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YEU Response to Sinabung Erruption
Rabu, 1 September 2010, 10:18 WIB
On Sunday, 29 August 2010; Mount Sinabung in Karo district, North Sumatra erupted and forced more than 27.000 people to flee from their houses.
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| TRAINING |
HAP Workshop, Hotel Harun Square, Lhokseumawe, 22 - 25 May 2010
Sabtu, 22 Mei 2010, 08:00 WIB
HAP (Humanitarian Accountability Partnership) Workshop, attended by 23 staffs from YEU Lhokseumawe, YEU Padang, and YEU Yogyakarta and facilitated by Janaki Kuhanendran (Christian Aid), introduces humanitarian accountability system to YEU's staffs to meet capacity and accountability standardization.
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Java Floods 2008
DESCRIPTION of the EMERGENCY SITUATION
On 26 December 2007, areas along the Bengawan Solo river banks were inundated by torrential rain water and triggered the overflowing of the river. The ‘Gajah Mungkur’ reservoir, which was initially built to prevent such overflow water, is unable to take full capacity of water due to sedimentation. In addition, it coincides with the high tidal waves on the coastal district like Gresik in East Java province.
Consequently, water overflows and exacerbates flooding regions in Central Java and East Java provinces. Based on the YEU’s assessment, the floods affect mostly in rural areas in Solo, Sukoharjo, Sragen, Ngawi, Bojonegoro and Lamongan (see the map below for detail). The first three districts are located in Central Java province, while the remaining three are in East Java province. At the emergency phase, many concentrations of IDPs as well as their livestock were found on roads or land higher than their settlements. Furthermore, many villages were impassable due to strong current and sometimes hampered the evacuation process.
The vast flood has damaged not only housing but also the economy of the affected population who are predominantly farmers. Countless paddy fields were also inundated by the floods while the farmers were expecting the harvest period in February; the farmers are heavily indebted now.
In the second week of January 2008 the water has already receded and leaving relatively small farming areas. Most of the IDPs have returned homes and engage in cleaning and everyday activities. They also try to dry the wet crops for fear of shortage of food or no distribution of food relief. At present, the affected population has to cope with the future threats like the possibility of post flood disease outbreak and the economy decline.
Current situation in the area of proposed response
Central Java: As many as 18 districts are inundated and 22 lives have been lost on 26 December 2007 flood. Shortly after the water recedes, the IDPs returned to clean their houses from mud and rubbish. They have started the daily activity back to normal. But, they have to cope with the future threat which deals with the increase of mosquitoes in the muddy areas. Hence, the affected population has to anticipate the dengue fever outbreak.
East Java: Fifteen sub-districts were totally inundated with three-meter flood waters from the Bengawan Solo River with three human casualties. The affected sub-districts in Bojonegoro were: Kasiman, Purwosari, Dander, Kapas, Balen, Kanor, Margomulyo, Ngraho, Tambakrejo, Padangan, Kalitidu, Malo, Trucuk, Bojonegoro, Baureno, Sumber Rejo. In other words, more than a half of the district area was inundated. Recently, the water has receded in many places, leaving only small farming areas with stagnant water. The people are busy cleaning the houses and drying the wet crops for alternative food as they are reluctant to dispose of it.
Impacts on the target population
 Due to the wet and muddy conditions on the first three weeks of intervention, many IDPs have to cope with the increased health problems such as fever, acute respiratory infection (ARI), diarrhoea, cephalgia, muscle pain and itchiness. Those are the most common health problems in both adults and children.
 Wells as the main source of clean water have been mostly contaminated with mud and trash brought by the flood.
 The flood has caused many farmers indebted due to harvest failure. Additionally, all irrigation system is damaged because of strong current.
 Specific food and non-food supplies for babies and children are inadequate since most of the aids are being distributed to the adults.
 Many school facilities and educational materials such as notebooks and textbooks for children were also washed away by the floods.
YEU Activities of Response in Central Java
YEU team has conducted series of activities to respond the emergency; they are:
1. Evacuation for communities in Joyotakan village ( Serangan Sub-district , Surakarta Regency) and Mojo hamlet (Laban village, Mojolaban sub-district, Sukoharjo Regency)
2. Support foods and transportation for local volunteers.
3. Distribution of tarpaulins in Mojo hamlet for 10 camps.
4. Distribution of 600 litres drinkable water in Joyotakan.
5. Conducted health service through Mobile clinic for 1667 patients.
6. Advocacy and Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR)
6.1. Helping Local Government in Establishing Centre for Information & Coordination System (Trial version)
6.2. Establishing Early Warning System (EWS) for the Flood (Ongoing)
6.3. Facilitating Coordination in the Local Level, Inter-regional and Bakornas (National Disaster Management Coordination Board) in the National level
YEU Activities of Response in East Java
YEU team has conducted series of activities to respond the emergency; they are:
1. Evacuation for communities in Trucuk and Kanor sub-district.
2. Distribution of 29900 liters drinkable water in Prigi and Tegalrejo.
3. Distribution of 300 blankets in Trucuk sub-district.
4. Conducted health service through Mobile clinic for 1600 patients.
Coordination
ACT Indonesia Forum Members, (CWS, YEU and Yayasan Tanggul Bencana Indonesia) continues to coordinate in responding to the disasters.
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