OCHA Situation Report No. 13
Indonesia: Earthquake and Mt. Merapi Volcano
13 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.

HIGHLIGHTS

- According to the World Health Organization, 42 tetanus cases have been 
identified with 11 confirmed deaths.

- Fourteen out of 25 of the most affected sub-districts (80% of houses 
destroyed) are currently covered by NGOs with regards to water and 
sanitation support.

- Coverage of emergency shelter materials in the form of tarpaulins, 
tents and related non-food items falls far short (160,043 gap) of what 
is required.

SITUATION

1.  As of 12 June, the death toll stands at 5,736.  The number of 
injuries stands at 78,206. 156,964 homes have been completely destroyed. 
442,689 houses have suffered earthquake damage.  All statistics come 
from BAKORNAS (the National Coordinating Board for the Management of 
Disaster).

Yogyakarta

Bantul District

2.  The Bupati (head of district) has asked that the architecture of new 
buildings follow local cultural norms. Plans for construction of new 
buildings must be registered and an Ijin Mendirikan Bangunan (building 
permit) obtained.  There will be no tax charged for this.

3.  The Bupati re-emphasized the need to restart economic activities. 
One of the approaches is to implement the government's sectoral 
programmes with funds drawn from the local budget.

4.  A team led by Gajahmada University and the Public Works Office is 
working on house designs that will be inexpensive and 
earthquake-resistant.

Central Java

Klaten

5.  There is an urgent need to clear rubble from the district.

GOVERNMENT RESPONSE

6.  Local media reports that the rehabilitation of school buildings in 
Yogyakarta and Central Java will begin next week. According to the 
Minister of National Education, IDR100 billion (USD10.6 million) will be 
provided by the government for the reconstruction of both private and 
state-owned schools.

Mt. Merapi

7.  The Centre for Vulcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation reports 
that three areas under threat from Merapi are Glapak, Boyong and Gendol. 
A total of 18,703 people have been evacuated to several areas including 
Magelang and Sleman. The number constitutes 80% of the affect area's 
population.

8.  IFRC/PMI has mobilized 350 field action teams (SATGANA) and 
volunteers to assist the government in evacuation, camp management and 
in providing services ranging from relief, shelter, health, field 
kitchens, psychosocial support and water and sanitation to displaced 
communities located in Magelang, Klaten and Sleman districts. IFRC/PMI, 
together with the local government evacuated more than one thousand 
people on 8 June.

9.  Approximately one thousand evacuees (200 families) received 
emergency shelter in terms of family tents. Another 2,000 evacuee 
families received basic health care service. Psychological support 
service is ongoing in Magelang and Klaten at all evacuation sites.  PMI 
water trucks are providing clean water to more than two thousand 
evacuees in Magelang and Klaten. Sanitation services are also being 
provided.

10.  The UN organized the inter-agency meeting on Merapi inviting 
provincial level authorities, BAKORNAS, international organizations, 
IFRC, local NGOs and the Italian vulcanologists last Friday (9 June). 
The participants discussed possible disaster scenarios taking into 
consideration the vulnerability of the people and the government's 
response capacity.

CLUSTER AND SECTOR UPDATE

Shelter:

11.  With reference to Table 1, the Emergency Shelter Cluster Group 
members report that coverage of emergency shelter materials in the form 
of tarpaulins, tents and related non-food items falls far short (160,043 
gap) of what is required.

12.  Emergency shelter materials (tents and tarpaulins) are currently 
being distributed at an average rate of 3,200 per day.

13.  Distribution data has now been received from 22 of the Cluster's 56 
registered operational agencies. This covers 47 of the 65 sub-districts 
considered earthquake affected. The total number of sub-districts in the 
two affected Provinces is 104.

14.  The above figures are not considered fully representative since not 
all national or international organizations on the ground have supplied 
information on distributions made to date, nor has the self-help 
capacity of civil society in this regard been captured. The Information 
Management Unit will collate initial data by 13 June to clarify the 
situation in close cooperation with SATKORLAK.

15.  It should be noted that locally procured plastic sheeting does not 
follow the Sphere standards and is now in limited supply, with market 
prices rising (Bamboo market prices have risen substantially, perhaps as 
much as 20%, in one week). Surveys by various cluster members (Plan 
International, Oxfam, IFRC, CARE International) confirm that plastic 
sheeting/tarpaulins and bamboo are the construction materials of choice, 
though consideration now needs to be given to alternatives in light of

a.  The onset of the rainy season in September/October;

b.  Possible ash-loadings and fire safety downwind of Merapi;

c.  The quality of materials distributed thus far.

