Indonesia Help - Earthquake and Tsunami Victims

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West Sumatra Earthquake Aid Agencies These are reputable NGOs providing emergency aid in West Sumatra. Check their sites for how they are helping and updates of their ongoing work. Please add comments or email Jakartass with additional agencies. Oxfam Mercy Corps ( CafeGive is donating a proportion of its sales to Mercy Corps.) Yayasan IDEP Indonesia Red Cross Palang Merah (in Indonesian) SurfAid International Telecom operator AXIS has started a SMS based donation scheme from all its customers. Users can send a free SMS to ‘1111’ and simply type ’DONASI (5000 or 20000 or 50000)’. So either Rp 5,000; Rp 20,000 or Rp 50,000 will be automatically deducted from their remaining credit and will be used to create a fund for earthquake victims. Readers in the USA can find a list of some of the organizations working to help quake victims in Indonesia, as well as tsunami victims in the Pacific Island nations of Samoa, American Samoa, and Tonga here . They are either providing direct assistanc...

National response will suffice Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (New York, 13 September 2007): A series of earthquakes struck Indonesia today, following an initial 8.4 magnitude earthquake off the coast of Sumatra the previous evening. The United Nations (UN) responded by sending a nine-person assessment team from Aceh to Bengkulu province, which arrived in the area at noon. Both Wednesday's and Thursday's earthquakes generated aftershocks and tsunami alerts that were subsequently called off, although a wave of up to nine feet was reported to have struck Padang, the capital of West Sumatra province, about 20 minutes after the initial quake. In Bengkulu, the UN assessment team met the Vice-Governor and several Government officials, and also conducted assessments at a local hospital, before relaying their findings to the UN Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) Country Team, based in Jakarta. After reviewing those findings, the UN Country Team conc...

Bengkulu Earthquakes 13/14 September 2007 The Indonesian Red Cross - Palang Merah - is already active in the affected areas and donations can be made to their bank account: Bank Mandiri Cabang Wisma Baja (Swift Code: B E I I I D J A) a/c 070.00001.160.17 a/n Palang Merah Indonesia

The quake struck late in the morning, at 1049 local time (0349 GMT), while many people were at work or school killing at least 70 people and injuring hundreds. The magnitude 6.3 quake struck on Sumatra island and was felt as far away as neighboring Malaysia and Singapore , where some tall buildings were evacuated. It was followed by several strong aftershocks. The U.S. Geological Survey said the tremor struck 20 miles below Solok . It was followed by several strong aftershocks, one measuring 6.0. Tuesday’s quake was about 660 miles wes t of the country’s capital Jakarta . Pre-Disaster Landsat over the Earthquake-Affected Areas Near Padang, West Sumatra, Indonesia UNOSAT_EQ_WSumarta_Pre-Landsat_6March07_lowres_V1.0.jpg (974.4Kb) UNOSAT_EQ_WSumarta_Pre-Landsat_6March07_highres_V1.0.jpeg (2.4MB) Elevation over the Earthquake-Affected Areas Surrounding Padang, West Sumatra, Indonesia UNOSAT_EQ_WSumarta_Elevation_6March07_lowres_V1.0.jpg (728.7Kb) UNOSAT_EQ_WSumarta_Elevation_6March07_...

Feels like yesterday, but it actually has been 2 years since the deadly natural disaster attacked. Two years also this blog has been running, on and off, trying to gives the most updated information on disasters and aid information in Indonesia. Since then Indonesia has been hit by Pangandaran Tsunami (West Java) and Yogyakarta Earthquake with great deal people has become victims and displace from their home. But for now, let us remember the deadly tsunami that attacked Aceh and Nias two years ago, and evaluate how far the Indonesian government and the people of Aceh has bounce back from it. For some times now Aceh and Nias rehabilitation and reconstruction effort has been under an agency called BRR ( Badan Rekontruksi dan Rehabilitasi Aceh-Nias ), where you can find their official website here: www.brr.go.id The site has a dedicated page for 2006 Commemoration where there you can find: Aceh and Nias Two Years After the Tsunami 2006 Progress Report (pdf 5.6MB) with its Press R...

A tsunami crashed into beach resorts and fishing villages on Java island Monday, killing at least 262 people and leaving more than 160 missing after bulletins failed to reach the region because no warning system was in place. Pangandaran it's quite a famous beach resorts and tourist destination in West Java Province. ( Pangandaran Travel Guide from Virtual Tourist.com) It was told that frantic tourists and villagers shouted "Tsunami! Tsunami!" as the wave more than 6 feet high approached. Some climbed trees or fled to higher ground to escape while others crowded into inland mosques to pray. At least 23,000 people fled their homes , either because they were destroyed or in fear of another tsunami. Death toll rose to at least 262. At least 172 people were killed and 85 others were missing in the Pangandaran area . A Pakistani national, a Swedish national and a Dutch national were among the dead. Most of the victims were believed to be Indonesians. At least 77 were kille...

