Indonesia: Earthquake - OCHA-04: 31-May-06
OCHA Situation Report No. 4
Indonesia: Earthquake
31 May 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.
SITUATION
1. Death toll estimates range from 4,568 to 5,428. The homeless
population is estimated to range from approximately 100,000 to 200,000,
though media reports have quoted higher numbers. In Bantul District, 60
to 80 percent of houses are thought to be destroyed or uninhabitable.
People have expressed preference for staying as close as possible to
their home sites. The rain further compounds the situation.
The latest data from the Department of Social Affairs (DEPSOS) shows (30
May, 11.30am) that 17,485 houses have been completely destroyed and
29,277 seriously damaged. The casualty toll is as follows:
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| Province | District/ |30/05/2006| | |
| |Municipality| 11:30 | | |
|----------+------------+----------+---------+----------|
| | | Dead | Heavily | Slightly |
| | | | injured | injured |
|----------+------------+----------+---------+----------|
|Yogyakarta|Bantul | 3,310 | 1,907 | 1,769 |
| | | | | |
| | | | | |
| | | | | |
| | | | | |
|----------+------------+----------+---------+----------|
| |Yogyakarta | 165 | 215 | 48 |
|----------+------------+----------+---------+----------|
| |Sleman | 184 | 602 | 1,192 |
|----------+------------+----------+---------+----------|
| |Kulonprogo | 26 | 252 | 171 |
|----------+------------+----------+---------+----------|
| |Gunung Kidul| 65 | 1,025 | |
|----------+------------+----------+---------+----------|
|Central |Magelang | 1 | | |
|Java | | | | |
| | | | | |
| | | | | |
| | | | | |
|----------+------------+----------+---------+----------|
| |Purworejo | 5 | | |
|----------+------------+----------+---------+----------|
| |Boyolali | 3 | | |
|----------+------------+----------+---------+----------|
| |Klaten | 1,668 | | |
|----------+------------+----------+---------+----------|
|TOTAL | | 5,428 | 7,519 | 3,180 |
|----------+------------+----------+---------+----------|
2. The Health Department says 22,048 patients have received treatment in
hospitals. Health teams from various agencies and NGOs continue
providing medical treatment in 29 locations in Bantul District.
Hospitals are overwhelmed in all affected areas, in part because people
have no homes to return to. Eighteen community health centres and 11
primary health units are damaged in Yogyakarta, and 27 community health
centres and 33 primary health units are damaged in Bantul. A field
hospital, consisting of three tents for in-patient treatment (30 beds)
and three tents for intensive care unit, has been established in Bantul.
The field hospital will be supported by additional teams from Jakarta.
The Health Department has also sent ten mobile clinic units, medical
personnel and three trucks of medicine. No more medical staff is
requested at this moment.
3. Nine out of 12 water treatment plants were not yet working in Bantul
as of Tuesday (30 May) morning. Numbers and locations of displaced
people are being updated to enable efficient water delivery.
4. Access to food and cooking facilities is badly affected. Markets are
slowly opening, but food prices have already risen 10 to 15 percent in
urban areas.
5. Yogyakarta airport is open for humanitarian relief only. This will
assist in solving the congestion problem on the road from Solo airport
to Yogyakarta.
6. An environmental expert of the SDC, in collaboration with OCHA,
conducted a preliminary rapid environmental assessment to identify any
acute environmental issues arising from the earthquake. Health care
waste management of the injured people needs to be monitored,
particularly at field clinics. Furthermore, there are reported concerns
with a build-up of ash on the nearby volcano. The ash may have been
destabilized by recent rain, which could result in ash/mud slides.
Appropriate waste management will be a key recovery issue. An
assessment led by BAPPENAS (National Development Planning Agencies) will
reportedly cover this and other environmental recovery issues.
NATIONAL RESPONSE
7. The Coordinating Minister of Finance chaired the first meeting of
donors with the government since the earthquake to discuss recovery
planning. The Director of BRR, Kuntoro Mangkusubroto, was present,
advising the government on lessons learned from tsunami reconstruction
work. It was made clear that the scale and socio-cultural context of
Yogyakarta cannot be compared to Aceh.
8. BAPPENAS is taking the lead in organising a damage and loss
assessment and requested technical support from the UN and World Bank.
9. The State-owned Electricity Company (PT. PLN) has distributed 6
1.000-2.000 kva generators to a number of hospitals in Yogyakarta,
Bantul and Sleman. 95% of electricity in Yogyakarta has been restored.
However, five out of 55 power suppliers in the area are still down.
10. Vice President Jusuf Kalla said that the government has decided to
give IDR 30 million to victims whose houses are severely damaged in
Yogyakarta and Central Java. In the case of minor damage, the
compensation will be IDR 10 million.
11. The Minister of Finance said that her ministry has released IDR 50
billion through BAKORNAS for emergency relief in Yogyakarta and Central
Java.
12. The Health Department is conducting measles immunization for
children under five in the affected areas. The first target will be 2.5%
of children. Other immunizations may be provided in the future. Two
tonnes of various vaccines have been sent to the affected areas.
13. Food distribution by the government and WFP has commenced.
INTERNATIONAL RESPONSE
14. The UN Resident/Humanitarian Coordinator is meeting with government
officials in Yogyakarta. He has also been conducting field visits with
the UN team on the ground since 29 May.
