Indonesian Relief Fund

Padang Earthquake Relief Report - October, 2009

Sumatra Earthquake Relief Background

* Padang Earthquake 2009 Report.pdf

On September 30, 2009 at 5:16 pm local time, an earthquake of 7.6 magnitude occurred just off the southern coast of Sumatra, Indonesia. Hard hit was Padang, the bustling capital of West Sumatra. A relatively prosperous port city with a population of about 900,000, it lies on a coastal plain backed by mountains. The city also lies on one of the world's most active fault lines, making it vulnerable to both earthquakes and tsunamis.

The region also has strong literary and musical traditions, though it is Padang's spicy cuisine that has perhaps won the most acclaim. The area's most important businesses include textiles and rubber. (The transport of rubber across the province was affected by the latest earthquake.)

Tremors from the first earthquakes were felt as far away as in the Indonesian capital, Jakarta, Malaysia, and Singapore. A tsunami watch was triggered. Hospitals, mosques, schools and hotels tumbled to the ground and communications to the city were disrupted. Broken water pipes also led to area flooding.

Outlying areas closer to the earthquake's epicenter were essentially cut off by landslides.  Whole villages and hundreds of people were buried. Desperate Indonesian villagers used their bare hands to sift through ruins and to try to find survivors.

Early death-toll estimates extended beyond 1300. The most deaths occurred in the areas of Padang Pariaman (675), Padang (313), Agam (80) and Pariaman (37). Government reports confirmed 1,115 dead, 1,214 severely injured and 1,688 slightly injured.

Additionally, around 135,000 houses were severely damaged, 65,000 houses were moderately damaged, and 79,000 houses were slightly damaged. An estimated 250,000 families (1,250,000 people) have been affected by the earthquake through the total or partial loss of their homes and livelihoods. 

Pondok Kasih’s Response

When the news of the Sumatra earthquake hit, Pondok Kasih immediately sprang into action.  And within 3 days, a logistics team and their first shipment of relief supplies taken by Hercules, military plane were sent to Padang. A coordination post was acquired, assessments were made, and very quickly people began receiving much needed help.

The city center received some of the worst damage. This was also the area where many Indonesians of Chinese ethnicity lived. According to local journalists, initial aid bypassed these people and many were blatantly discriminated against. And, this shunned group was the first that the Pondok Kasih team served.

From Padang city, the team quickly moved to help the surrounding rural areas.

In just the first few days, about 75 tons in 3 shipments of relief supplies, first by Hercules plane (about 10 tons of relief, second by military ship, 60 tons of relief and then by another Hercules, 5 tons of relief) were provided to hundreds of families and thousands of people, medical services were coordinated, and struggling people were given hope. Prepared meals, food staples, clothing, blankets, tarp, water, Samaritan’s Purse gift boxes, wheelchairs, kitchen supplies, and love were distributed freely without regard to religion, ethnicity, social status, or background.

Transformed Lives and Communities

Eddy Ongga, a long-time partner and Youth Coordinator of Pondok Kasih Spiritual Division, Love Fellowship Ministries, led the logistics team back to his hometown of Padang. With much thanksgiving he heard his mother recount her survival experience. The tremors began while she was in her fitness class and the shaking sent everyone running for the exits.  Even as the earth rocked below her, the building began collapsing around her. The walls, ceiling, and roof fell all around her, and she narrowly escaped and was spared of even the smallest wound. With her own trembling and shaking, and crying she returned home praising God.

Wheelchair Mission donated hundreds of brand new wheelchairs to Pondok Kasih, and these were available for immediate delivery to Padang. Eddy Ongga, the logistics coordinator, went to one of the few working hospitals remaining in the city to offer the director wheelchairs. While there, he heard the story of how some of the patients were unfairly being asked to pay for what should be free medical services. He told the story to the hospital administrator, a Catholic Priest, an investigation was conducted, and 60 grateful patients received back the fees which had been illegally obtained by the hospital’s finance director. These people had lost property and health but were at least able to recover some of their monetary loss.

One of the men who received a refund at the hospital had rescued a 2-year old left alone when her mother was killed in the earthquake. This kindly stranger comforted and carried her to get necessary medical care and was told she would not get any care if he didn’t pay for her care. Of course, this was especially unfair and if not for Eddy’s intervention, the little girl’s needs would have been neglected.

Christine is a 43-year old widow who was home when the earthquake struck. She tried to run when the tremors first occurred but her 2-story house collapsed on her. Debris trapped her and she could not move or speak or even cry. All Christine could do was cry to God to rescue her. With their bare hands and crude tools, Christine’s family struggled to find her. And after about 12 hours of being buried she was rescued. She required hospitalization for a severe leg wound. When Deborah, one of Pondok Kasih team from Aceh, visited Christine in the hospital she immediately recognized that her leg wound was worsening. The overwhelmed doctors were summoned and began limb- and life-saving antibiotic treatment. She was so happy that God has provided her a wheel chair from Wheelchair Mission that PK received.

