be 
available next week and will be set up in Klaten on a needs basis.

31. Atlas Logistic is currently conducting a logistics assessment. It 
has indicated its availability to provide trucking and warehousing 
services if necessary.

COORDINATION & SECURITY

32. The Humanitarian Coordinator met with the Vice Bupati of Klaten 
Monday (5 June).  He also met with BAKORNAS, attended a UN/NGO/Donor 
coordination meeting and visited Suropati Hospital in Bantul Tuesday (6 
June).

32. The information management support team is preparing digital road 
maps covering rural areas. The IM team will work out of Bantul and 
Yogyakarta producing maps, daily bulletins and airport and road 
assessment reports.

33. Coordination meetings (Tue, Thur, Sat) and Cluster Heads meetings 
(Mon, Wed, Fri) are being conducted in Yogyakarta every other day.

34. The Government co-chaired the NGO/Donor meeting with the UN in 
Jakarta Tuesday (6 June).

REQUIRED ASSISTANCE

1. Klaten authorities are urgently requesting orthopedic equipment to 
meet the needs of patients.

For detailed information, please contact:

Mr. Abdul Haq Amiri
UN HC/RC Office in Jakarta

Tel. 62 21 314 1308 ;
Fax. 62 21 319 00 003
Mobile   62 811 108 72 77

Laksmita Noviera
UN HC/RC Office in Jakarta
Tel.   62 21 314 1308,
Fax.   62 21 319 00 003
Mobile   62 811 840 820

Tel.:  +41-22-917 1234
Fax: +41-22-917 0023
E-mail: ochagva@un.org

In case of emergency only:
Tel. +41-22-917 2010

Chief, Asia and Pacific Section CRD Geneva
Ms. Merete Johansson
Direct tel: +41 22 917 1694
Mobile: 079 217 30 53

Press contact:
  GVA - Ms. Elizabeth. Byrs, direct Tel. +41-22-917 2653
  NYC - Ms. Stephanie Bunker, direct Tel. + 1-917 367 5126


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