Entries from May 2006

May 31, 2006

Aid slowly gets to Indonesia disaster zone

Medicines, rice, water and tarps were delivered to Indonesia's earthquake disaster zone Wednesday to help about 650,000 displaced people, but many said the international aid was taking too long to get there.
Thousands of women and children lined roads clogged with relief vehicles and curious onlookers, asking motorists for money so they could buy food. Some [...]

May 31, 2006

Java earthquake toll passes 5,800

Indonesia has upped the death toll from the earthquake which hit the island of Java on Saturday to more than 5,800.
Large quantities of aid started flowing into affected areas, and the UN spoke of "enormous progress" being made.
But many survivors spent a fourth night without shelter or supplies, as congested roads hampered access [...]

May 31, 2006

647,000 Indonesians displaced by quake

Indonesia earthquake victims search through the debris of their destroyed homes near Bantul, Indonesia, Wednesday, May 31, 2006. The government said Wednesday that the earthquake destroyed more than 105,000 homes, reducing them to piles of bricks, tiles and wood in less than a minute. Most survivors were still living in improvised shacks or group shelters [...]

May 31, 2006

Thanks, food and clothing arrived

Villagers rush for boxes of food and clothing for earthquake victims as the Indonesian military drops in supplies in the Bambanglipuro subdistrict of Bantul, Yogyakarta province, in Central Java. Indonesia defended the earthquake relief effort as angry survivors pleaded for help and aid agencies said many victims lacked medical care and water four days after [...]

May 31, 2006

Act now to send donation

An aerial photo shows damage caused by the earthquake in the Bambanglipuro subdistrict of Bantul, Yogyakarta province, Central Java. Indonesia defended the earthquake relief effort as angry survivors pleaded for help and aid agencies said many victims lacked medical care and water four days after the disaster. Soure: AFP, Yahoo

May 31, 2006

Needed, urgent donation

 
An Indonesian resident talks in front of his destroyed home where his uncle was killed, in the village of Panjang Jiwo on the outskirts of Yogyakarta. Indonesian officials defended the earthquake relief operation under way in central Java, amid complaints from local residents that aid has been slow to arrive. Source: AFP, Yahoo

May 30, 2006

Natalegawa: Let’s make a difference

Indonesian Ambassador to The UK, Marty Natalegawa encouraged people in UK to make a difference in term contribution for Yogya's natural disaster victims. It means that Indonesian in UK can play significant role in helping people in Yogya.
According to the Ambassador, 4600 people killed, 4000 people serious injured and other 4500 people injured. In Bantul [...]

May 30, 2006

Government in Yogya is paralysed

 
People of Yogya, Bantul and Klaten need your Help. This fresh report from Bantul.
 
ANG LING, BANTUL, TUESDAY 30 MAY
I'm down in Bantul, the southern area. It's really really bad.
There are so many homeless people here and it's raining heavily.
I came here by [...]

May 30, 2006

They need for your help

It is time to remember them. They need your help, please send donation generously. Source pictures: BBC

May 30, 2006

Solidarity for Cultural City of Yogya

Dear Brother and Sisters, this site is dedicated for people of Yogyakarta, Bantul, Klaten and suronding city thas has been struck by earthquake on Saturday morning, 27 May 2006. Please donate generously via our partners in UK and Indonesia