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DFID Situation Report

West Sumatra Earthquake

04 Oct 2009, 1500

I.              HEADLINES

Indonesian Disaster Management Authority (BNPB) estimates 20,000 buildings destroyed, approximately 160,000 damaged to a lesser degree, 603 fatalities, 777,893 affected or at risk, early numbers for Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) stands at 736 (it is anticipated that significant numbers are residing with host families).

Worst affected areas are Padang and 25-55km North West of Padang.

Rural areas are largely un-surveyed as yet.

Priority needs: Water and Sanitation (WASH), emergency shelter, hygiene kits, non-food items (NFIs), (OCHA#4)

DFID’s Search and Rescue and Humanitarian Assessment Teams are on the ground and working.

Early rapid assessment of programme funding needs is under way. DFID already committed £500,000 to the preliminary $6M appeal from the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies.

II.            DFID RESPONSE

The DFID/RAF flight landed on time at 0223 local time Sunday.  As planned, the DFID Humanitarian Advisor working with UNDAC, who has been in Padang for 3 days, was able to meet the plane together with a member of staff from the DFID Jakarta office.  Trucks were hired to transport the members of the UK SAR team (63 people plus 2 dogs), a SAR liaison officer and SAR specialist equipment, a DFID assessment team, a DFID Press officer, a Shelter expert for NGO Care and 2 journalists. 386 shelter kits and approximately 2million water purification tablets (consigned to Save the Children) were also on the aircraft.

The team were assisted by FCO staff from the British Embassy who fast tracked the immigration and visa process for 80 people at the airport. The team unloaded the plane into eight trucks, two coaches and one Land Cruiser and left the airport for the Stadium, where they set up camp by 0425 local, having cleared the airport with all the SAR kit as well as the relief items.  Accommodation was arranged for our team with the Australian SAR Team and Save the Children.

Once distributed by Save the Children, shelter kits will provide shelter for approximately 750 families. The purification tablets will supply clean water for 180,000 people for a week at 10 litres per person per day (including the population of 168,000 targeted by Save the Children.)

Two other members of the DFID assessment mission are in Jakarta liaising with the DFID office and will travel to Padang to support on Monday 5 October. Kenny Dick, Head of DFID Indonesia will make a staff member available to attend meetings in Jakarta.

III. SITUATION OVERVIEW

Following the two consecutive earthquakes of 30 September and 1 October, 11 districts across Western Sumatra have been affected, with Padang (pop 900,000) and Pariaman (pop 70,000) the worst affected (OCHA). The overall radius of the main impact is approximately 80km (IFRC - PMI)

BNPB (Indonesian Disaster Management Authority) reports that the official fatality figure stands at 603. 3,000 people are reportedly injured with an unconfirmed number still trapped. Early numbers for Internally Displaced Persons stands at 736.

Infrastructure: 20,000 buildings are destroyed with 160,000 buildings reportedly damaged, including 2 hotels, 3 out of 5 hospitals, a shopping mall, multiple schools and a university (multiple sources). 72 electrical relay stations have been damaged, disrupting electrical supply to Padang. BNPB report that the power supply is 60% restored and will be fully restored within one week. 70% of the GSM network is now up and running (IFRC).

Damaged roads and bridges are hampering assessment and relief distributions. A number of primary roads from Padang to surrounding districts are closed.

In Padang assessments indicate that in the medium density areas 80% of housing is damaged, and 60% of houses are damaged in medium density areas. Land access to Padang from Bukit Tinggi, Medan and Bengkulu is cut off. Roads to Teluk Bayur Port are currently blocked; however, the Port itself is open and functioning. There are reportedly landslides in several areas in Bukit Tinggi (UNDAC). Land access from Bukit Tinggi, Medan and Bengkulu is cut off (WHO).

Services: Padang’s Minangkabau International Airport and Tabing Airport (former military airport) are functioning well (OCHA). Roads to Teluk Bayur Port are cut off, although it is functioning. Telecommunications, electricity and main water supplies have been down and remain intermittent (BBC).

Fuel availability continues to be a concern although access for the International Community to fuel has become easier since the introduction of a BNPB priority authorisation certificate, valid at one petrol station close to the Governor’s office. 50% of petrol stations in Padang City reopened on 2^nd Oct. Generally there are communication delays between Jakarta and Padang at all levels (Internal).

