FORM 2-SITUATION UPDATE

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1 ACEH PIDIE JAYA EARTHQUAKE Tuesday, 13 December :30 hrs (UTC+7) No.6 This situation update is provided by AHA Centre for the use of ASEAN Member States and relevant parties among ASEAN Member States. The information presented is collected from various sources including but not limited to ASEAN Member States, UN, IFRC, INGOs, & News Agencies. 1. HIGHLIGHTS As of 06:00 am today, the BNPB reported that the death toll is 102 and 95 bodies are now positively identified. The Disaster Victim Identification (DVI) team is continuously working to identify the rest of the victims. A total of 970 individuals were injured and 85,133 people displaced. Infrastructure damages are 11,668 houses, 10 government offices, 161 shophouses, 64 mosques, 16 schools, 3 markets and 50 bridges. Joint search and rescue operations are still ongoing. Identified needs are clothing and food, medical equipment and medicine, orthopaedic doctors, temporary shelter, water for hygiene and sanitation, volunteers, heavy equipment, tents for health services, medical personnel (orthopaedic surgeons, doctors and nurses proficient in administering anesthesia) clean water and water reservoirs, operation field hospital The team of eight AHA Centre Staff and ASEAN-ERAT members has been assigned, divided accordingly and integrated with local assessment teams in Pantai Raja and Bandar Baru, Pidie Jaya. In solidarity and in the spirit of One ASEAN One Response, relief items from the Disaster Emergency Logistic System of ASEAN (DELSA) stockpile from Subang, Malaysia, were officially handed over to BNPB, yesterday, 12 December SUMMARY OF DISASTER EVENT A 6.5 M Earthquake shook Sigli City, Aceh Province, Indonesia at 05:03 (UTC +7) with a shallow depth of 10 km. No Tsunami warning was issued. The earthquake was felt strongly in Pidie, Pidie Jaya and the surrounding districts. Based on the National Statistics Bureau (BP), the total population in Pidie District is around 425,974 while in Pidie Jaya District, it is 151,472. Based on the record of the ASEAN Disaster Information Network (ADINet), the area had been affected by earthquakes in the past. The most recent was in October 2013, when a 5.6 M earthquake shook Pidie District. 1

2 As of 06:00 am today, the National Disaster Management Authority of Indonesia of BNPB reported that the death toll is 102 and 95 bodies are now positively identified. The Disaster Victim Identification (DVI) team is continuously working to identify the rest of the victims. A total of 970 individuals were injured and 85,133 people displaced. Infrastructure damages are 11,668 houses, 10 government offices, 161 shophouses, 64 mosques, 16 schools, 3 markets and 50 bridges. There are a total of 10,272 personnel from different government agencies, both local and national, volunteers and organizations working together in assisting the affected communities. Aceh International Airport is fully operational. In Pidie Jaya, the most affected district, there were clear signs that the community is gradually returning back to normalcy, markets and shops were open for business, eateries are open for business, farmers are working in their padi fields. The relevant government agencies (TNI, Police, Social Ministry) are closely working together in search and rescue efforts at collapsed building sites. Most buildings appear to be unaffected while the buildings with varying degrees of structural damages are sporadically located throughout Pidie Jaya. Some of the evacuees have started to return to their homes. 3. ASEAN RESPONSE ASEAN Member States Malaysia and Singapore has sent two ASEAN-ERAT members each, to participate in the local operations as an immersion and learn lessons during an actual emergency. 2

