Central Java earthquake

27 May 2006 - More than 5,000 people have been killed and thousands more seriously injured after an earthquake flattened entire districts of Indonesia's ancient royal city of Yogyakarta. Especially the city of Bantul is heavily hit. Pictures include damage in the villages, flying in aid and other scenes after the earthquake. Last update: 27 June 2006.

		X-ray check Earthquake injured patients wait to have X-rays checked at a hospital near Bantul. At least 4,315 are ...			Yogyakarta Airport Early morning damage to the international airport of Yogyakarta, Bandara Adi Sucipto. An earthquake with a magnitude ...			Yogyakarta Airport Early morning damage to the international airport of Yogyakarta, Bandara Adi Sucipto. An earthquake with a magnitude ...
		Yogyakarta Airport Early morning damage to the international airport of Yogyakarta, Bandara Adi Sucipto. An earthquake with a magnitude ...			Yogyakarta Airport The newest part of the international airport of Yogyakarta, Bandara Adi Sucipto, just opened several months ago, ...			Collapsed building A building of BPKP (Governmental Financial Organisation) collapsed during the earthquake. An earthquake with a magnitude of ...
		Saphire Square damage Damage to 'Saphire Square' shopping mall seems to be minor, allthough they have to miss they beautiful ...			STIEKER University building collapse A main building of STIEKER University has collapsed during the one minute quake. An earthquake with a ...			Collapsed government building A government building has collapsed totally following a strong earthquake. An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.2 ...
		Power supply broken A power supply has fallen down during the earthquake that hit central Java today. An earthquake with ...			Injured man An injured man is waiting to get medical attention in Yogyakarta after an earthquake strikes the area. ...			Heavily injured woman A heavily injured woman is waiting to get medical attention in Yogyakarta after an earthquake strikes the ...
		Collapsed houses An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.2 hit the central Java province just before dawn local time ...			Collapsed houses An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.2 hit the central Java province just before dawn local time ...			Collapsed building An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.2 hit the central Java province just before dawn local time ...
		Cracked earth and destroyed houses In several places, large cracks can be found in the earth after the earthquake. An earthquake with ...			Gas station closed In several places, large cracks can be found in the earth after the earthquake. An earthquake with ...			Collapsed house An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.2 hit the central Java province just before dawn local time ...
		Getting out People flee the central Javanese area south of Yogyakarta after an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.2 ...			Setting up camp People have set up quick shelters against the sun, and later for the night, after a powerfull ...			Setting up camp People have set up quick shelters against the sun, and later for the night, on the one ...
		Setting up camp People have set up quick shelters against the sun, and later for the night, outside the city ...			Supplying water Members of the search and resque team are supplying water to the people in the Bantul area, ...			Aftershock! People are waiting on the street as an aftershock rattles the area south of Yogyakarta. Earlier today ...
		Parangtritis looks fine The huts on the beach near Parangtritis, south of Yogyakarta at the Indian Ocean, look fine after ...			Liquefaction on the beach At the beach, festivities were planned for the evening there, but a powerfull earthquake measuring 6.3 on ...			Earthquake victim People carry away a coffin with a victim of the earthquake measuring 6.3 on the Richter scale ...
		Near Bethesda hospital Many injured flocked to several hospitals still operating in Yogyakarta ...			Near Bethesda hospital Many injured flocked to several hospitals still operating in Yogyakarta ...			Near Bethesda hospital A nurse helpts one of the many injured that flocked to several hospitals still operating in Yogyakarta ...
		Near Bethesda hospital Many injured flocked to several hospitals still operating in Yogyakarta ...			Back to Mount Merapi Checking back on Gunung Merapi after a powerfull earthquake measuring 6.3 on the Richter scale hit central ...			Buying gas People overcrowded several gas stations in operation in and around Yogyakarta after a powerfull earthquake measuring 6.3 ...
		Checking Gunung Merapi People flocked to the northern outskirts of Yogyakarta and towns on the slopes of Gunung Merapi after ...			Earthquake victims An man washes his child's dead body outside a hospital after strong earthquake in Bantul, central Java. ...			Torn open street Motorists make their way along a cracked road in the eathquake-hit area of Yogyakarta. A powerful earthquake ...
		President Yudhoyono visits President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono visits injured villagers in Klaten district near Yogyakarta. A powerful earthquake in central ...			Prambanan temples damaged The Prambanan temple complex just east of Yogyakarta has sustained substantial damage after a powerful earthquake in ...			Prambanan temples damaged The Prambanan temple complex just east of Yogyakarta has sustained substantial damage after a powerful earthquake in ...