16.  The Cluster intends to conduct a 'Rapid Shelter Security 
Assessment' in conjunction with the Scout Movement and University of 
Yogyakarta to triangulate Government data on affected households and 
outstanding shelter needs. Results should be available by 14 June. The 
membership suggested that a more comprehensive joint assessment of 
vulnerability be conducted as soon as possible.

17.  It appears that Klaten is receiving less attention than it should, 
although some agencies including IFRC/PMI are working there.

18.  The strategic planning group established on behalf of the wider 
Emergency Shelter Cluster Group membership has prepared a draft 
strategic framework paper to guide relief operations in the sector. It 
has also drafted Terms of Reference for how the coordination process is 
to be managed. This draft document will be discussed with GOI and 
Provincial counterparts prior to ratification. Members of this group 
included: USAID, ECHO, CARE International, Oxfam, Plan International, 
IOM, IFRC, CHF International, Early Recovery Cluster (UNDP), UN-Habitat, 
and Suara (national NGO consortium); facilitated by the Emergency 
Shelter Group Coordinator.

19.  IOM has responsibility within the Emergency Shelter Cluster Group 
for matters relating to Non-Food Items (NFIs). Ad-hoc working groups 
have been established to define NFI packages for clearance tools and 
self-help repair items. A similar process is being set up to work with 
the Education and Water-Sanitation Clusters for personal hygiene items.

20.  CARDI's shelter activities emphasize community-managed shelter 
recovery and aim to allow communities to begin an immediate return to 
normalcy. 55 shelter recovery kits were distributed to the six 
sub-villages in Sleman district. These kits will allow 
earthquake-affected communities to salvage and recycle materials from 
destroyed homes and buildings. Recovery kits contain a saw, 
sledgehammer, hammer, shovel, wheelbarrow, crowbar and pinch bar, and 
are shared by ten households. CARDI assessment teams in partnership with 
community members and leaders tested and tailored the content of the 
shelter kits.

21.  Plan International has distributed approximately 17,000 tarps to 
families in three sub-districts in Bantul. In addition, one tarp and one 
mat have been distributed to each of the 1,087 households in four 
sub-villages in Imogiri. With a few exceptions, Plan will be 
distributing approximately 1,500 more tarps (and ground mats) each day 
through next week.  Over next week, three other highly-damaged villages 
in Imogiri sub-district, and later in Piyungan sub-district of Bantul, 
will be targeted.

22.  OXFAM informed that 31,440 tarpaulins have distributed to 157,200 
persons, and 2,800 sarongs to 2,560 families.

Health:

23.  The Ministry of Health's goals are threefold: (i) Help injured 
earthquake survivors recover; (ii) Prevent the spread of communicable 
diseases; and, (iii) Restore operation of all medical facilities.

24.  According to the Minister of Health, hospital conditions in 
Yogyakarta and Central Java are returning to normal. The rehabilitation 
process of Community Health Centers (Puskesmas) is proceeding rapidly. 
At present there are 50 puskesmas in Klaten and another 48 in Yogyakarta 
that are being rehabilitated.

25.  According to WHO, 42 tetanus cases have been identified with 11 
confirmed deaths (5 in Yogyakarta and 6 in Klaten). Tetanus shots have 
been administered to patients.  It is strongly recommended that people 
in quake-affected areas be immunized against tetanus as soon as 
possible.

26.  IRD has provided 1,290 doses of Human Tetanus Immunoglobulin (HTI) 
to the Provincial Health Office for distribution to hospitals throughout 
Yogyakarta Province. In addition, IRD has vaccinated 63 patients in 
Bantul hospital and ten patients in Bantul villages.

27.  UNFPA, in coordination with the Indonesian Midwives Association, 
distributed 150 midwifery kits in Bantul and Klaten. Priority for 
distribution was given to the least-assisted villages/areas in the two 
districts. In addition, 100 newborn kits, 100 kits for pregnant woman 
and 800 post-natal kits for mothers were also distributed. In Klaten 
there are 3,481 pregnant women, and the number of childbirths averages 
271 a month. In Bantul, there are 10,423 pregnant women and the average 
number of childbirths is 811 a month.

28.  IFRC/PMI's health assessment is complete and the psychological 
support programme activity is gearing up. IFRC/PMI is also serving the 
vulnerable with mobile clinics and field hospitals.

