Indonesia: Earthquake - Jan 2009 Updates

Lessons Sharing from Indonesia for Myanmar and the Region By Avianto Amri[1], Syahri Ramadhan[2] When a powerful earthquake strikes, it doesn’t just shake the ground — it reshapes lives. Homes are...

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Jakarta's next spatial master plan should identify each of its five municipalities for specific functions and even out population density. Pelita Harapan University architectural expert Manlian...

This report covers the period 1 January to 30 June 2009. In brief Programme purpose: The purpose of the International Federation's country programme is to support the institutional capacity building...

The map shows Calang as seen on March 13, 2009, by the satellite QuickBird (resolution 0.6m). The four squares stand for the extents of detail maps showing the area at different points of time (April...

Each week, the World Health Organization Health Action in Crises in Geneva produces information highlights on critical health-related activities in countries where there are humanitarian crises...

In the early morning hours of January 4, 2009, a pair of powerful earthquakes rattled Papua, Indonesia. In the early morning hours of January 4, 2009, a pair of powerful earthquakes rattled Papua,...

Funds Sent To: Yayasan Tanggul Bencana di Indonesia (YTBI) Amount Sent: US$ 54,725 Date: 9 January 2009 Details of Response Emergency: West Papua Earthquake Date of Emergency: 4 January 2009 ...

JAKARTA, 9 January 2009 (IRIN) - Thousands of people displaced by powerful earthquakes that killed four people and devastated Indonesia's West Papua province on 4 January have begun returning home...

Geneva, 8 January 2009 A series of powerful tremors shook Manokwari, the capital of West Papua, on 4 January 2009, killing four people and destroying hundreds of buildings. One tremor of 7.3 on the...

TECTONIC SUMMARY The magnitude 7.6 and 7.4 Papua, Indonesia earthquakes of January 3, 2009, 19:43 UTC and 22:33 UTC, respectively, occurred as a result of thrust faulting on a plate-boundary along...

Nethy Dharma Somba and Desy Nurhayati, , The Jakarta Post, , Manokwari, Jakarta Residents of the Sidey district of the Manokwari regency, some 120 kilometers from Manokwari city, have been exposed to...

Nethy Dharma Somba, The Jakarta Post , Manokwari, West Papua Thousands of quake survivors cramped makeshift shelters in Manokwari on Monday as aftershocks continued to rock the region a day after two...

Thousands of people are refusing to return to their homes in the remote Indonesian region of West Papua following a series of earthquakes. They fear more buildings could collapse as aftershocks shake...

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JAKARTA, Jan 05, 2009 (Xinhua via COMTEX News Network) -- The powerful quakes in Papua in easternmost of Indonesia on Sunday have led over 14,000 people taking shelters in tents, destroyed hundreds...

Andi Hajramurni Makassar - The Health Ministry has sent a 7-member medical team from Makassar, Sulawesi, to Manokwari, West Papua, on Monday to help victims of Sunday's 7.3 quake. The team, who left...

Manokwari - A series of powerful earthquakes rocked Manokwari, the capital of West Papua, on Sunday, killing four people, injuring dozens and destroying hundreds of buildings. One 7.3-magnitude...

Communication and Transportation remain the issue in relief efforts for Papuans who were impacted by the January 4th earthquake.The remote location of Manokwari and Sorong where the 7.6 Earthquake...

By James East, APRO communications and Enda Balina, WV Indonesia Communications World Vision is dispatching an assessment team to Manokwari in Indonesia's remote Papua Province after a series of...