		Prambanan temples damaged The Prambanan temple complex just east of Yogyakarta has sustained substantial damage after a powerful earthquake in ...			Hospitals overwhelmed Injured earthquake victims lay on the floor of an overwhelmed hospital on the outskirts of earthquake-hit Yogyakarta. ...			Soldiers budy victims Soldiers carry a dead body during a funeral in Bantul, south of Yogyakarta. Rescue workers dug desperately ...
		Collecting bags of food Workers carry sacks of coarse grain out of the rubble of their wrecked shop at Klaten east ...			Bantul from the air An aerial view of Bantul's district on the outskirts of the ancient city of Yogyakarta. Rescue workers ...			Destroyed house Residents check their destroyed house in Yogyakarta province of Central Java. Indonesia struggled to cope with the ...
		X-ray check Earthquake injured patients wait to have X-rays checked at a hospital near Bantul. At least 4,315 are ...			Searching in the rubble Residents salvage valuable things from their collapsed shops at a market in Bantul, Yogyakarta province. Indonesia struggled ...			Mass grave Family members and neighbors lay the body of an earthquake victim in a mass grave in Bantul. ...
		Shelter on alun-alun People in central Yogyakarta take shelter in a building near the city's central alun-alun (square). Tens of ...			Collecting money At many locations in and around the devastated area, posts are set up to collect money for ...			On the move Tens of thousands of residents of the devastated area decided to move out of the area after ...
		Cracked streets Cracks in the streets are to be found all over the area that has been hit by ...			Collapsed wall In Jl. Tirtodipuran, just south of the kraton and near the well-known Jl. Prawirotaman, a wall has ...			Heavily damaged houses In Jl. Mangkuyudan, just south of the kraton and near the well-known Jl. Prawirotaman, many houses got ...
		Elections office In the south of Yogyakarta city, the building of the KPU, General Elections Commission is heavily damaged ...			Bridge In the south of Yogyakarta, this bridge has only slight damage to the road itself. because the ...			Museum kereta Damage to the Museum kereta is substantial as well, walls are cracked and the ceiling is damaged. ...
		Museum kereta Damage to the Museum kereta is substantial as well, walls are cracked and the ceiling is damaged. ...			UST University building A collapsed roof is the damage to one of the main buildings of UST, located in Yogyakarta. ...			Damage to Taman Sari, the watercastle Located in the southern part of Yogyakarta city, Taman Sari, or the royal watercastle, has sustained heavy ...
		Damage to Taman Sari, the watercastle Located in the southern part of Yogyakarta city, Taman Sari, or the royal watercastle, has sustained heavy ...			Damage to Taman Sari, the watercastle Located in the southern part of Yogyakarta city, Taman Sari, or the royal watercastle, has sustained heavy ...			Damage to Taman Sari, the watercastle Located in the southern part of Yogyakarta city, Taman Sari, or the royal watercastle, has sustained heavy ...
		Damage to Taman Sari, the watercastle Located in the southern part of Yogyakarta city, Taman Sari, or the royal watercastle, has sustained heavy ...			Damage at kraton One of the buildings on the kraton (sultan's palace) grounds in the south of Yogyakarta has collapsed ...			Damage at kraton One of the buildings on the kraton (sultan's palace) grounds in the south of Yogyakarta has collapsed ...
		Damage at kraton One of the buildings on the kraton (sultan's palace) grounds in the south of Yogyakarta has collapsed ...			Broken wing The entrance to AAU (Air Force Academy) has a broken wing as a result of the heavy ...			Other airport After the earthquake struck central Java Saturday early in the morning, Adi Sucipto international airport just east ...
		Resque workers After the earthquake struck central Java Saturday early in the morning, Adi Sucipto international airport just east ...			Getting out After the earthquake struck central Java Saturday early in the morning, Adi Sucipto international airport just east ...			Yogya to Solo highway Damaged pillars, the boundary of regional borders between Yogyakarta en Central Java. On a trip by motorbike ...
		Yogya to Solo highway A collapsed building directly along the main road. On a trip by motorbike from Yogyakarta to Klaten, ...			Yogya to Solo highway On a trip by motorbike from Yogyakarta to Klaten, both severely hit by last Saturday's earthquake, damage ...			Relief on de way A truck with emergency supplies ...
		Immigration office The Yogyakarta immigration office is damaged. On a trip by motorbike from Yogyakarta to Klaten, both severely ...			Yogya to Solo highway Warning sign on the main road, "Beware, cracks!". On a trip by motorbike from Yogyakarta to Klaten, ...			Refueling a gas station After the earthquake, fear of fuel shortages caused long queues at gas stations throughout the quake-hit region. ...
