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Title: 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.
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