3 AHA Centre AHA Centre EOC status is on Yellow Alert since 7 December 2016 initiating into motion several protocols and procedures including heightened monitoring. AHA Centre is continuously working closely with the BNPB. The team of eight AHA Centre Staff and ASEAN-ERAT members has been assigned, divided accordingly and integrated with local assessment teams in Pantai Raja and Bandar Baru, Pidie Jaya. In solidarity and in the spirit of One ASEAN One Response, relief items from the Disaster Emergency Logistic System of ASEAN (DELSA) stockpile from Subang, Malaysia were officially handed over to BNPB, yesterday, 12 December ASSESSMENT OF NEEDS Based on the assessments, the immediate needs identified are: 1. Food and Clothing 2. Medical equipment and medicines 3. Medical personnel: orthopaedic doctors, orthopaedic surgeons, five doctors and 30 nurses proficient in administering anesthesia. 4. Temporary shelter 5. Water for hygiene and sanitation 6. Volunteers 7. Heavy equipment 8. Tents for health services 9. Clean water and water reservoirs 10. Operation field hospital Field assessments are still ongoing to verify infrastructure damages and the needs of the affected population. 5. ACTIONS TAKEN AND RESOURCES MOBILISED National and Local Government The Governor of Aceh has issued a decree that the earthquake disaster emergency response commencing on December 7, 2016 will end on December 20, The President of Indonesia, Mr. Joko Widodo visited Pidie Jaya on Friday, 9 December via helicopter. He went to see the hospital, the mosque, a boarding school and the refugee camps in different dstricts. He instructed the National Disaster Management Authority of Indonesia (BNPB), the related ministries and local government to provide technical assistance and support during the emergency response and recovery operations. A Command post has been activated lead by the Vice Regent of Pidie Jaya. A media center has also been established at the command center. The Ministry of Public Works has deployed 4 water tanks, 70 public hydrants, 80 mobile toilets, and heavy equipment (loaders, Stonebreaker, and excavators). The Ministry will also conduct an audit of building public facilities such as schools and places of worship. The Ministry of Health formed a cluster of health emergency response. 3

4 The Indonesian Armed Forces (TNI) has set up a military field hospital consisting of 1 operation room, 2 general practice area, care unit (8 tents, 100 bed), and 1 Urgent Care The Deputy Head of BNPB Emergency Management, BNPB Officer, Ministry of Public Works officials, Ministry of Social Affairs, Ministry of Health and Basarnas has been in the disaster areas to help BPBDs perform emergency treatment. Search and rescue efforts are still ongoing in the 3 affected districts. BPBDs Bireuen set up posts at the district office in Samalanga to monitor progress and assess the residents as well as losses. Air Asia, Lion Air, Tri-MG Asia Airlines, and Sriwijaya Air have freed up any costs and tickets to send volunteers and cargo to Banda Aceh. Garuda added more seats for flights from Jakarta to Banda Aceh. The BPBDs of Pidie and Aceh Tamiang have sent personnel to assist the BPBDs of Pidie jaya The hospital in Pidie Jaya was evacuated and patients were moved to hospitals in Bireuren and Pidie. The BPBDs of Bireuen has opened two public kitchens in Al Aziziyah district. PMI has done a total of 24 surgeries in the hospital in Teuku Cikditiro Sigli. BNPB has provided assistance worth IDR 3.5 billion (USD 263,000) in the form of packaged dishes, food nutritional supplements, ready-to-eat packages, blankets, tent rolls, mats, among others. The Ministry of Social has provided assistance worth IDR 6.1 billion (USD 488,000) for the compensation of victims, for heirs of deceased victims, psychosocial services and others. Assessment planning meeting between ERAT and government in front of incident command post in Pidie Jaya prior to leaving for the assigned site. 4

5 Verifying status of damage houses in Tu Pante Raja Village, Pante Raja Sub District, Pidie Jaya Mobilization and Handing-over Ceremony of DELSA relief items 2

6 Mr. Said Faisal, Executive Director of the AHA Centre with H.E Willem Rampangilei, Chief of BNPB. Photos courtesy of ASEAN-ERAT RECOMMENDATIONS The Government of Indonesia has declared that response operations to the disaster are within the nation s capacity. Prepared by: Malyn Tumonong malyn.tumonong@ahacentre.org ABOUT THE AHA CENTRE The AHA Centre - ASEAN Coordinating Centre for Humanitarian Assistance on disaster management - is an inter-governmental organisation established by 10 ASEAN Member States Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Viet Nam - to facilitate the cooperation and coordination among ASEAN Member States and with the United Nations and international organisations for disaster management and emergency response in the region. ASEAN Coordinating Centre for Humanitarian Assistance on disaster management (AHA Centre) BPPT 1st Building, 17th Floor Jl. MH Thamrin No. 8 Jakarta INDONESIA. Phone: Fax: info@ahacentre.org 1