Click here if you can't see the simulation. The paper accompanying the simulation prepared by Hamzah Latief, Aditya Riadi, Dodi Zulkarnaen from Dept. of Oceanography, Institute of Technology Bandung (ITB) and Tsunami Research Group, Center for Coastal and Marine Development, Institute of Technology Bandung (ITB) , INDONESIA is available for download here: " Preliminary Result of the 2006 West Java Tsunami Simulation " (.pdf)

Today, 17 July 2006, series of earthquakes attacked Indonesia the southern part of Indonesia, approximately south of Java Island after an earlier earthquakes in South Sumatra all with magnitudes of 5+. The biggest one (Mag 7.1) creates a 2m waves and official has reported 5 casualties . Earthquakes information from USGS : MAG UTC DATE-TIME y/m/d h:m:s LAT deg LON deg DEPTH km Region MAP 5.9 2006/07/17 11:07:37 -9.486 107.732 40.7 SOUTH OF JAVA, INDONESIA MAP 5.4 2006/07/17 10:44:37 -9.043 107.777 40.4 SOUTH OF JAVA, INDONESIA MAP 6.0 2006/07/17 10:09:09 -8.860 107.799 20.0 JAVA, INDONESIA MAP 6.1 2006/07/17 09:13:10 -9.133 107.653 46.6 SOUTH OF JAVA, INDONESIA MAP 5.7 2006/07/17 09:05:18 -9.798 107.961 10.0 SOUTH OF JAVA, INDONESIA MAP 7.1 2006/07/17 08:19:31 -9.295 107.347 48.6 SOUTH OF JAVA, INDONESIA MAP 5.3 2006/07/17 05:32:28 -4.908 102.134 20.7 SOUTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA

Five people have been killed in a tsunami triggered by an earthquake off the island of Java, the Indonesian president said. The earthquake, which had a magnitude of 7.2, struck off the town of Pangandaran at 1519 local time (0819 GMT), causing a two-metre-high wave. BBC Report

Jogja Media Center from Sonora Radio Station 97.4 FM (in Indonesian) http://www.sonorajogjamediacenter.org/ Contact Sonora Jogja Media Center Radio Sonora 97,4 FM Jl. KH. Wakhid Hasyim 256 (ndalem Tejokusuman) Yogyakarta 55262 Hot Line Earthquake Information On Air: (0274) 450363 • 0274) 450364 Off Air: 90274 (Hunting) SMS: 08175483200 Fax: (0274) 450361 Yahoo!Messenger/E-Mail: sonorajogjamediacenter[et]yahoo.co.id

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The United Nations Disaster Assessment and Coordination (UNDAC) contact information in several location in Indonesia Yogyakarta Puji Pujiono +62 811 153 489 Jemilah Mahmood +62 813 6325 4955 / +62 815 8633 0238 Amanada Pitt +62 813 9224 1372 Bantul Rajan Gengaje +62 813 9221 1371 Sun Baitao +62 813 9221 1374 Regina Rahadi +62 811 93 94 79 Yogyakarta Airport Alan Toh +62 813 9221 1351

Anyone needs to communicate on the ground or requires GPS or Satellite Coordinates can use one these contact (ECHO): Jorge Pereiro-Pinon jorge.pereiro-pinon (at) cec.eu.int Agnes Agnes.LE-THIEC (at) cec.eu.int Cesar Arques ta01 (at) echo-bangkok.org

IDEP Yogyakarta Earthquake Response Update No 2 About the situation on the ground around Yogya at this time The latest reports put the death toll from the Java quake at over 5,800 and sources estimate that some 647,000 people have been displaced and are in need of basic food and shelter. As night falls over Java, international news services and eyewitness reports from our partners in the field inform us that while more aid appears to be arriving at the now open airport in Yogyakarta. Yet many people who’s homes have been destroyed are facing their fifth night without food, shelter, water or even basic medical aid. Assessments from our partners in the field suggest than many thousands more people will spend further nights with out their basic needs met. Our partners are coordinating with local organizations to identify places where many of the larger NGO’s have yet to arrive and are focusing their efforts of delivering emergency aid to areas. ...

New website from COMBINE as a Information response system for Java Earthquake Relief. Click here to go o the website: Combine Tanggap - Saksi Gempa.org Contact: Sekretariat SAKSIGEMPA Jl. Ngadisuryan 26 Yogyakarta 55133 Telp/fax.: 0274-418929 Email : jalinmerapi@combine.or.id

From Global Connection - Indonesia Earthquake Load the Google Earth dynamic overlay , generated by the Global Connection project. These maps are from DLR's Center for Satellite-based Crisis Information and contain 0.7 meter Digital Globe imagery and 1 meter IKONOS imagery of Bantul. To use the Google Earth dynamic overlay: If you do not have Google Earth installed, it's a free download from earth.google.com Click on the above link to load into Google Earth. As you navigate to the area affected by the earthquake, you'll see the overlay appear. After you zoom or scroll and stop motion for about a second, Google Earth will automatically load the correct sections of the map. As you zoom in, the map overlays will become more detailed

Can be found here: Indahnesia.com Page on Java Quake 2006 Heavily injured woman A heavily injured woman is waiting to get medical attention in Yogyakarta after an earthquake strikes the ... Setting up camp People have set up quick shelters against the sun, and later for the night, on the one ... Prambanan temples damaged The Prambanan temple complex just east of Yogyakarta has sustained substantial damage after a powerful earthquake in ... Soldiers budy victims Soldiers carry a dead body during a funeral in Bantul, south of Yogyakarta. Rescue workers dug desperately ... Bantul from the air ...

Damage assessment using QUICKBIRD data from May 28, 2006 - Bantul Region, Sheet 1 (1:7,500) May 31, 2006 - 17:30 UTC click here to download the map (1.1 MB low resolution) click here to download the map (2.0 MB medium resolution) click here to download the map (7.0 MB high resolution; corresponding world-file) Damage assessment using QUICKBIRD data from May 28, 2006 - Bantul Region, Sheet 2 (1:7,500) May 31, 2006 - 17:30 UTC click here to download the map (1.0 MB low resolution) click here to download the map (1.9 MB medium resolution) click here to download the map (6.6 MB high resolution; corresponding world-file) From DLR-ZKI. Complete page here: Earthquake in Indonesia 2006