IV. KEY RESPONSE ISSUES

Priority Needs (by Sector/Cluster):

• Food/Nutrition-little information
• Jerry cans, tarpaulins, hygiene kits
• WASH-priority
• Health

Part of Padang's main hospital (M Jamil) has collapsed. Services are being provided on site and a makeshift open air morgue has been set up (WHO). PMI has sent a team of 10 medical personnel and 220 volunteers. The Health Crisis Centre of W. Sumatra has deployed a field hospital. The Ministry of Health, supported by WHO, is conducting a rapid health assessment and have deployed 200 medical personnel, and medical supplies to affected areas. The MoH have also asked for a HARRT (US field hospital) to be established for a minimum of 2 weeks (OCHA). TNI have sent medical staff and supplies, as have many other donors and agencies.

• Emergency/Transitional Shelter

Awaiting shelter cluster to give specifications of shelter needs. Many tents (we estimate over 30,000) already in country.

Broader Response Issues:

• Logistics-The Indonesian military (TNI) are providing logistical support, we are unsighted to the extent of this at present.
• Coordination-Firmly in Government’s hands with assistance from UNOCHA.
• Access-many roads remain blocked and impassable. Government working to clear these.

National Response:

The Government of Indonesia has declared a State of Emergency for two months, announced an initial emergency relief fund of US$ 10 million and welcomed international assistance (OCHA). The Health Department has provided an additional operational fund of 200 million Indonesian Dollars (US$ 20,000) to support emergency health response and deployed 100 health personnel and medical supplies. The National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) is undertaking continual assessments.

The Indonesian Armed Forces (TNI) has mobilised personnel to conduct and support SAR efforts. TNI has also provided transport, logistics and evacuation.  The Air Force is providing air transportation to support delivery of relief items. Marine National Armed Forces of Indonesia has deployed an offshore/naval hospital to Padang (OCHA2).

International Response:

• UN

OCHA is supporting the Government authorities through coordination of the International USAR efforts as well as organisation of an inter-agency joint assessment. There are 3 OCHA personnel in Padang and more en route.

The inter-agency multi-sectoral assessment is ongoing across the affected area with the participation of UN agencies and NGO partners, using a standardised assessment form. Federation and PMI assessments are also ongoing. Data from all ongoing assessments is being collated by OCHA with the support of Mercy Corps and preliminary results will be verbally released on Monday afternoon. Assessment results will inform the development of a 3 month humanitarian response plan (rather than a UN Flash Appeal) which will be formally launched in the coming days

The IASC humanitarian team have established the Cluster Approach, the priority sectors being WASH and Shelter.

Cluster Leads
Agriculture, FAO
Education, Save the Children and UNICEF
Food and Nutrition, WFP and UNICEF
Health, WHO
Log and comms, WFP
Protection, UNICEF
Shelter, IFRC
Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) UNICEF

UNICEF are providing NFIs for 50,000 families including water storage equipment and 250 schools tents. (OCHA)

UNDP deployed the Waste Management Team (WMT) from Banda Aceh to support the Indonesian Army (TNI) with the clean-up and rapid assessment of the nature and extent of waste and rubble and advise on repairing communication/transport links.

UNDAC and USAR:

An UNDAC team was deployed on 1 Oct, headed by OCHA and joined by a seconded DFID Humanitarian Advisor. Six additional UNDAC members are now on the ground.

The UNDAC team are based at the ‘On Site Operations Coordination Centre’ (OSOCC) which has been set up at the Governors’ office, next to the Stadium. An International Humanitarian Partnership module arrived on 3^rd Oct at Padang Airport including life support and information and telecommunications services.

16 USAR teams are now on the ground with 48 search dogs. At the team leaders meeting on Oct 3rd at 2100 the remaining sites within Pandang were divided among teams. The coordination of USAR within Pandang will be lead by the Swiss. All information will be fed into the inter-agency assessment.

• Red Cross Movement (ICRC, IFRC, national societies)

The IFRC Societies are supporting ongoing PMI assessments. PMI has transported 2.5 tonnes of relief supplies and is conducting distributions in Padang. An initial CHF 235,000 (£145,000) from the Federation has been released.  The British Red Cross Society has deployed a logistics Emergency Response Unit (4 persons). A IFRC appeal was launched today for 6.6m $US over a 6 month period.

• INGOs

INGOs are conducting assessments and relief distributions in the affected areas. 8 Emergency Capacity Building Project partner NGOs (Mercy Corps, SAVE, OXFAM, CARE, IBU, CRS, World Vision and Hope World Wide) are carrying out a joint assessment which will be pooled with the UN-led joint assessment later today.