Visit to Yos Sudarso Hospital

This hospital is a Catholic hospital, one of the few hospitals that have not been badly damaged. It was the only hospital that could receive patients with bone fractures and surgeries. There had been an issue that the medical treatment was discriminatively done. Eddy investigated the patients in the hospital and found that a patient, Dicky Cahaya, 14 years had to pay 4 millions while some other patients did not.

October 7, Eddy went to the hospital with the purpose of donating 20 wheelchairs, canes and tarps,  needed by the hospital. He was arranged to meet with the CEO of the hospital, pastor Larufa. During the meeting he clarified about the issue; pastor Larufa checked with the administration and found that the issue was true and Dicky’s name was one of the 60 patients who had to pay. Praise the Lord!, the hospital returned surgery fees to all of them.  This was one of the many joys that Eddy experienced while helping the victims.

First relief delivery through military Hercules, plane

1. 100 babies’ blankets
2. 100 babies’ sheets
3. 182 cartons baby sweaters
4. 1000 pcs different kinds of children’s clothes
5. 1750 pcs different kinds of adults’ clothes
6. 2000 pcs of women’s underwears/bras
7. 720 pcs of toothbrushes
8. 200 cartons of ricemeals
9. 300 sheets for blankets
   • 4 tons of rice bought locally at Padang Second  delivery to Padang: approximately 60 tons
   • 1200 cartons of rice meals, 18 tons, (@ 36 bags, each  for 6 meals), fortified rice with minerals and soy protein
   • 200 wheel chairs (2 tons)
   • 500 cartons (-/+ 6300 boxes) (20 tons of OCC children gift boxes)
   • 2000 baby sweaters (1 ton)
   • 4000 women’s underwear, bras (1 ton)
   • 1000 pcs children and adult clothes (0,5 ton)
   • 400 pcs tarps (0,5 ton)
   • 2200 pcs blankets (1,2 tons)
   • 1000 cartons of water@ 40 glasses (8 tons)
   • 200 cartons of sardines@ 50 cans (2,3 tons)
   • 500 cartons of noodles @ 40 packs (0,5 ton)
   • 5000 packages of biscuits
   • 1 bale of medicine
   • Crutches
   • 4 sets generators
   • 1000 packages of milk
     
10. Third delivery to Padang by Hercules plane: 20 wheelchairs via Jawa Pos donated to 1 floating hospital at Padang and to BKOW (Badan kerjasama Organisasi Wanita Propinsi Sumatera Barat- Coordinating Body of Women of West Sumatera, a Non Governmental Organization in liason with Government) .

Dr. Sularso Public Hospital and BKOW

We have sent 3 teams to Padang in turn. Eddy just returned to Padang (Nov. 9,09) to continue the distribution . Upon investigation Padang is still in need of help, PK plans to continue our emergency relief with a short term relief until July 2010. We rented a RUKO (a shop house ) as PK Coordinating Post.

Detailed Report of PK Relief Distribution - October ~ Nov. 7, 09

Distributions were given to families and each family received one carton of each items, except sardines and baby sweater, for instance, one carton of noodles (40 packages), one carton of mineral water, one carton of rice meals (36 bags each for 6 meals) etc.
PK finished the first delivery only in a few days, at that moment rice was scarce, that PK bought any rice available in the disaster area.

Second delivery of relief to Padang by “Teluk Mandar” military ship. PK could send about 60 tons of relief with the details as follows:

1. 1200 cartons of rice meals (@36 bags @ 6 meals per bag)18 tons
2. 200 wheel chairs 2 tons
3. 500 cartons (@ 13-15 boxes) of OCC children gift boxes 20 tons
4. 2000 baby sweaters 1 ton
5. 4000 women underwears, bras 1 ton
6. 1000 adults and children’s clothes 0,5 ton
7. 400 pcs tarps 0,5 ton
8. 2200 blankets 1,2 ton
9. 200 cartons (@ 50 cans) of sardines 2,3 tons
10. 1000 cartons (@40 glasses) of drinking water 8 tons
11. 500 cartons (@ 40 packs) of noodles 0,5 ton
12. 5000 packs of biscuits
13. 1 bale of medicine
14. 4 generator set @ 2500 watts
15. Crutches and canes
16. 1000  packs of milk

Distributions were given to families and each family received one carton of each items, except sardines and baby sweater,  for instance, on family got one carton of noodles (40 packages), one carton of mineral water, one carton of rice meals (36 bags each for 6 meals) etc.

