MGEAP1: WEST SUMATRA EARTHQUAKE - SITREP 5

UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 JAKARTA 001668 SIPDIS STATE FOR EAP MARCIEL, CA, USAID FOR DCHA/OFDA KLUU, ACONVERY, AND RTHAYER, ANE FOR KROSEN, BANGKOK FOR ADWYER, NSC FOR PMARCHAM, GENEVA FOR NKYLOH, PACOM POLAD/J3/J5 E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: AEMR ASEC PGOV CASC MARR ECON PREL PINR AMGT EAID AQ, ID, LA, RP, TN, VM, WS SUBJECT: MGEAP1: WEST SUMATRA EARTHQUAKE - SITREP 5 JAKARTA 00001668 001.2 OF 002 /////ZFR/////ZFR/////ZFR/////ZFR/////ZFR///// ZFR/////ZFR///// PLEASE ZFR THE ABOVE JAKARTA MRN 001668 IMI ZFR JAKARTA 1668 AND BLANK ASSOCIATED MCN'S. MESSAGE WILL BE SUBMITTED UNDER NEW MRN. MESSAGE WAS SENT IN ERROR. WE ZOB. /////ZFR/////ZFR/////ZFR/////ZFR/////ZFR///// ZFR/////ZFR///// JAKARTA 00001668 002 OF 002 Padang and have sought our assistance in delivering badly needed materials. For instance, HOPE will send locally purchased medicines and shelter to its mobile medical team which is working in the Pariaman district (outside of Padang). 8.(SBU) Hatta Rajsa, State Secretary of the United Indonesia Cabinet, expressed gratitude for a U.S. military field hospital and the USS Denver's airlift support. He said IMAGERY from P-3 flights would help the government's damage assessment and inquired about heavy equipment for excavation and well drilling. Helicopter airlift capacity will get humanitarian assistance and maybe heavy equipment to hard to access areas. INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE 9.(U) The UNOCHA is acting as the lead coordinator of international aid. OCHA is conducting assessment of requirements with its network of NGOs and GOI. Preliminary results are expected Tuesday, October ¶6. We have confirmed reports of the following governments/NGOs having provided assistance and/or funds: JICA (Japan) medical aid and rescue team; AusAid Australia search and rescue team; Insarac (Swiss) medical aid and rescue team; Turkey humanitarian aid; Church World Services; European Commission; Malaysia; UNDP; Hope Indonesia and IOM. We have unconfirmed reports that there are 72 international NGOs working in the area. PUBLIC AFFAIRS 10.(U) Charge Osius and RDML Landolt will travel to Padang tomorrow to welcome the OFDA plane and to see the set up of the mobile hospital, as well as SUPPORT and thank our team. The Indonesian press, print and television, continues to report on President Obama's phone call to President Yudhoyono. U.S. offers of assistance have been widely reported. A popular newspaper, Rakyat Merdeka, included CG Medan and USAID in its list of volunteers actually on the ground in Padang. EMBASSY JAKARTA MISSION DISASTER RELIEF OFFICER ¶11. Mission Disaster Relief Officer is Alfred Nakatsuma. He can be reached at anakatsuma@usaid.gov. or by phone: (office) 62-21-3435-9434 or (cell) 62-8129178395. Osius#