Date: Wed, 30 Nov 94 18:03:30 EST
From: Disaster Information Administrator
From: incident@vita.org (Disaster Information Administrator)
Subject: Indonesia: Volcano  (DHA-03)

            INDONESIA - MT. MERAPI VOLCANIC ERUPTION
               DHA-GENEVA INFORMATION REPORT NO. 3
                        30 NOVEMBER 1994

SITUATION
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1.  50 DEAD, 26 STILL IN CRITICAL CONDITION.  20 MISSING AND
SEARCH FOR THEM CONTINUES.  INDONESIAN MEDICAL TEAMS, ASSISTED BY
JAPANESE PLASTIC SURGEONS, UNDERTAKING URGENT LIFE-SAVING PLASTIC
SURGERY FOR VICTIMS WITH SEVERE BURNS.

2.  NO MORE PYROCLASTIC FLOWS OBSERVED SINCE 23 NOV.  HOWEVER,
LAVA STILL FLOWING 1.5 KMS DOWN RIVER BOYONG.  GEOCHEMICAL
ANALYSIS INDICATES INCREASED EMISSIONS OF SULFUR DIOXIDE UP TO 44
TONS A DAY, INDICATING POSSIBLE FURTHER ERUPTIONS.

NATIONAL RESPONSE
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3.  LOCAL VULCANOLOGY OFFICE HAS DECLARED VILLAGES OF TURGO (MOST
SEVERELY AFFECTED), KINAHREDJO, KALIADEM, TRITIS AND NGANDONG IN
DISTRICT OF SLEMAN, YOGYAKARTA AS VERY DANGEROUS AREAS SINCE
THEY ARE LOCATED ONLY 5 KMS FROM CRATER.  LOCAL AUTHORITIES NOT
ALLOWING 2,700 EVACUEES FROM THESE 5 VILLAGES TO RETURN TO THEIR
HOME VILLAGES.

INTERNATIONAL RESPONSE
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4.  ON 2 DEC UNDMT WILL MEET WITH INTERESTED DONOR AGENCIES,
AND DIRECTOR-GENERAL FOR GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES (WHO IS
ALSO CHAIRMAN OF NATIONAL DISASTER COUNCIL WORKING GROUP) WILL
EXPLAIN STATUS OF MT. MERAPI VOLCANO AND SERIES OF EARTHQUAKES
WHICH OCCURRED IN INDONESIA.

5.  FOR COORDINATION PURPOSES, DONORS ARE REQUESTED TO INFORM
DHA-GENEVA, AS INDICATED BELOW, OF BILATERAL RELIEF MISSIONS/
PLEDGES/CONTRIBUTIONS AND THEIR CORRESPONDING VALUE BY ITEM.

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TELEPHONE:  +41-22-917-1234
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DESK OFFICER:  S. NISHIKAWA, DIRECT TEL:  +41-22-917-3131
PRESS TO CONTACT:
DHA-GENEVA SPOKESPERSON: MR. KHATIB, DIRECT TEL:  +41-22-917-2856

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FAX:  +41-22-917-0023
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