Appeals have been launched by OXFAM, Christian Aid, and the DEC

• Donors

Donor	Financial Support	In-kind support
Switzerland		USAR rescue team £145,000
The Netherlands	500,00 euros to IFRC
Norway	20m Kroner to Indonesia and Philippines
Estonia	1 m Kroons	One staff member for IHP
Singapore		$50,000 in-kind relief supplies
USAID	$300,000 with additional $3m if required	DART team (10 person) en route
Germany	$3m dollars	THW team en route
ECHO	3m euros	EU MIC (5 persons) en route
Australia		Ausaid team (4 person) en route 10 army engineers, 36 civilian SAR Navy ship with hospital and helicopter. US 86,000 to the DREF.
Japan		JICA team (9) in Padang
China	$500,000
S. Korea		$1.5m, 43 person SAR
Brazil		NFIs
Canada		US 45,000 to DREF.
Spain	1 m euros
OPEC/OFID	$750,000 to Indonesia and Philippines

Earthquake Quiz

1. New Zealand experiences ________________ of earthquakes each year.

A. Tens

B. Hundreds

C. Thousands (correct)

D. Millions

2. Faults are:

A. Ground that has not formed correctly

B. Earthquakes

C. Cracks deep into the earth (correct)

D. Different types of rock formations

3. What should you do in an earthquake?

A. Stop, drop, and roll

B. Drop, cover and hold (correct)

C. Stop, look and listen

D. All of the above

4. Why should you hold on to whatever you shelter under in an earthquake?

A. To keep it safe

B. So no-one steals it

C. So it doesn’t move (correct)

D. To keep calm

5. What is the missing word: “Fix, __________ and Forget”?

A. Flee

B. Fasten (correct)

C. Freeze

D. Find

6. Which of these should your family have for an emergency?

A. Emergency survival items

B. Getaway items

C. Emergency plan

D. All of the above (correct)

7. What is a seismograph?

A. A device for measuring shockwaves from an earthquake (correct)

B. A person who studies earthquakes

C. A machine for preventing earthquakes

D. A device for measuring the effects of an earthquake

8. How many earthquakes each year in New Zealand are big enough to be felt?

A. 1 to 50

B. 51 to 99

C. 100 to 150 (correct)

D. 151 to 200

9. How many litres of bottled water should you store per person per day?

A. One litre

B. Two litres

C. Three litres (correct)

D. Four litres 

10. Which of the following is an item that should be in your emergency items?

A. Calendar

B. Cleaning materials 

C. Cook book

D. Can opener (correct)

 

No : 0123/CdV/X/2009                             West Pasaman, Oct 20  2009
Re: Farewell Party for Volunteer "Padang thank's to the World "
      Oct 27, 2009 a Night 'Sumpah Pemuda'
      at Pondok Sasak Ranah Pasisie, West Pasaman
Dear Sir/Madam
        In the line with finishing of Emergency Response for earthquake at
West Sumatera, we community of Sasak Ranah Pesisir "supported by local
government working together with board of Cultura di Vita, are please to
invite____________________ to attend at occasion and relief for Sasak Ranah
Pesisir. Community and Banner _____________________ to be put at location of
occasion.
Occasion : Padang thank's to the World. "Sumpah Pemuda", farewell Party for
abroad & local volunteers
Aim         : - Gratitude from community to abroad & local volunteers
                 - Massal Healing Therapy that it's time to awake from
sorrow
                   and to build again with spirit of Sasak Community
                 - To awakening Sasak Ranah Resort
Day/Date  : Tuesday, Oct 27th 2009
Venue       : Pondok Beach, Sasak Ranah Pasisie, West Pasaman
Agenda      :
14.00-16.30 - Kite with Logo Volunteers team
                  - Sports, soccer and beach volley ball
                  - Culinary Bazaar, Sasak community - fish
16.30-18.00 - 'Bajak' with 'Obor' Carnaval
19.00 - finish Opening Ceremony with Governor & Majors of West Sumatera
Districts
                    Speech - singing - Donation Gifts
We thank for your kindly attention and participation
Regards,
 District Major,                        Cultura di Vita
H.Syahiran                              A. Sutrisno /Kacuk
Major of West Pasaman           Chief of CdV Sumatera  
Confirmation of Participation : Call / SMS to Otto Pandin 085782167461