29.  The Spanish Agency for International Cooperation, AECI, with the 
support of the Embassy of Spain in Jakarta, has completed its relief 
mission.  The Spanish mission included a field hospital and three 
stabilisation units. More than 600 patients were treated at the field 
hospital. AECI also sent two humanitarian flights carrying tents, 
blankets, tarpaulins, medicines, water and sanitation equipment and 
forensic bags.

30.  The CWS psychosocial team has conducted psychological first aid in 
Jokotirto village, Brebah sub-district and Wukirsari village, Imogiri 
sub-district. Further assessments will be conducted at both villages.

Water and Sanitation:

31.  Water and sanitation cluster meetings in Yogyakarta will now be 
held twice a week (Mondays and Thursdays). Meetings have been well 
attended, with over 30 participants from 15 organizations, including 
three local NGOs. Meetings are co-chaired by the Public Works Department 
and UNICEF.

32.  The "who what where" matrix shows that 14 out of 25 of the most 
affected sub-districts (with 80% of houses destroyed) are currently 
covered by NGOs with regards to water sanitation support.

33.  With the clearing of rubble this past week, it has come to light 
that existing sanitation facilities (septic tanks/cess pits and ceramic 
toilets) have suffered less damage than initially thought.  These 
facilities can be rehabilitated rather than constructing new (communal) 
toilets. Rehabilitated household toilets will also be easier to 
maintain, providing more privacy and protection for women. The cluster 
reached a consensus to use the existing facilities, rather than 
constructing the new toilets.

34.  In line with the above, CARDI will rehabilitate and construct 400 
Mandi Cuci Kakus (MCKs). MCKs are combined toilet, bathing and 
hand-washing facilities. CARDI will begin work on 102 MCKs as follows:

a.  Panjangrjo - 70 MCKs

b.  Srihardono - 32 MCKs

35.  In Yogyakarta Province the Public Works department has established 
126 public water points mainly in Bantul district, with capacity of 
2,000 liters. In Klaten district 59 water points (2,000 liter capacity) 
have been established and 11 bladders (5,000 liter capacity) provided by 
UNICEF have been set-up in public kitchens. Over 350,000 liters of water 
is being trucked daily (PDAM/ UNICEF, YDD and Oxfam).

36.  Public Works department of Yogyakarta has also provided 91 toilets 
and bathrooms and five mobile water treatment plants. The government 
expects to be able to support more temporary sanitary facilities though 
exact figures could not be provided yet.

37.  The initial plan of water trucking is for one month (period ends 
two weeks from 12 June). Longer-term water trucking is under review.

38.  IRD distributed 5,000 jerry cans and 2,500 bottles of water 
sanitizer to 3,516 beneficiaries in six villages in the sub-district of 
Gantiwarno in Klaten.

39.  OXFAM reports that its current activities include more than 50 
water tank installations in various locations in Yogyakarta city, 
Bantul, Klaten and Gunung Kidul (1000, 2000, and 3000 litters); delivery 
of daily water trucking on an average of 20 to 25 cubic meters of water 
for drinking purposes; and implementation of well-cleaning activities 
and distribution of cleaning kits in the villages this week. As of 12 
June, OXFAM has water trucked a total of 361,000 liters covering four 
locations (2 hospitals, 1 village and PMI)  in Yogyakarta, four villages 
in Prambanan Klaten, 18 villages & hamlets in eight Bantul's 
sub-districts and ten villages in two Gunung Kidul's sub-districts 
(Panggang & Imogiri).

40.  OXFAM also installed 36 emergency latrines in three hospitals in 
Yogyakarta and public locations in Patuk, serving around 7,000 people. A 
total of 7,272 hygiene kits have been distributed to 36,360 persons in 
Prambanan, Cawas and Bayat sub-districts in Klaten, 5,016 buckets and 
7,470 jerry cans (4,000 from UNICEF) to 37,350 people in Ganti Warno, 
Bayat and Prambanan sub-districts in Klaten and Prambanan sub-district 
in Sleman, Wedi sub-district in Klaten (by LPTP), Patuk & Gedang Sari 
sub-districts in Gunung Kidul (by WALHI)

Food:

41.  WFP in collaboration with IRD, Muhammadiyah University and Gajah 
Mada University, conducted a rapid food security assessment in the three 
most affected districts of Bantul, Sleman (Yogyakarta) and Klaten 
(Central Java). The key findings showed:

- 88% of the surveyed households are living in tents or under plastic 
sheeting,

- 29% are daily laborers,

- 17% of the respondents have resumed working,

- 58% of those who have not resumed working do not know when they will 
be able to resume working,

- Bicycles, motorbikes, poultry and goats were major productive assets 
lost by households.

