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FM AMEMBASSY JAKARTA
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UNCLAS JAKARTA 001675 
 
SIPDIS 
 
STATE FOR EAP, CA 
STATE FOR USAID 
USAID FOR DCHA/OFDA CCHAN, ACONVERY, RTHAYER, AND RMT 
USAID FOR ANE KROSEN 
BANGKOK FOR ADWYER 
NSC FOR CPRATT 
USUN FOR DMERCADO 
GENEVA FOR NKYLOH 
PACOM POLAD/J3/J5 
 
E.O. 12958:  N/A 
TAGS: PGOV CASC ECON EAID SENV ID PHUM AEMR ASEC CASC
MARR, PREL, PINR, AMGT, EAID, ID,AQ, LA, RP, TN, VM, WS 
 
SUBJECT:  MGEAP1:  INDONESIA EARTHQUAKE HUMANITARIAN UPDATE #2 
 
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Summary 
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¶1.  In response to the September 30 earthquake, an 11-member USAID 
Disaster Assistance Response Team (USAID/DART) is in Indonesia. 
Search and rescue operations have ceased.  Damage reports from 
affected areas are preliminary, with the Rapid Joint Assessment 
results and the Humanitarian Response Plan scheduled for release in 
the coming days.  Daily cluster meetings are occurring in Padang. 
USAID's Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA), 
Post, and the U.S. Department of efense (DoD) continue to 
collaborate to respond to the earthquake.  End ummary. 
 
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Conditions in Earthquake-Affected Areas 
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¶2.  On October5, six members of the USAID/DART arrived in Padang, 
and three additional USAID/DART members arrived n Padang on October 
¶6.  The USAID/DART is assessng humanitarian conditions, meeting 
with key nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), liaising with oher 
donor representatives, coordinating with Postand DoD, and 
supporting the Government of Indoneia (GoI) in the humanitarian 
response to the earhquake. 
 
¶3.  Damage reports from Padang are prelminary.  On October 5, the 
U.N. Office for the Cordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) 
reporte that 70 percent of water distribution networks inPadang 
are damaged, leaving 60 percent of indiviuals without running 
wat er.  Previous reports inicate that bottled water is readily 
available fo purchase.  In Pariaman, running water is limited de 
to disrupted power supplies.  The USAID/DART i following up on 
these reports. 
 
¶4.  Accordingto OCHA, the earthquake da maged or destroyed a totl 
of 30 percent of houses with Pariaman, with nerly 100 percent of 
houses destroyed in some areasof the town.  Individuals are 
sleeping in temporry shelters near houses or in mosques.  Local 
auhori(ties have requested tents and tarpaulins. 
 
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Search and Rescue Operations 
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¶5.  According to the GoI National Ds"aster Management Agency, most 
people missing inPPadang city were buried under heavy concrete, and 
chances of survival for five days in these conditin*s is unlikely. 
According to participants at an cctober 5 OCHA meeting, the 21 urban 
search and rs"cue (USAR) teams in and around Padang are ceasing 
operations after having no live recoveries.  The 688 USAR personnel 
will begin departing Padang. 
 
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GoI "Disaster Phase" 
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¶6.  Participants at the Octobe  5 OCHA meeting reported that GoI 
disaster officaals have reduced the "disaster phase" of the 
humanitarian response to the earthquake from two monthst o one 
month.  The implications of this decisionffor the humanitarian 
community are unclear. 
 
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U.N. Appeal for Assistacce 
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¶7.  OCHA reported that draft report from the Rapid Joint AssessmentQ 
is expected to be completed between October 7 an  8.  The U.N. is 
preparing to issue a Humanitarin* Response Plan, to complement the 
GoI humanitarian response.  Similar to a U.N. flash appeal, the plan 
will summarize humanitarian needs and request assistance from the 
international community.  The U.N. tentatively plans to launch the 
plan as early as October 9. 
¶8.  On October 5, a representative of the U.N. World food Program 
(WFP) told USAID/Indonesia that WFP plans to solicit a flash appeal 
on October 9, focusing on vulnerable groups.  As of October 5, WFP 
tentatively planned to provide fortified biscuits and noodles for 
200,000 people for three months.  The WFP appeal may be part of the 
forthcoming Humanitarian Response Plan. 
 
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Humanitarian Coordination 
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¶9.  Daily cluster meetings for operational clusters are occurring in 
Padang.  Clusters include early recovery, education, food and 
nutrition, health, logistics, shelter, telecommunications, and 
water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH).  USAID/DART members are 
attending these meetings. 
 
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USG Humanitarian Assistance 
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¶10.  USAID/OFDA is airlifting humanitarian relief commodities from 
its warehouse in Dubai to Padang.  The commodities are tentatively 
scheduled to arrive in country on October 7 and will be consigned to 
the Indonesian Red Cross (Palang Merah Indonesia, or PMI).  The 
airlift includes plastic sheeting, hygiene kits, 10-liter water 
containers, and power generator sets. 
 
¶11.  USAID/OFDA, through the USAID/DART, is engaged in discussions 
with several NGOs concerning needs and planned response programs. 
The USAID/DART anticipates receiving and beginning to evaluate 
concept papers and proposals in the coming days. 
 
¶12.  On October 1, Post activated an Emergency Operations Center 
(EOC) to coordinate Post's response to the earthquake.  Post 
tentatively plans to staff the EOC at least through the week, 
depending on needs.  The EOC is providing logistical and 
administrative support to Post in its earthquake response.  EOC 
staff are collaborating with USAID/DART members to share 
humanitarian information and respond to information requests. 
 
¶13.  On October 6, the Charge d'Affaires is in Padang, visiting 
affected areas with PMI and the USAID/DART. 
 
 
¶14.  A DoD Humanitarian Assistance Rapid Response Team (HARRT), or 
mobile medical unit, arrived in Padang on October 5 and is being set 
up in downtown Padang.  An eight-person U.S. Air Force team has 
re-opened the Tabing Airfield and has received flights of C-130s 
carrying relief supplies.  With the opening of the Tabing Airfield, 
two airfields are currently operational in Padang.  One DoD C-130 
aircraft is flying relief missions from Jakarta to Padang.  Two U.S. 
ships are en route to Padang and scheduled to arrive on October 8. 
At present, 110 DoD personnel are in Indonesia, supporting relief 
efforts.  On October 6, the DoD Humanitarian Assistance Survey Team 
(HAST) arrived in Padang. 
 
 
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