From: Disaster Information Administrator
Date: Wed, 23 Nov 94 09:28:02 EST
Message-Id: <9411231428.AA12712@lan.vita.org>
Subject: Indonesia: Volcano  (DHA-01)

                  INDONESIA - VOLCANIC ERUPTION
               DHA-GENEVA INFORMATION REPORT NO.1
                        23 NOVEMBER 1994

SITUATION
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1.UNDP/DHA RESIDENT REPRESENTATIVE IN JAKARTA REPORTS THAT MT.
MERAPI (2968 M), A VOLCANO SITUATED ON ISLAND OF JAVA, ERUPTED ON
22 NOV, AT 10.15 HRS LOCAL TIME.  A PYROCLASTIC FLOW CONTAINING
HOT ASH, GAS AND OTHER PARTICLES IN SUSPENSION FLOWED SIX
KILOMETRES DOWN ALONG THE RIVER BOYONG IN TURGO VILLAGE,
SUBDISTRICT OF PAKEM, YOGYAKARTA PROVINCE.

2.TWENTY-FOUR (24) PEOPLE WERE KILLED AND 95 SEVERELY INJURED.
25 OF 40 PUBLIC WORKS WORKERS WHO WERE BUILDING A WATER TREATMENT
FACILITY STILL MISSING, WHILE 15 WERE FOUND DEAD.  6,026 PEOPLE
FROM THE NEIGHBOURING VILLAGES IN THE SUBDISTRICT OF PAKEM WERE
EVACUATED.

3.EVACUATION AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE MEASURES HAVE BEEN UNDERTAKEN
BY THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS.  MINISTER
COORDINATOR FOR PEOPLE'S WELFARE / CHAIRMAN OF THE INDONESIAN
DISASTER COUNCIL (BAKORNAS PB) VISITING AFFECTED AREA ON 23 NOV.

4.LOCAL VOLCANOLOGY OFFICIALS ADVISED AUTHORITIES AND LOCAL
PEOPLE TO REMAIN ON ALERT FOR 7 DAYS.

5.ON 20 AND 21 NOV, INDONESIA WAS ALSO HIT BY FOUR EARTHQUAKES IN
MALUKU, IRIAN JAYA, NORTH SUMATRA AND DENPASAR REGISTERING
BETWEEN 5.0 AND 5.7 ON THE RICHTER SCALE.  IN IRIAN JAYA, 39
PEOPLE WERE INJURED AND DAMAGE IS STILL BEING ASSESSED BY THE
DISTRICT AUTHORITIES. NO CASUALTIES OR DAMAGE WERE REPORTED FROM
THE OTHER AREAS.

6.UNDP/DHA RESIDENT REPRESENTATIVE MONITORING SITUATION IN
CONSULTATION WITH NATIONAL AUTHORITIES.

          = DEPARTMENT OF HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS - GENEVA +

TELEPHONE NO:+(41-22) 917.12.34
IN CASE OF EMERGENCY ONLY: TEL.NO.+(41-22) 917.20.10
DESK OFFICER: S.METZNER-STRACK,DIRECT TEL.+(41-22) 917.21.44

PRESS TO CONTACT DHA-GENEVA SPOKESPERSON:
M.KHATIB,DIRECT TEL.+(41-22) 917.28.56
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FAX: +41-22-917.00.23
ELECTRONIC MAIL: UNIENET DIALCOM 141:DHAGVA

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