Because of food aid, no significant negative consumption coping 
strategies were noted. To date, WFP has distributed 195 MT of fortified 
biscuits and 165 tons of fortified noodles.

42.  UNICEF is overseeing nutrition-related issues with regards to the 
earthquake response. UNICEF intends to network with agencies dealing 
with nutrition issues to see if any shortfall exists in the emergency 
situation. UNICEF invites any agency interested in food to attend 
nutrition cluster meeting.

43.  IRD distributed more than 37 MT of noodles to an estimated 125,635 
beneficiaries in Klaten, Bantul, Sleman and Yogyakarta districts. To 
date IRD has distributed more than 1,700 boxes of biscuits, baby food, 
water and noodles to survivors in seven sub districts in Yogyakarta, 
Bantul and Sleman districts; and 1,000 blankets, 500 boxes of baby food, 
150 baby mats and 150 tarpaulins to 3,817 beneficiaries in 11 sub 
districts in Bantul, Sleman, Kodya and Gunung Kidul.

Education:

44.  The earthquake struck near the close of the school year, when most 
elementary school students had not taken their final examinations. 
Education authorities in both provinces proceeded with examinations a 
week after the disaster. To support the government's effort in providing 
temporary learning spaces for children to take their examination, USAID 
provided ten tents in Klaten; Save the Children UK provided three tents 
in Bantul; the Japanese Embassy through JICS provided 100 tents; and 
UNICEF provided 52 tents for schools in Bantul and another 26 tents for 
schools in Klaten. More still has to be done to provide all communities 
with temporary learning spaces and replace the large amount of school 
supplies and teaching-learning materials (textbooks, chalkboards, 
teachers' guides, attendance registers etc.) which have been destroyed 
as a result of the earthquake.

45.  The provincial education authorities have been proactive in issuing 
policy guidelines for the resumption and reconstruction of schools in 
Yogyakarta and Central Java. The priority of the government is to 
provide temporary learning spaces for students thereby ensuring a smooth 
beginning of the school year starting 17 July, 2006. Below are some of 
the needs identified by the Government:

- Community participation in clearing of land and in rebuilding 
temporary facilities.

- Tents for use as temporary learning spaces to be utilized by all 
children who have lost their schools and learning spaces. A system of 
double shifts will be applied in order to maximize utilization of the 
temporary classroom tents. It is the Government's intention to use these 
tents for a period up to one year, while the permanent schools are being 
reconstructed. These temporary learning spaces need to be available and 
operational by 17 July, the first day of the new school year.

- Water and sanitation facilities provided for all temporary schools.

- Psycho-social support for student and teachers affected by the quake.

- Massive construction of permanent schools to replace the schools that 
were destroyed and heavily damaged as well as rehabilitating the lightly 
damaged school buildings.

46.  Save the Children will coordinate the working group on psychosocial 
support and work with child protection cluster and Gadjah Mada 
University to come up with a plan of action. The group aims to train 
teachers for psychosocial management and support during the holidays. 
The need to work together with community in achieving the best 
educational interventions was also emphasized.

Early Recovery:

47.  IFRC/PMI is conducting an early recovery needs assessment for 
various cash or in-kind distribution options.

48.  Mercy Corps conducted community meetings on recovery activities 
with communities in Bambang and Lipuro, and is providing a package of 
recovery tools that will be used to clean homes. This activity will also 
be implemented in Piyungan and Plered. So far, Mercy Corps has 
distributed 4,189 units of tarps, blanket, hygiene kit, and mats to six 
different sub-districts benefiting 1,790 families.

Protection:

49.  The Protection cluster led by DINSOS/DEPSOS with support of UNICEF 
will have the following sub-groups: child protection; gender (including 
gender based violence); psychosocial/mental health (joint with health); 
and public information.  Sub-group leaders are currently being 
finalized.

LOGISTICS

50.  There is sufficient land tracking/transportation capacity. However, 
services are not always free. IOM has a fleet of 80 trucks and 51 
vehicles. Organizations who need land transportation support should 
contact IOM: yogyalogistics@iom.int two days prior to the date when the 
service is required. Application forms can be obtained at: 
www.iom.or.id.

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