Yogyakarta six months after the quake

News stories
· 27-05-2007: Yogyakarta six months after the quake (forum)
· 27-05-2007: Keeping connected in Yogyakarta
· 27-11-2006: Yogyakarta six months after the quake
· 06-10-2006: Banks ready to disburse Yogyakarta reconstruction fund

16 June 2006 - Tetanus has killed at least 18 earthquake survivors among more than 50 known cases of the infection spread through bacteria, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday. Health workers and the United Nations agency have been conducting vaccination campaigns against tetanus and measles after the quake around Yogyakarta that killed more than 5,700 people and left tens of thousands homeless.
· 16-07-2006: Children in quake-zone to return to school
· 16-07-2006: Australia to provide more fund for quake victims

Earthquake in pictures, updated
· -17-06-2006: photobook: Central Java earthquake
· 17-06-2006: photobook: Go to the new pictures of today

News stories
· 26-06-2006: Abu Bakar Bashir addresses quake survivors
· 16-06-2006: WHO: Tetanus kills 18 quake survivors in Java
· 16-06-2006: Lack of funds hits Java quake relief

Statistics
· 08-06-2006: excel Tabulation of victims and damage (format .xls)

Earthquake in pictures
· -05-06-2006: photobook: Central Java earthquake
· 05-06-2006: photobook: Go to the new pictures of today

· 09-06-2006: Indonesia to take measures for preventing diseases in quake areas
· 08-06-2006: Red Cross triples aid appeal for Indonesia quake
· 07-06-2006: Indonesia begins immunizations in earthquake zone

5 June 2006 - Many of Indonesia's 650,000 homeless earthquake survivors are living with deteriorating sanitary conditions, forced to wash with dirty water that infects wounds and spreads skin disease, doctors said Sunday. Another peril loomed from a nearby volcano, which spewed lava and hot gases dozens of times on Sunday.
· 05-06-2006: Sanitary conditions worsen in quake-hit area
· 04-06-2006: China delivers more aid to quake-hit Indonesia
· 04-06-2006: Java quake toll soars as hospitals strained

3 June 2006 - The Indonesian government will set up 5,000 tents to house emergency classes for students in quake- stricken areas in Yogyakarta and Central Java, a minister said. The emergency classes would be open starting July 2006, the Antara News Agency quoted National Education Minister Bambang Sudibyo as saying on Saturday.
· 03-06-2006: Gov't to set up 5,000 tents for emergency classes
· 03-06-2006: Agency: 'Quake survivors at risk from bird flu'

Earthquake in pictures, updated
· 03-06-2006: photobook: Central Java earthquake
· 03-06-2006: photobook: Go to the new pictures of today

Earthquake in pictures, updated
· 02-06-2006: photobook: Central Java earthquake
· 02-06-2006: photobook: Go to the new pictures of today

2 June 2006 - Survivors of an earthquake in Indonesia which killed over 6,000 people attended weekly prayers at a damaged mosque on Friday, where a preacher called for patience in waiting for desperately-needed aid. The UN said it was in the process of removing bottlenecks in the supply of water, food and material to the victims of Saturday's magnitude 6.3 quake and announced plans for a six-month $103 million relief programme.
· 02-06-2006: Java quake survivors told to be patient
· 02-06-2006: Prayers in Java as looters hinder quake aid

Devastated Bantul villages from the air
· 01-06-2006: Central Java earthquake damage
· 01-06-2006: Damage at the Prambanan temple-complex

1 June 2006 - Tens of thousands of Indonesians took refuge in flimsy tents in the earthquake-hit region of Java island on Thursday, as officials urged a stop to aid distribution by night to prevent theft and looting. Rescue workers were still pulling dead bodies from the rubble of the 6.3 magnitude quake, which struck at dawn on Saturday and levelled entire villages around the ancient royal capital of Yogyakarta, reducing homes to piles of wood, tiles and tin.
· 02-06-2006: Indonesia rejects foreign loan offers for quake victims
· 02-06-2006: Suspected epidemic disease detected in quake-hit zone
· 01-06-2006: Flimsy tents now home for Indonesia quake survivors
· 01-06-2006: Aid has yet to reach some in central Java
· 01-06-2006: Java earthquake death toll exceeds 6,000 people

Earthquake in pictures, updated
· 31-05-2006: photobook: Central Java earthquake
· 31-05-2006: photobook: Go to the new pictures of today