15. A team from Telecommunication Sans Frontieres (TSF) has arrived to
provide telecommunication facilities in partnership with Air Putih, a
local NGO.
16. The UAE Red Crescent sent a plane with three (3) Emergency Medical
Kits, fifty (50) First Aid Kits, Mineral Water, two thousand (2,000)
blankets, three hundred (300) tents, food to be determined later and
depending on availability in the warehouses. In addition, it will make
funds available in cash for purchase of additional items from the local
market as needed.
17. The Government Italy has sent a plane of first aid emergency kits
valued at approximately USD 190,000. The kits will arrive at Solo
airport on 30 May. In addition, the aircraft delivers 30 tonnes of goods
(23 tons for the Government, six tons to WFP for distribution to the
affected population), comprised of diesel generators, water pumps and
purification units, multipurpose tents, blankets, collapsible water
containers, kitchen sets, etc.
18. The Iran Red Crescent has provided 2,000 blankets, 500 tents, 100
kitchen sets, 200 rice bags, 10,000 canned beans, 10,000 canned fish,
120 pulses bags, ten group tents, two rubber hall (tents) and 100
lanterns.
19. During a coordination meeting in Bantul on 29 May, it was confirmed
that:
- WATSAN: UNICEF set up a local WATSAN Office at the local State-Owned
Water Company (PDAM). PDAM's 18 water trucks have begun supplying clean
water. UNICEF will begin to build washbasins and toilets.
- SHELTER: DEPSOS has distributed 150 tents to Klaten. IFRC distributed
310 tents in Klaten, and 800 tents in Bantul. Total 10,000 tarpaulins
and 2,000 stands could be made available by IFRC. IRC distributed tents,
blankets and water containers. UNHCR have provided HELP Germany with
2000 heating stoves and 2000 plastic mats (2 x 3 metres in size) that
HELP is distributing as part of their emergency aid response in Bantul
District. PMI/IFRC is diverting 10,000 tents allocated for Aceh to
Yogyakarta.
- HEALTH: A field hospital of Ministry of Health has been erected in
Bantul. A field hospital from China and a Norwegian medical team are in
the process of setting up while Japan and the US Marine's field
hospitals are to follow shortly. Singapore established a health services
point in Klaten. A team of French orthopaedic surgeons and nurses will
arrive in the next few days. Turkish Red Cross will set up a medical
unit for psychosocial health in Bantul. A steering committee consisting
of a Ministry of Health official, head of local Hospitals, PMI
(Indonesian Red Cross) and IFRC was formed to determine the requirements
and response strategies. ISLAMIC RELIEF has five big tents and
wheelchairs. WHO has deployed nine staff to Yogyakarta and flying in
additional medical supplies. UNAIDS noted that over 5,000 people in
Yogyakarta area were HIV+ and that vulnerable groups would need to be
targeted through appropriate HIV/AIDS interventions.
- PSYCHOSOCIAL (CHILD PROTECTION): UNICEF/Plan International have
interacted with DEPSOS to work on Child Protection issues, separated
children, and also on possible child trafficking. UNICEF assessed five
hospitals and no unaccompanied separated children are identified. A
Child Centre was opened in Bantul for psychosocial support amongst
children DEPSOS plans to open three Child Centers. Church World Service
(CWS) has plans to offer psychosocial first aid.
- EDUCATION: Most of the 60 assessed schools are heavily damaged.
- FOOD: WFP has distributed 30 MT of fortified biscuits, of which 12 MT
were distributed in Klaten and 18 MT in Bantul. Seven trucks of biscuits
from Solo carrying another 39 MT of fortified biscuit and ten trucks
carrying 75 MT of fortified noodles have also arrived in Bantul. Ten
wickhalls (mobile warehouses) are being dispatched to Yogyakata from
Medan. CWS distributed 174 boxes of mineral water, 104 boxes of
biscuits, 25 boxes of instant noodles, 180 packages of hygiene kits, 45
packages of baby kits to the affected communities in Imogiri, Pundong,
and Kretek Sub-District.
Assessments:
- FAO plans an agricultural assessment mission jointly with the Ministry
of agriculture.
- UNESCO has deployed three staff and is in the process of organizing an
assessment of cultural sites.
- UNIDO plans a mission to assess potential environmental pollution
stemming from damage to industrial leather operations in Bantul area.
- UNDP Early Recovery advisor is scheduled to arrive in Indonesia 30
May.
- ILO plans a joint assessment with the Ministry of Manpower.
ASSISTANCE REQUESTED
1. BAKORNAS has indicated that food aid, medical supplies and non-food
items are still urgently needed. Logistical support for managing the
influx of assistance and delivery of water supply is being developed.
2. The inter-agency mission is in the process of preparing a report
outlining the needs and requirements of areas assessed thus far. The
report will be issued when the mission completes the assessment in the
next few days.
OTHERS
The UN is preparing an Emergency Response Plan, which will be based on
the IASC recommended cluster approach - the plan will outline immediate
needs and requirements.
The UN is appealing that all UN agencies and INGOs please check in with
the UN Area Coordinator in Yogyakarta upon arrival. Contact details:
Charlie Higgins (+62 811 987 372) and Puji Pujiono (+62 811 153 489)
This situation report, together with further information on ongoing
emergencies, is also available on the OCHA Internet Website at
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