INDONESIA: JUNE 1 EARTHQUAKE SITREP

UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 04 JAKARTA 006910

SIPDIS

AIDAC
SIPDIS

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: AEMR ASEC CASC ECON EAID PREF PREL PGOV SENV
SOCI, ID
SUBJECT: INDONESIA: JUNE 1 EARTHQUAKE SITREP

REF: A. JAKARTA 6813 (SITREP 3)


B. JAKARTA 6772 (SITREP 2)

C. JAKARTA 6658 (SITREP 1)

D. JAKARTA 6653 (EMBASSY MEETING ON EARTHQUAKE)

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SUMMARY
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1. (U) The GOI has raised its count of victims from the May
27 earthquake to 6,234 dead and 46,148 injured. No Americans
appear among the dead or wounded. Experts report that basic
medical supplies remain in need. USAID partners have
surveyed water systems and sanitation conditions in afflicted
areas; further USAID personnel and USAID-funded supplies
should arrive in the quake area on June 1. Approximately 80
U.S. military personnel have arrived, and military aircraft
continue to enhance our ability to assist survivors. The
U.S. military field hospital continues to treat patients
while U.S. military doctors also assist local medical
facilities. The GOI has begun preparing a damage and needs
assessment for the Consultative Group on Indonesia (CGI).
Volcanic activity at nearby Mount Merapi has increased. The
Ambassador's May 31 visit to the area (ref A) received
substantial positive press coverage. This cable also
describes some relief activities of other governments,
international organizations, and non-governmental
organizations. End Summary.

CASUALTIES
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2. (U) The GOI Department of Social Affairs, on June 1,
revised its official count of earthquake victims to 6,234
dead, 33,231 seriously injured, and 12,917 lightly injured.
The Department of Social Affairs estimated 233,237 homes
destroyed by the earthquake. We have no reports of Amcits
dead or injured or of unidentified foreigners at any medical
facility. We have resolved all w/w inquires concerning
Americans reportedly in the Yogyakarta area.

SITUATION IN YOGYAKARTA
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3. (U) The Yogyakarta airport fully re-opened May 31.
Yogyakarta city has begun to normalize, with businesses
operating, and people returning to work. In Yogyakarta,
basic services have resumed, and the GOI has asked for school
to commence June 1. Many parts of Bantul and Klaten, however,
remain without electricity and piped water. Communities in
the affected areas have started to clear out debris, with
looting reported in some areas.

NEEDS
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4. (U) Indonesians participating in the relief effort
indicated their greatest need remains medicines and medical
equipment such as pins, rods, screws, and plates for fixing
broken bones. While thousands of Indonesian tents are
available for distribution, homeless persons badly need basic
environmental protection equipment, such as mosquito nets.
The World Health Organization (WHO) reported that relief
workers most need: orthopedic supplies, antibiotics, bed
sheets, mattresses, and other consumable medical equipment,
such as sterile kits for operations, stitching materials,
x-ray film and pop plasters.

U.S. CIVILIAN EFFORT
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5. (U) We anticipated the arrival in Yogyakarta on June 1 of
a flight carrying USAID-funded relief supplies, consisting of
four World Health Organization medical kits. The kits will
serve the basic first-aid needs of 120,000 people for one
month.

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6. (U) Four members of the USAID Disaster Assistance Response
Team (DART) have arrived in Yogyakarta. The remaining five
technical experts arrive June 2. The DART will include
specialists in water, sanitation and shelter; a
communications officer; a program officer; and a military
liaison.


7. (U) USAID partner Environment Services Program (ESP)
completed a water supply assessment in Bantul, Yogyakarta and
Sleman. Piped water supply in Bantul appears badly affected,
with 10 out of 13 deep wells not functioning due to
electricity failure or damage. The earthquake appears not to
have badly affected piped water supply systems in Yogyakarta
city and Sleman. Only 2 out of 35 deepwells in Yogyakarta
have stopped functioning. Technicians have begun repairing
pipe leaks and other minor damage. Shallow wells reportedly
have dried up due to shifts in the aquifer. The water supply
system in Sleman functions normally. The ESP team also
conducted sanitation assessment in Yogyakarta city.


8. (U) The American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) has raised
USD 30,000 for earthquake relief, and sent a representative
to Yogyakarta to coordinate U.S. corporate relief efforts.
AmCham has teamed up with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and
the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KADIN) to
help rebuild small handicraft producers located in the
earthquake zone. According to Minister of Trade Mari
Pangestu, approximately 70 percent of Indonesia's handicraft
industry, particularly batik producers, lies in and around
Yogyakarta; the earthquake wiped out thousands of small
businesses and entrepreneurs.

U.S. MILITARY ACTIVITY IN EARTHQUAKE AREA
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9. (U) We have approximately 80 U.S. military personnel on
the ground in the earthquake area. We expect a total of four
KC-130 flights on June 1, which will expand the capacity of
our military treatment facility. We anticipate up to two
possible C-17 flights on June 2.


10. (U) Medical personnel at our treatment facility treated
27 patients on the afternoon and evening of May 31. They
have continued to treat a continuous flow of patients on June

1. U.S. military doctors do basic clinic work on an ongoing
basis, and perform significant outpatient procedures and
surgeries. The Embassy has provided two Indonesian staff,
our RMO and a nurse to the treatment facility, and Embassy
C-12 flew five additional Indonesian staff to the area on
June 1 to provide translation services.


11. (U) U.S. military doctors have gone to local medical
facilities, assisting with treatment at those sites or
routing/transporting some patients to our treatment facility.


