WCO- Situation Report (SR-1) 2 May 2012

Emergency and Humanitarian Action (EHA) Unit WHO Country Office - Indonesia

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SITREP # 1: 2 May 2012 at 10.00 AM (UCT +7)

HIGH LIGHTS

 On Monday, 1 May 2012 at 12.00 PM Central Indonesian Time (UCT+7), Mt. Lokon which is located in Konilow village, North sub-district, Tomohon, North province re-erupted;  On 1 May 2012 at 12 PM Central Indonesian Time (UCT+7), Mt. Lokon released 2,500 meter height volcanic ashes from Tompaluan crater;  The volcanic ashes flowed to North direction reaching Kakaskasen village;  As of 1 May 2012 at 14.00 PM (UCT+7), Centre for Health Crisis (CHC), Ministry of Health (MoH) reported no casualty or damage of health facility;  On 25 April 2012 at 06.00 Central Indonesian Time (UCT+6), PVMBG reported that Mt. Lokon’s activity remains in alert level 3 “Watch Status”;  BPBD Tomohon has declared the emergency phase from 24 April – 23 May 2012 (30 days) and provided necessary action;  Tomohon District Health Office (DHO) provided face masks and coordinated with Regional Crisis Center and BPBD Tomohon;  Tomohon DHO, North Sulawesi Provincial Health Office (PHO) and Center for Health Crisis MOH are monitoring the situation closely;  BNPB provided IDR 2.8 billion for emergency response for Mt. Karangetang and Lokon;  WHO is in close contact with MOH in monitoring the situation through Center for Health Crisis MOH. In case the situation warrant, WHO will provide any assistance needed.

Affected Areas and Incident Site Mapping

Level 1: Normal, basaltic activity.

Level 2: Vigilant, Low activity. Level 3: Ready, Possibility of major eruption within weeks. 1 Level 4: Alert, major eruption is imminent (within 24 hours). WCO-Indonesia Situation Report (SR-1) 2 May 2012

The pictures of Mt. Lokon:

Caption: Mt. Lokon released 2,500 meter height Caption: Coordination Meeting of Mt. Lokon conducted by BPBD Tomohon. volcanic ashes. Courtesy:http://regional.kompas.com/read/2012/0 Courtesy: http://bpbdtomohon.blogspot.com/ 5/01/21040182/FOTO.Letusan.Gunung.Lokon

Situation Analysis

Mt.Lokon  is a strato-type volcano located in Tomohon City, approximately 20 Km south west of , North Sulawesi province.

Mt. Lokon’s activity on 2012  Mt. Lokon’s activity has been increasing since Monday, 23 April 2012 at 15.00 PM. Up to 24 April 2012, there were 180 volcanic earthquakes. The eruption was accompanied by thundering sounds.  By 25 April 2012 at 06.00 Central Indonesian Time (UCT+6), PVMBG reported that Mt. Lokon’s activity remains in alert level 3 “Watch Status”.  PVMBG released a technical recommendation as follow: 1. No community activity within a 2.5 kilometer radius of the Tompaluan crater. 2. Prioritize the resident of Kinilow I village to be equipped with communication and early warning devices.  On 1 May 2012 at 12 PM Central Indonesian Time (UCT+7), Mt. Lokon released 2,500 meter height volcanic ashes;  The volcanic ashes flowed to North direction reaching Kakaskasen village and Kinilow village was not affected by the volcanic ashes;  Before the eruption on 1 May 2012, there were 2-3 volcanic earthquakes and tremors causing panic of local residents;  Following the incident, Head of National Disaster Management Agency/Badan Nasional Penanggulangan Bencana (BNPB) instructed Head of North Sulawesi Provincial Disaster Management Agency/Badan Penaggulangan Bencana Daerah (BPBD) to: 1. Take necessary action as needed; 2. Prepare the IDP camps (number, capacity, food and supplies); 3. Prepare the army, police and youth in alert level to provide the security whenever the evacuation taken place;  In regards to the Mt. Lokon eruption on 2011, BNPB has provided capacity building for North Sulawesi BPBD such as contingency plan development, community empowerment.

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Casualties and Damages

Table showing casualties & damage Major Minor Health Facilities Dead Missing IDPs Injured Injured Damaged 0 0 0 0 0 0 Source: Center for Health Crisis, MOH per 1 May 2012 at 13.00 PM Western Indonesian Time/WIB (UCT+7)

Communication, Transportation and Electricity Power

Communication No communication line was disrupted.

Transportation No transportation line was disrupted.

Electricity Power No temporary electricity outage was reported.

Response

Local Government  Tomohon DHO provided face masks and coordinated with Regional Crisis Center North Sulawesi and BPBD Tomohon.  BPBD Tomohon has conducted the following activities: 1. Declared emergency phase period 24 April - 23 May 2012; 2. Deployed rapid action team; 3. Established command post, media center, and health post; 4. Coordinated with related program and sectors; 5. Prepare the early warning system, IDP camps, evacuation route, means of transportation and supplies; 6. Conducted rehearsal; 7. Keeps close contact Mt. Lokon’s monitoring post.

National Disaster Management Agency  BNPB provided IDR 2.8 billion for emergency response for Mt. Karangetang and Lokon.

Center for Health Crisis, MOH  Tomohon DHO, North Sulawesi PHO and Center for Health Crisis MOH are monitoring the situation closely.

WHO, Republic of Indonesia  WHO is in close contact with MoH to provide any assistance needed.

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Important Contacts

JAKARTA OFFICE FOCAL PERSON CENTER FOR HEALTH CRISIS -MOH No Name Designation Phone Fax Email Address 1 Dr. Sri Henni Head of Department 0811 166 043 021 5271111 [email protected] Setiawati, MHA [email protected] 2 Drs. M. Nasrun Head of Emergency 0818 946 719 021 5271111 [email protected] Harun, MAP Response & Recovery o.id Unit [email protected] 3 Mrs. Maryani, Head of Information and 0812 937 3039 021 5271111 [email protected] SKM, MM Monitoring Unit [email protected] EHA-WHO JAKARTA No Name Designation Phone Fax Email Address 1 Dr. Nagi M Shafik Medical Officer 0821 1317 4188 021 5201164 [email protected] 2 Dr. Suci Melati Program Officer 0821 1398 5798 021 5201164 [email protected] Wulandari 3. Dr. Fina Hidayati Program and Field 0811 251 3497 021 5201164 [email protected] Tams Monitoring Assistant

Source of Information from Indonesia Information is gathered from the following sources. This report is for reference only and should not be quoted as factual accuracy can change. 1. World Health Organization (WHO) 2. Center for Health Crisis MoH/ Pusat Penanggulangan Krisis Kesehatan (PPKK) 3. National Disaster Management Agency/Badan Nasional Penanggulangan Bencana (BNPB) 4. Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (Pusat Vulkanologi dan Mitigasi Bencana Geologi/PVMBG) 5. Provincial Disaster Management Agency/Badang Penaggulangan Bencana Daerah (BPBD) Tomohon, http://bpbptomohon.blogspot.com 6. Local news media

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