INDONESIAN EARTHQUAKE DISASTER

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INDONESIAN EARTHQUAKE DISASTER

• 554 AM, MAY 27, 2006
• M6.3
• SHALLOW DEPTH10 KM (6 MILES)
• EPICENTER 84 KM (50 MILES) FROM MOUNT MERAPI, AN
  AWAKENING VOLCANO

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MAY 27, 2006 INDONESIA QUAKE
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MOUNT MERAPI HAS ERUPTED 68 TIMES SINCE 1548
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EVACUATION STARTED BEFORE THE EARTHQUAKE
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INDONESIAN EARTHQUAKE DISASTER

• A magnitude 6.3 earthquake flattened over
  110,000 homes and buildings in central Indonesia
  at 554 am Saturday morning
• The earthquake struck near the ancient city of
  Yogyakarta, 250 miles east of the capital,
  Jakarta.

• More than 5,826 people were killed, thousands
  injured, and 200,000 left homeless.
• 80 of the Bantul District of Yogyakarta was
  devastated.

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INDONESIAN EARTHQUAKE DISASTER

• Japans Meteorological Agency said in their
  announcement of the quake that there was no
  danger of a tsunami.

• Even so, in the chaos that followed the quake,
  rumors of an impending tsunami sent thousands of
  people on Java fleeing in cars and motorbikes to
  higher ground.

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INDONESIAN EARTHQUAKE DISASTER

• Ground shaking damaged and collapsed 4,000
  houses, hotels, and government buildings.
• Roads and bridges were destroyed
• Power and phone lines disrupted.

• The quake cracked the runway in Yogyakartas
  airport.
• The airport was closed to aircraft during a
  crisis time to perform inspections.

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DEMOLISHED VILLAGES IN EPICENTRAL REGION
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DEMOLISHED VILLAGES IN EPICENTRAL REGION
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INDONESIAN QUAKE DISASTER VILLAGES DEMOLISHED
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INDONESIAN QUAKE DISASTER 4,000 DAMAGED HOUSES
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GROUND SHAKING DAMAGES PRAMBANAN HINDU TEMPLE
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PRESIDENT YUDHOYONO INSPECTS PRAMBANAN DAMAGE

• The Prambanan temple was built in 850 B.C. and is
  the largest Hindu temple compound in Indonesia.
• Prambanan is an UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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PLEADING FOR FOOD AND MONEY IN TORRENTIAL RAIN
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INDONESIAN ARMY LEADING SEARCH AND RESCUE
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ARMY ERECTS TENTS FOR HOMELESS
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CITIZENS SEARCHING AMID RUINS
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INDONESIAN QUAKE MANY INJURED IN BANTUL DISTRICT
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INDONESIAN QUAKE DISASTER 89 OF BANTUL
DEVASTATED
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PRIORITIES EMERGENCY MEDICAL CARE, HYGIENE, FOOD
WATER
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INDONESIAN QUAKE DISASTER HOSPITAL OVERWHELMED
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ONE OF THOUSANDS INJURED AWAITING EVACUATION
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INDONESIAN QUAKE DISASTER INJURED AWAITING
EVACUATION
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INDONESIAN RESCUE TEAM TRANSPORTS INJURED
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INDONESIAN QUAKE MASS FUNERAL IN YOGYARKATA
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INDONESIAN MARINE OVERSEES ARRIVAL OF UN HYGIENE
SUPPLIES
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SINGAPORE SEARCH RESCUE TEAM ON SITE
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MEDICAL AID FROM SINGAPORE TEAM
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JAPANESE RED CROSS LEAVING NARITA AIRPORT FOR
INDONESIA
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CHINESE SEARCH RESCUE TEAM PREPARES TO LEAVE
BEIJING
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MILITARY UNLOADING SUPPLIES FROM SINGAPORE
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PAKISTAN PREPARES TO SHIP RELIEF SUPPLIES
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INDONESIAN SOLDIERS HELP TO CLEAN UP DEBRIS
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US MARINES ARRIVE IN YOGYAKARTA MAY 30
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MOUNT MERAPI ERUPTS ON MAY 29, 2006

• Activity of Mount Merapi, known as fire
  mountain, increased on Monday morning, May 29,
  with emission of a hot gas cloud and debris .
• Mount Merapi has a long history of hot gas cloud
  eruptions, including disasters in 1994 and 1930.