12. (U) At the request of the Indonesian Armed Forces, U.S.
military doctors and Embassy military personnel visited the
Klaten region to provide immediate care and conduct an
assessment for future visits to rural regions.


13. (U) A U.S.-led meeting of international military
personnel should take place June 1, and include
representatives of Thailand, Singapore, Australia, Japan, and
possibly others.

GOI PLANNING, COMPENSATION
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14. (U) The National Development Planning Agency (Bappenas)
will take the lead conducting a rapid damage and needs
assessment in coordination with ministries and local
government officials. Bappenas expects to have the report
prepared and ready to share with donors at the June 14
Consultative Group for Indonesia (CGI) meeting. With the

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World Bank's assistance, the assessment will use the same
format as in Aceh after the 2004 tsunami, describing the
GOI's budget and operational plan for earthquake recovery and
reconstruction.


15. (U) The GOI plans to compensate victims of the earthquake
as follows:

- 3,258 USD (Rp. 30 million) per household for heavily
damaged houses;
- 1,629 USD (Rp. 15 million) per household for lightly
damaged houses;
- 10.84 USD (Rp. 100,000) per person for clothing;
- 10.86 USD (Rp. 100,000) per household for cooking equipment;
- 0.32 USD (Rp. 3,000) per person per day for food.


16. (U) The GOI has announced free restoration of electricity
services to all earthquake-affected communities. The
Indonesian Armed Forces (TNI) have deployed helicopters and
2,000 tents from North Sumatra.

OTHER INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE EFFORTS
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17. (U) UNESCO has pledged to assist the Prambanan temple
restoration efforts.


18. (U) Suez Groupe (France) deployed one unit of portable
water treatment system and 3 water tank cars to Bantul
district. Technicians will install the portable water
treatment system in the district hospital


19. (U) Italy and Spain have pledged to establish field
hospitals (locations tbd).


20. (U) Three field hospitals have been established in
cooperation with the Ministry of Health using WHO equipment,
two in Bantul and one in Yogyakarta. WHO will provide health
kits, surgical kits, dressings, rolls of plastic for 1,000
tents, and ringer lactate. WHO will pay operational costs
for the Ministry of Health's mobile clinics. The 30 clinics,
each with four personnel (doctor, nurse, paramedic and
driver),will operate for ten days to provide medical care,
patient referral, surveillance and implementation.


21. (U) UNFPA plans to dispatch supplies and equipment in
response to emergency care needs for pregnant women and other
reproductive health services. UNFPA will also work to
prevent gender-based violence among the displaced population,
and will distribute personal hygiene kits to displaced women.


22. (U) UNICEF will provide 22 trucks supplying 320,000
liters of water a day and plans to increase to 45 trucks --
30 in Bantul and 15 in Klaten, on four rotations a day to
supply 720,000 liters. Some 12,000 hygiene kits for 60,000
people have been distributed. Construction started on
emergency bathing/latrine facilities at 100 locations. One
child centre for recreation and psychosocial activities has
begun operating, and another two begin tomorrow. UNICEF will
conduct measles and vitamin A vaccination campaign.


23. (U) IOM transported 74 tons of relief good to affected
areas and also delivered 78 tons of food and non-food items,
including 20 tons of water purifiers, generators, mattresses
and plastic sheets on behalf of the Japanese International
Cooperation Agency.


24. (U) The Australian government intends to send over 80
disaster experts and a 27-person medical team to Yogyakarta;
the GOA has pledged a total of AUSD 7.5 million so far.


25. (U) The Philippines government plans to send a 20-person
medical team with 12 tons of relief goods and medicine on a
Philippines Air Force KC-130.


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26. (U) The Singapore government will provide further
humanitarian relief in the form of an additional eight-member
Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) Medical Team, an 11-member
Singapore Civil Defense Force (SCDF) Medical Team, as well as
a further 200,000 USD worth of emergency supplies including
medical supplies, blankets and tents. The Government also
contributed 50,000 USD through the Singapore Red Cross.
Singapore had earlier provided assistance in the form of a
43-member SCDF DART, a 35-member SAF Medical Team, and 50,000
USD worth of emergency supplies.


27. (U) Church World Services Indonesia has continued its
distribution of 9,600 bottles mineral water, 117 packages of
biscuits, 1,125 packages of hygiene kits, 270 blankets and 40
tents in Jetis and Imogiri sub-districts in Bantul district.


28. (U) Catholic Relief Services has distributed aid worth
200,000 USD, consisting of tents, tarpaulins, kitchen sets,
prayer kits, hygiene kits, blankets in Kretek village, Bantul
district, and in Pundong and Prambanan sub-districts,
Yogyakarta Province. CRS also donated 10,000 USD to the
"Yayasan Gaia" for a mobile clinic in Pundong.

VOLCANO UPDATE
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29. (U) Volcanologists report an increase in the frequency
and distance of pyroclastic and lava flows at Mount Merapi --
exceeding that usually found at the current classification,
Level 4 (the highest alert level for volcanos).

MEDIA COVERAGE
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30. (U) The Ambassador's visit to Yogyakarta received wide
media coverage, highlighting the U.S. role in providing
emergency assistance. Indonesian news agency Antara carried
stories generated by the Ambassador's meeting with President
Yudhoyono, his visit to the U.S. Military emergency medical
facility, and his stop at a distribution center. Most
national television stations carried coverage of the
Ambassador's meetings; U.S. Fox News traveled with the
Ambassador in the motorcade throughout the day. AP and AFP
also carried stories on the visit. While the situation
improves in Yogyakarta, Indonesian media continued to
highlight problems with bureaucracy and distribution
problems, especially in the most heavily affected areas.
PASCOE