OCHA Situation Report No. 8
Indonesia: Earthquake
Central Java and Yogyakarta Provinces
4 June 2006


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

I.  SITUATION

1. Death toll estimates range from 4,962 to 6,234. Injury estimates 
range from 33,852 to 57,790. The number of people displaced ranges from 
200,000 to 650,000.

2. Local media quoted the Governor of Yogyakarta as saying that foreign 
medical aid should be stopped as the immediate life-saving phase is 
ending. The Governor says that the majority of injured people are 
already being attended to. The aid distribution mechanism is improving, 
as aid is being sent directly to POSKOs at the sub-district (kecamatan) 
level. Transportation facilities (civil and military) have been 
mobilized under the President's instructions.

3. Looting has occurred in Yogyakarta and Klaten. Some 5,000 military 
personnel and 696 volunteers are now mobilized on the ground to monitor 
the situation.

4. The Directorate of Public Works in Yogyakarta informed that 60,000 
houses are damaged, 300,000 houses need to be repaired, and 15,000 
latrines need to be built. Organizations focusing on water and 
sanitation are encouraged to help provide latrines.

5. In Klaten, three field hospitals were open in Wedi, Jatiwarno, and 
Prambanan. Another field hospital was delivered to Bayat sub-district to 
treat 1,214 patients. 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. The predicament of IDPs in Klaten is worse 
than Bantul as Klaten was already hosting IDPs evacuated from the 
vicinity of Merapi when the earthquake struck. Roughly 30% of IDPs have 
proper shelter. IDP site management remains a challenge, with sanitation 
cited as a worsening problem.  There is also a shortage of relief 
supplies. According to media reports, affected communities in Klaten 
have been complaining about uneven aid distribution.

6. In Bantul, there are 14,000 hectares rice padi field in production, 
of which 6,000 hectares are ready to be cultivated in June - July. Needs 
from the agricultural sector include seeds, fertilizers, and 
transportation for supplies.

7. As of 1 June, the delivery of humanitarian aids 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) to carry humanitarian 
aid will be provided instead. A temporary warehouse has been established 
in Kampung Bandan, Jakarta. All train stations have resumed their normal 
schedules.

8. The Secretary of Yogyakarta Provincial Government would like to get 
information on "Who is doing What and Where", and relief supply data. 
This is being addressed by the UN team in Yogyakarta. Foreign workers 
are advised to wear ID cards.

9. 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. The issue of customs 
clearance is currently causing some delay. This could become a 
bottleneck if incoming consignments are not cleared in a timely manner. 
WFP has deployed two logistics coordinators to help address these 
issues.

II.  NATIONAL RESPONSE

10. The Government plans to shorten the period of emergency response and 
start early recovery after one month.

11. The Government of Yogyakarta is training district health staff in 
Bantul on the proper use of water disinfection methods and aid 
distribution. Ground water samples have been taken in the sub-districts 
of Gunung Kidul and Kulon Progo, and in Bantul and Sleman districts to 
check for bacteria. Water and sanitation related support is ongoing.

12. The Ministry of Health has established two field hospitals in Dwi 
Windu and Sewon in Bantul. The Ministry has also established a special 
team in Sardjito Hospital, Yogyakarta, to facilitate the dispatch of 
local and international medical personnel. The Ministry has sent three 
trucks of medicine, 30 mobile clinics, four field hospitals, and other 
medical supplies and equipment.

13. DHL will assist the local government by setting up an inventory and 
movement tracing system in Solo airport.

14. BAKORNAS has opened an official Media Centre located at Yogyakarta's 
Adisucipto Airport.

15. The Department of Social affairs and Social Affairs Office has 
established a child protection centre in Yogyakarta. 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.

16. A consortium of private sector companies, universities and local 
NGOs (Unilever Peduli, Nestle Indonesia, Exxon Mobil, Gneral Electric 
Volunteers, Coca Cola Foundation, Indosat, Dompet Dhuafa Republika, IBL, 
KKS Melati, Yayasan Air Putih, Visi Anak Bangsa, Pancasila University, 
Indonesian Migrant labour Association, and Yayasan Cinta Anak Bangsa) 
have set up an aid post named Indonesia Peduli. The consortium has sent 
59 medical doctors to affected areas

17. According to local media reports, the following assistance is being 
provided by the government and community:

a. The state-owned health insurance company, PT ASKES and 14 
pharmaceutical companies donated medical supplies at a value of IDR 1.2 
billion.

b. The state-owned telecommunication company, PT TELKOM is giving 50% 
discounts to customers in Yogyakarta and Central Java.

c. 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).

III.  INTERNATIONAL RESPONSE

18. On 2 June 2006, the United Nations issued the Indonesia Earthquake 
2006 Response Plan. The Response Plan, which includes projects in nine 
thematic areas from over 20 organizations, highlights immediate 
humanitarian needs related to emergency shelter, medical assistance, 
water, sanitation, food and child protection. The document also outlines 
critical early recovery requirements and common support services. The 
total cost for the six-month response is US$103 million. The full 
document is available on ReliefWeb (www.reliefweb.int).

19. WHO and UNICEF plan to provide funds for operational costs for 
immunisations. A supply system has been set up at airport and the 
Governor's office. It will be integrated with the information system and 
be set up in the Provincial Health Office, District Health Offices and 
Sarjito hospital. WHO is also expecting delivery of surgical kits, six 
diarrhoea kits, and eight new health emergency kits this coming week. 
WHO has already delivered 13.3 tonnes of medical and surgical material 
as well as diarrhoea kits onsite.

20. OXFAM informs that some 90,000 litres of water, 12,500 tarpaulins 
and 20,000 other on-food items have been provided to 100,000 affected 
people.

21. 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

22. 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

23. PMI and other sources report that IDPs need the following:

a. Bantul: platoon tents, medicine, food, field kitchen equipment, baby 
food & milk, clothes, water and sanitation for public lavatories, 
communication device, boots, blanket, pallet, light device, baby kit and 
hygiene kit.

b. Boyolali: 200 family tents, 200 family kits, five platoon tents, baby 
food & milk, field kitchen equipment, five generators, 125 blankets, 200 
pallets, light device, volunteer, motorbike for assessment, and car for 
distribution and mobilization.

c. Sleman: medical teams, water and sanitation, mineral water, six 
platoon tents, food items for 1,252 persons, medicine, baby milk, and 
light device.

d. Klaten: basic medicines (analgesic, antibiotic, antibiretic), 
paramedics (doctors and paramedics for field operations, pediatrician an 
internist for community health centers, and orthopedist with orthopedics 
equipments), logistics (ambulances, communication devices/handy talky 
for 12 community health centres), masks, eye drops, sugar, rain coats, 
and 300 family tents.

24. BAKORNAS reports that overall required assistance includes temporary 
shelters, food items, air transportation for evacuation and delivery of 
humanitarian aid, and various medical supplies and equipments.

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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