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Information bulletin n° 2; Glide n° EQ-2018-000122-IDN Date of issue: 30 July 2018
Date of disaster: 29 July 2018 Point of contact: see contact information
Operation start date: 29 July 2018
Host National Society: Indonesian Red Cross (Palang Merah Indonesia)
Number of people affected: Up to 319,000 (i.e. the population of Lombok)
This bulletin is issued for information only and reflects the current situation and details available at this time. The Indonesian Red Cross – Palang Merah Indonesia (PMI), with the support of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), are continuing to monitor and respond to the situation with local and national resources. A request to the Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) is being prepared to scale up PMI’s relief efforts.
The situation A 6.4 magnitude earthquake has struck off Lombok, province of West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia, at 05:47h local time, on Sunday 29 July 2018, followed by multiple aftershocks at time of reporting. The earthquake affected the three districts of North Lombok, East Lombok and West Lombok, with 14 casualties reported to date and more than 105 people injured, damaging many buildings and homes and resulting in more than 4,000 people being evacuated (assessment is underway and fixed figures will be shared soon). The quake also impacted Mount Rinjani national park, where a total of 820 mountain climbers – 617 foreigners and 203 locals – were within the area of Rinjani with 554 people evacuated and the rest currently still under evacuation process. Information from the national disaster management agency (BNPB) on damage and number of people/houses affected in Lombok are tabulated below.
Detailed damage in Lombok as of 30 July 2018
Type Numbers affected
Fatalities 14 people
Severe injury 94 people
Minor Injury 41 people
Evacuated 4,375 people
Heavy-damaged houses 439 houses
Medium-damaged houses 74 houses
Lightly-damaged houses 615 houses
Information bulletin
Indonesia: Earthquake in Nusa Tenggara Barat
(NTB)
PMI deployed two ambulances and its volunteers to provide immediate assistance to those affected by the earthquake in Lombok District, West Nusa Tenggara Province. (Photo: PMI, Lombok District)
BNPB and the regional disaster management agency (BPBD) are coordinating the response and collating information on the earthquake’s impact. Search, rescue and retrieval efforts continue, with hundreds of villagers and multi-agency teams, including personnel from Palang Merah Indonesia (PMI), national and local government agencies involved. Assessments as well as delivery of immediate assistance which includes first aid and basic medical services are also being undertaken.
Red Cross and Red Crescent action PMI has been on the ground from the onset, with the following mobilized as of 30 July to support search, rescue and retrieval efforts, delivery of immediate assistance, undertake rapid assessments, field kitchens to provide those affected with hot meals, and delivery of clean water. Details of the mobilization are tabulated below.
Detailed mobilization as of 30 July 2018
Type Figures
PMI West Lombok 45 Volunteers
PMI East Lombok 45 Volunteers
PMI Nusa Tenggara barat province 2 Volunteers
PMI Mataram City 15 Volunteers
Ambulance 7 units
Motorcycle unit 6 units
Hygiene Kit 250
Family Kit 250
Blanket 500
Body Bag 100
Water tank truck 2
Emergency funds 1 hundred million rupiah (IDR
100,000,000)
The items above were dispatched from PMI’s regional warehouses in Gresik and Serang. In addition, PMI Bali, the neighbouring chapter is supporting the response by delivering 1,000 mattresses, 1,500 blankets and 100 family tents. The National Society is also mobilizing seven ambulances (with medical crew), as well as two operational vehicles (for evacuation) from its base units in Lombok. The IFRC Country Cluster Support Team (CCST) in Jakarta is providing technical and coordination support to PMI with two personnel alongside the PMI headquarters team; one to work closely with PMI on needs assessment and the other to support communications and media relations needs. The CCST is also set to provide financial support to enable the mobilization of personnel and supplies by PMI , including the preparation of an emergency plan of action to access funds from the Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF). A coordination meeting hosted by PMI was held on 30 July, including representatives from IFRC, ICRC and partner national societies such as the American, Australian and Japanese Red Cross. PMI Lombok chapter coordinated closely with local government and other stakeholders regularly on the ground and consolidate assessment report and response strategy and identify the gaps. Furthermore, the CCST continues to share information on PMI’s response with the Humanitarian Country Team (HCT). The CCST is also engaging with the Ministry of Social Affairs (MOSA), the national shelter cluster lead, to determine whether support is required for cluster coordination.
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Contact information
For further information specifically related to this operation please contact:
• In Indonesian Red Cross (Palang Merah Indonesia), Jakarta:
• Dr. Ritola Tasmaya, MPH, secretary general; phone: +62 217 992 325; email: [email protected]
• Arifin M. Hadi, head of disaster management; mobile: +62 812 9777 7755;
fax: +62 217 995 188; email: [email protected]
• In IFRC Country Cluster Support Team, Jakarta:
• Tiffany Loh, Acting Head of CCST and Representative to ASEAN; mobile: +41 79 251 8004;
email: [email protected]
• Christie Samosir, Interim DRM Coordinator ; mobile : +62 812 108 1750 ; email :
• In IFRC Asia Pacific Regional Office, Kuala Lumpur:
• Martin Faller, Deputy Regional Director; email: [email protected]
• Necephor Mghendi, Head of Disaster and Crisis Unit (DCPRR); mobile: +60 12 224 6796; email:
For resource mobilization and pledges:
• In IFRC Asia Pacific Regional Office: Sophia Keri, resource mobilization in emergencies coordinator; email: [email protected]
For communications enquiries:
• In IFRC Asia Pacific Regional Office: Rosemarie North, Communications Manager; mobile: +60 12
230 8451; email: [email protected]
For planning, monitoring, evaluation and reporting (PMER) enquiries:
• In IFRC Asia Pacific Regional Office: Mohd Fadzli Saari, Acting PMER Manager, email:
How we work
All IFRC assistance seeks to adhere to the Code of Conduct for the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement and Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) in Disaster Relief and the Humanitarian Charter and Minimum Standards in Humanitarian Response (Sphere) in delivering assistance to the most vulnerable. The IFRC’s vision is to inspire, encourage, facilitate and promote at all times all forms of humanitarian activities by National Societies, with a view to preventing and alleviating human suffering, and thereby contributing to the maintenance and promotion of human dignity and peace in the world.