		Refueling a gas station A sign tells people that buckets and jerrycans will not be filled now. After the earthquake, fear ...			Stasiun Prambanan Stasiun Prambanan, the train station of the little town of Prambanan, indeed close to the Prambanan temple ...			Stasiun Prambanan Stasiun Prambanan, the train station of the little town of Prambanan, indeed close to the Prambanan temple ...
		Stasiun Prambanan Stasiun Prambanan, the train station of the little town of Prambanan, indeed close to the Prambanan temple ...			Stasiun Prambanan Stasiun Prambanan, the train station of the little town of Prambanan, indeed close to the Prambanan temple ...			Stasiun Prambanan Stasiun Prambanan, the train station of the little town of Prambanan, indeed close to the Prambanan temple ...
		Stasiun Prambanan Stasiun Prambanan, the train station of the little town of Prambanan, indeed close to the Prambanan temple ...			Stasiun Prambanan Stasiun Prambanan, the train station of the little town of Prambanan, indeed close to the Prambanan temple ...			Bringing aid to Bantul A list of available goods. Three days after a heavy earthquake struck central Java, killing thousands and ...
		Bringing aid to Bantul An ambulance is loaded with goods. Three days after a heavy earthquake struck central Java, killing thousands ...			Bringing aid to Bantul Bags of rice are ready to be handed out. Three days after a heavy earthquake struck central ...			Bringing aid to Bantul Boxes of noodles are stacked. Three days after a heavy earthquake struck central Java, killing thousands and ...
		Bringing aid to Bantul A makeshift toilet on the grass. Three days after a heavy earthquake struck central Java, killing thousands ...			Bringing aid to Bantul Food is grouped, so village heads can bring it to their people. Three days after a heavy ...			Bringing aid to Bantul Village heads bring the goods to their villages. Three days after a heavy earthquake struck central Java, ...
		Bringing aid to Bantul Tents by Unicef are about to be set up. Three days after a heavy earthquake struck central ...			Bringing aid to Bantul Kids play on the grass as they always do, as if nothing has happened. Three days after ...			Bringing aid to Bantul Plastic sheets are used as very basic shelter against rain and sun while tents from Unicef are ...
		Bringing aid to Bantul Tents from Unicef are set up as a better shelter for many people in Bantul. Three days ...			Evacuating the injured Since yesterday, the 'National Rescue Team' has set up a huge basecamp in the ...			Evacuating the injured Since yesterday, the 'National Rescue Team' has set up a huge basecamp in the ...
		Evacuating the injured Beds are set up in a sports stadium. Since yesterday, the 'National Rescue Team' has set up ...			Evacuating the injured Medical staff from Indonesia's military checks an x-ray image. Since yesterday, the 'National Rescue Team' has set ...			Evacuating the injured Wounded people who have been treated can take a bed. Since yesterday, the 'National Rescue Team' has ...
		Evacuating the injured A new form of tourism, helping the victims of the earthquake. Since yesterday, the 'National Rescue Team' ...			Evacuating the injured The Indonesian army brings in supplies for their basecamp. Since yesterday, the 'National Rescue Team' has set ...			Evacuating the injured The Indonesian army has set up a tent. Since yesterday, the 'National Rescue Team' has set up ...
		Evacuating the injured The basecamp is a cooperation between the army and the university among others. Since yesterday, the 'National ...			Evacuating the injured Helicopters bring in wounded people from the Bantul area. Since yesterday, the 'National Rescue Team' has set ...			Evacuating the injured Helicopters bring in wounded people from the Bantul area. Since yesterday, the 'National Rescue Team' has set ...
		Evacuating the injured Helicopters bring in wounded people from the Bantul area. Since yesterday, the 'National Rescue Team' has set ...			Gramedia bookstore The Gramedia bookstore in central Yogyakarta has sustained damage to it's roof and the concrete ornaments have ...			The army bringing aid From the military airport of Yogyakarta ...
		The army bringing aid A plane of the Indonesian air force is loaded with food and emergency supplies. From the military ...			The army bringing aid From the military airport of Yogyakarta ...			The army bringing aid From the military airport of Yogyakarta ...
		The army bringing aid Helicopters are also used to bring food and emergency supplies. From the military airport of Yogyakarta ...			The army bringing aid Aid is being distributed to the villagers. From the military airport of Yogyakarta ...			The army bringing aid Villagers grab the boxes from the helicopter. From the military airport of Yogyakarta ...
		The army bringing aid After the helicopter leaves, the villagers are left alone in their emergency shelters. From the military airport ...			The army bringing aid Two pilots are getting debriefed. From the military airport of Yogyakarta ...			Trains are running The intercity trains from and to Yogyakarta city didn't stop operating after the earthquake, however trac