West Sumatra Earthquake
Appeal: IDN092 | West Sumatra Earthquake | OPEN
Amended 9 March 2010: Lutheran World Relief (LWR) new completion date (approved 9 March 2010). Extension of LWR implementation period of four months to finish appeal activities by 30 April 2010. Please note that this entails a change to the reporting schedule on page 2.
On 30 September 2009 a major earthquake of magnitude 7.6 on the Richter scale struck west Sumatra causing havoc and major damage to Padang City, Pariaman City, Bukittinggi City, Padang Pariaman District, Pesisir Selatan District, Solok City, Padang Panjang City and Pasaman Barat District.
Following the earthquake, heavy rains and landslides resulted in additional infrastructure damage and displacement. The impact of the earthquake in West Sumatra Province, Indonesia has been devastating with more than 2.5 million people living in the six most affected districts.
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) confirmed that landslides following the quake destroyed entire villages and agricultural land in at least three locations in Padang Pariaman district. The options for recovery work in the landslide-affected areas are limited. Many slopes are unstable, and heavy rains are increasing the risk for further landslides. OCHA report No 7, Oct 6th.
The Indonesian Government has revised the official number of dead to 1,117. Latest data available from the National Disaster Management Agency, BNPB, shows more than 200,000 households as severely or moderately damaged. The affected households are concentrated in seven of the nineteen districts in West Sumatra. The worst affected district is Padang Pariaman, where nearly 85,000 houses have been severely or moderately damaged (approximately 96 percent of the houses). OCHA Site report #16, Oct 20th. 2009
ACT members of the ACT Indonesia Forum: Christian Reformed World Relief Committee (CRWRC), Church World Service (CWS) Indonesia, Lutheran World Relief (LWR), YAKKUM (Yayasan Kristen untuk Kesehatan Umum – Christian Foundation for Public Health- Emergency Unit (YEU) and Yayasan Tanggul Bencana di Indonesia (YTBI), have been in the affected areas conducting assessments and bringing immediate assistance to the population in coordination with one another since day one.
This full appeal replaces the Preliminary Appeal (revision 2) issued 15 October 2009 and includes member’s projects covering: food/non-food, shelter, WatSan, psycho-social and trauma healing activities/counseling, health and nutrition, livelihood, children’s needs, child protection, education, disaster risk reduction (DRR), capacity building, medical health services as well as rehabilitation of the health infrastructure.
Signed by:
John Nduna - Director
