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The earthquake measuring 6.2 on the Richter Scale ( Minister of ESD Notice ) which hit the southern parts of the city of Jogjakarta on May 27, 2006 is the biggest disaster to hit Indonesia since the December 2004 Tsunami in Aceh. Indonesia is a country which is highly prone to natural disasters. In the past two years ago many disasters have hit the country, resulting in thousands and thousands of victims. At the moment there is still an urgent need for help, especially in the form of blankets, food, drink, sanitation, tents, and medical supplies,. There are still thousands and thousands of people who have not received emergency aid, such as food, drink and medical supplies. In the past week many small NGOs have been working voluntarily to collect donations for direct aid to the people affected. We still need a lot of help. So many of the injured, including children, are forced to stay outside day and night with not enough protection from the weather. People have lost their jobs, their houses, and their families. Only those people who work in the formal sector still have jobs to go to.
The quake in Jogjakarta and surrounding areas killed 4.955 people and left nearly 6,000 injured. Most hospitals in Solo, Jogjakarta, Klaten, Semarang, and Solo are full of injured victims. Many people are being cared for outside hospitals.
Most of the damage to houses occurred in the Regency of Bantul where over 80 per cent of the houses were destroyed by the quake. The government has predicted that the rebuilding of 150.357 houses wich destroyed complately and 107.400 damages will take more than a year.
Meanwhile, for the past month there have also been refugees from villages on the slopes of the Semeru volcano. On the mountain itself, the most active volcano in the world, more refugees wait in uncertainty. They worry about their future, because the volcano is located in the quake area