31 May 2006 - Some 660,000 people have turned into homeless in Yogyakarta province after their houses were flattened by a powerful earthquake, killing more than 5,800 people, an official said on Wednesday. Saturday's magnitude-6.3 quake pounded more than 135,000 houses into piles of bricks, tiles and wood in less than a minute.
· 31-05-2006: Indonesia quake victims put ghost fears to rest
· 31-05-2006: Saturday's quake displaces some 660,000 people
· 31-05-2006: Java earthquake death toll passes 5,800

Earthquake in pictures, updated
· 30-05-2006: photobook: Central Java earthquake
· 30-05-2006: photobook: Go to the new pictures of today

30 May 2006 - International relief efforts picked up on Tuesday for survivors of a weekend earthquake that killed more than 5,000 people, with a score of countries now involved. Planes carrying vital supplies from abroad reached the stricken region, while the airport at the ancient royal capital of Yogyakarta re-opened to commercial traffic despite a heavily damaged terminal.
· 30-05-2006: Java earthquake death toll nears 5,700
· 30-05-2006: Quake survivors wait patiently for help
· 30-05-2006: US boosts contribution to Indonesia
· 30-05-2006: Indonesia's cultural heart escapes worst of quake
· 30-05-2006: Indonesia quake death toll at 5,427
· 30-05-2006: Hopes wane for Java quake survivors

Earthquake in pictures, updated
· 29-05-2006: photobook: Central Java earthquake
· 29-05-2006: photobook: Go to the new pictures of today

29 May 2006 - The Indonesian government declared a state of emergency after an earthquake killed more than 5,100 people on Java island. Vice President Jusuf Kalla said after a cabinet meeting that the three-month emergency period was aimed at providing food, healthcare and shelter to an estimated 50,000 people displaced by the disaster.
· 29-05-2006: Desperate quake victims await aid
· 29-05-2006: Expert: Indonesia quake may trigger Merapi eruption
· 29-05-2006: Supplies arrive in Javanese quake zone
· 29-05-2006: Govt fights to stop disease as quake toll rises to 4,983
· 28-05-2006: Govt declares state of emergency after quake

28 May 2006 - Rescue workers dug desperately for survivors on Sunday as residents returned to ruined homes on Indonesia's densely populated island of Java a day after a powerful earthquake killed more than 4,300. Trucks full of volunteers from Indonesian political parties and Islamic groups, as well as military vehicles carrying soldiers, headed south from the ancient royal city of Yogyakarta to Bantul, hardest hit by the quake, to help in the effort.
· 28-05-2006: 'Yogyakarta airport reopens for commercial flights on Tuesday'
· 28-05-2006: World famous temple complex damaged in quake
· 28-05-2006: 3,700 dead, Indonesia struggles to heal
· 28-05-2006: Hospitals overflow amid fear, death
· 28-05-2006: Search for survivors as Indonesia quake tops 3,000
· 28-05-2006: Powerful quake in Java kills over 3,500

Earthquake in pictures
· 27-05-2006: photobook: Central Java earthquake


Where to donate
International aid organizations are accepting donations to help victims of the earthquake in Indonesia. The groups include:
· International Red Cross
· Catholic Relief Services
· International Medical Corps
· UNICEF

27 May 2006 - More than 2,900 people have been killed and thousands more seriously injured after an earthquake flattened entire districts of Indonesia's ancient royal city of Yogyakarta. Measuring 6.2 on the Richter scale, the quake destroyed thousands of buildings in the city, a major tourist attraction, after shaking a densely populated region of southern Java shortly after dawn yesterday.
· 27-05-2006: Aid for Java earthquake victims
· 27-05-2006: Java quake death toll nears 3,000
· 27-05-2006: Yudhoyono to visit earthquake-hit Yogyakarta
· 27-05-2006: Jawa quake leaves at least 1,700 dead, thousands injured
· 27-05-2006: Hospitals: At least 200 dead in quake, toll expected to rise
· 27-05-2006: Emergency status imposed in quake-hit area
· 27-05-2006: Java shaken by quake; 115 deaths reported
· 27-05-2006: forum: Java shaken by quake; 115 deaths reported

Location of the earthquake
· 6.2 M Java quake; 27-05-2006 05:54 WIB
· 4.8 M Java aftershock; 27-05-2006 10:10 WIB
· 4.5 M Java aftershock; 27-05-2006 11:21 WIB

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