Rapid Relief and Medical AIDS to Indonesia Earthquake
28 May, Indonesia -- A second
eighteen members medic and relief team of Taiwan Buddhist
Compassion Relief Tzu Chi Foundation (Tzu Chi) arrived at
Yogyakarta at 9 PM via air on the morning of 28 May. Six volunteers,
five doctors, six nurses and one pharmacist, together with
the head of the Tzu Chi Free Clinic Centre, Dr Kurnianwan,
the relief team heads toward the main
disaster area to provide medical assistances and surveying
the needs of the Earthquake victims.
Current media reports indicate over 3,000
people killed after the 6.3 Earthquake struck Yogyakarta and
the surrounding area around 6 AM on the 27 May 2006, the worst
affected area being the Bantul province.
Just six hours after the temblor struck,
Indonesian Tzu Chi volunteers started to formulate relief
actions and started preparing emergency relief aids. Just
15 hours after the Earthquake struck, the first six members
Tzu Chi relief team left Jakarta, heading toward Yogyakarta
to bring in emergency relief and medical aids.
The relief aids consist of 980 blankets,
100 tents, 400 first aid family kits, 5,240 masks, 1,500 boxes
of biscuits, 5 electrical generators, 40 large boxes of medical
goods including 28 boxes of IV drip and 63 boxes of family
medicine.
The Indonesian Tzu Chi branch is
working closely with local authorities and will be reporting
back survey results every four hours.
ReliefWeb
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