No	Date	Location	Relief	Families
	Oct. 3	First delivery of relief to Padang by military Hercules plane arrived padang with our team headed by Eddy Ongga	Rice meals, baby blankets, sweaters, children’s clothing, adults’ clothing, women’s underwears, toothbrushes etc.
1.	Oct. 4	Nipah Street, in the city center, Pecinan	Rice meals, clothes etc As above	175
2.	Oct. 4	Nipah Street, Berok 2		275
3.	Oct. 6	Visit to Yos Sudarso Hospital	20 wheel chairs, Medical Supplies, Crutches, tarps
4.	Oct. 8	YPK survey to 1.Palinggam, 2. Sungai Abang Dalam 3.Steba Kampong Karanji Marapak Kalumbu Area  4. Dusun Singguling, Kecamatan Lubuk Alung, mostly farmers	Rice meals Medical Assistance working with medical team from Jawa Post Rice meals, frying oil, noodles, biscuits etc.	111 120
5.	Oct. 10	Sungai Abang Dalam village	Ricemeals, Oil , noodles, Biscuit, clothes, and baby clothes  and medical supplies	131
6.	Oct. 10	Singguling Village Kec. Lubuk Alung	As above	120
	Oct. 12	YPK Visit to Social Departement of Government West Sumatera For mapping and distribution location and information
	Oct. 13	YPK  investigated disaster location before distribution
	Oct. 14	Second Delivery to Padang by Naval Ship “KRI Teluk Mandar”,	Wheel chairs, rice meals, clothes, blankets, tarps, OCC gift boxes, noodles, water, milk, generator set, tarps etc.
7.	Oct. 16	RT 02/IV Kampung Pondok. Kec. Area coord. Mr. Ginardi	Noodles, sardines, mineral water, biscuits, Baby sweaters, milk, rice meals etc.	26
8.		RT 03/IV Kampung Pondok , West Padang, Munzir Munaf	As above	39
9.	Oct. 16	RT01/IV Kampung Pondok Kec. West Padang Area Coord. Mr. Liang Hong Foei	As above	35
10.	Oct. 16	Pariaman, Korong Pincuran Sonsang, Kec. Soto, West Padang	As above plus 8 units of Wheelchairs, mineral water	360
11.	Oct. 17	Danau Maninjau Kec. Tanjung Raya, Kab. Agam	As above OCC Children gift boxes	300
12.	Oct. 17	RT 04/RW 06 Kel.Ranah Rumbio, Kec. South Padang	As above	34
13.	Oct. 17	Theresia Elementary Schools	As above	35
14.	Oct. 17	Children’s revival at Padang	OCC Boxes	*300 Children
15.	Oct. 18	Bukit Karan, Teluk Bayur, Children’s Distribution	OCC Boxes  and 5 cartons of baby sweaters	*550 Children
16. 17.	Oct. 20	Maninjau Area, 2 villages, namely; Lapung village and Nangai Village, who live in tents , river bank	Blankets, sardins, biscuits,  sweaters and milk.	370
18.	Oct. 23	Elementary School, SDN 01	OCC  gift boxes, packages of staple, blankets etc	*140 Children 15
19. 20.	Oct. 23	Kelurahan Berok Nipah, RT 04/RW 04 RT 03/RW 04	As above	115 49
21. 22.	Oct. 23	RT 01/RW 04 RT 01/RW 05	As above	51 37
23.	Oct. 24	Marga Ong, Center Padang	As above	95
24.	Oct. 24	Workers of PT Bigland	As above	78
25.	Oct. 24	Yos Sudarso Elementary school 130 boys, 136 girls, 44 kindergarden	OCC gift boxes	*266 Children
26.	Oct. 24	Mariana Play groups 104 boys, and 52 girls	OCC Gift boxes	*156 Children
27. 28. 29.	Oct. 26	Kel. Parak Rumbio, RT 02/RW 04 RT02/RW 04 RT 04/RW 03	Rice meals, noodles, sardines, biscuits, and baby sweaters etc.	70 44 25
30.	Oct. 26	Kel. Kampung Juanan XX, Kec. Lubuk Begalung	As above	87
31.	Oct. 27	Kel. Kampung Pondok RT 01/RW 05	As above Baby sweaters and sardines	29
32.	Oct. 28	Government Elementary School SDN 07	As above OCC gift boxes, baby sweaters, blankets, sardines	166* Children 13
33.	Oct. 28	Fransiscus, Catholic Elementary School of Padang	OCC gift boxes, blanket	*221 Children
34.	Oct. 28	Theresia Elementary School	OCC gift boxes	*450 Children
35. 36.	Oct. 28	Kampung Pondok RT 01/RW 01, TR 03/RW 02	As above plus biscuits and baby sweaters	116
37.	Oct. 29	Tirtonadi Elementary School	OCC gift boxes	*192 Children
38	Oct. 30	Kalam Kudus Kindergarden  and Elementary School	OCC gift boxes	*242 Children
39	Oct. 31	Setia Elementary School	OCC gift boxes	*330 Children
40.	Nov. 01	Bina Revival	OCC gift boxes	*75 Children
41.	Nov. 02	GKSI Church, Padang	OCC gift boxes	*65 Children
42.	Nov. 02	Agnes Kindergarten And Elementary School	OCC gift boxes Staple distribution as above	*122 Children 13
43.	Nov. 03	Murni Kindergarten And Elementary School	OCC gift boxes, Staple distribution as above	*152 Children 13
44.	Nov. 06	SDN 25 and 29 Government Elementary School	OCC gift boxes	*323 Children
45.	Nov. 07	SDN 11 Government Elementary School	OCC gift boxes Staple distribution as above	*160 13
		TOTAL DISTRIBUTION in 45 locations, mentioned above	Distributed to ........	2,968 Families 3,910 Children
		Pondok Kasih partnering with Has renovated 6 houses and 1 mosque

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