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OVERALL
C-17 flights needed for bringing in relief cargo and equipment:
The UK C-17 has done three rotations with equipment for IHP (International Humanitarian Partnership) used to set up a base camp in Banda Aceh. DFID agreed to provide additional flights to be managed by UNJLC. The C-17s that may be provided by the U.S. are not in place yet.
Immediate priorities in order of importance:
- Additional C-17s for duration of one month to fly heavy equipment etc. from different airfields to areas affected, specifically Banda Aceh and do further rotations.
- Heavy earth moving equipment (bulldozers, mobile cranes) for repair of airport (Banda Aceh) and further infrastructure.
- Trucks: number unclear, assessment is awaited.
- Boats and landing craft: partial progress made.
Also still needed:
More capacity for base camps, fuel provision, water treatment units, generators, individual deployment kits, nutritionally balanced food.
INDONESIA
Security/Coordination
- UNSECOORD Jakarta says that there have been reports of unusual incidents in the general area of Banda Aceh and the north eastern side of Sumatra. UNSECOORD is in the process of pinponting the exact locations of these reported incidents and will be fielding security people in the area to provide daily security assessments.
- There are reports of piracy both on the West Coast as in the Malacca Straits.
- A Disaster Management Centre is being established in Jakarta by the Indonesian government to coordinate relief actions of all national and international actors. A similar initiative will be established in Banda Aceh.
Air Operations
- A Cargo Request form for air transport to Medan and Banda Aceh can be downloaded on www.unjlc.org. Please complete the form for your cargo and send it to airaceh@unjlc.org.
- The airport in Medan remains congested. There is only a single runway and two small aprons. Relief flights appear to have priority and there is continuous operating during daylight of large propeller transport and helicopters. Scheduled passenger flights are limited.
- U.S. helicopters have started to drop relief goods across the West Coast of North Sumatra. They work in collaboration with the Indonesian authorities.
- A Singaporean helicopter air carrier will arrive 06/01/05 off the coast of Meulaboh. On board are heavy equipment, off-road vehicles and landing craft. Six Chinook helicopters have arrived in Medan. Singapore has offered those assets to the humanitarian response of the UN.
Shipping/Ports
- Belawan port (Medan): operations are normal with little or no delay for berthing.
- Banda Aceh port: the passenger port is, as reported earlier, destroyed. The cargo port, which is located approximately 20 KM to the East of Banda Aceh main port, is operating. A ferry to Sabang is operational (island off the coast). The original access to this port is destroyed; an alternative access exists but the road is reportedly treacherous and goes through a TNI restricted zone. Soundings of the port are at 10M.
- Maersk Sealand has offered the use of a 200 container ship in support of humanitarian operations. This ship could transport goods from Jakarta to Aceh. UNJLC will investigate requirements and assess ports. The ship could arrive in Jakarta in less than a week.
Road Transport
- The road from Medan to Meulaboh is usable but passes through a TNI (Indonesian Military) security restricted area. UNJLC tries to do a joint assessment with UNSECOORD of this road.
- A WFP convoy of trucks provided by TNT has left Medan for Singkill. From Singkill the food is ferried to offshore islands. WFP keeps on trucking food from Medan to Banda Aceh.
- IOM has started assisting IDPs in leaving Aceh for Medan and Jakarta.
- IOM has now about 100 trucks active between Medan and Banda Aceh.
Offers/Needs
- The German supply ship 'Berlin' will deploy off the coast of Banda Aceh and will arrive there the 12th or 13th of January. The ship is part of a two-component sanitary system. A field hospital will be deployed in Banda Aceh which has capacities for 120 injured people. The ship is equipped with 45 hospital beds, 4 intensive care beds and two operation theatres. Both will be deployed for 3-6 months.
- In order to improve the current weak cellular network in Aceh and on the West Coast, Ericsson will ensure ready delivery of communications equipment. A C-130 is available in Bangkok to transport the equipment. UNJLC will assist in gaining access to airspace and slots to operate in Jakarta and Banda Aceh. Flights will start 05/01/05. Helicopters will be used to take equipment and technicians to remote areas.
- The company Atlas Copco offers four generators, three of which are already in Jakarta, one is in Malaysia.
- THW is deploying to Aceh four reverse osmosis plants, six water purification units.
SRI LANKA
- The two Lynx helicopters provided by the U.K. have not been available yet for use by the humanitarian community.
- UN agencies and NGOs still experience difficulties in mobilizing trucks for dispatching of humanitarian relief goods.
- TNT, Unilever and Norwegian People's Aid are supporting WFP dispatching of food by trucks from Colombo into the provinces.
- German agency THW has started water and well rehabilitation projects in Galle and Weligma. Additional projects in Ampara and Batticaloa are being prepared.
- Priorities are: water (including cleaning up and restoring water wells), sanitation (toilet facilities and equipment to empty toilets), health, shelter, food, essential NFIs and transportation means.
MALDIVES/INDIA
- Reported by UNDAC is that with the arrival of the U.S. and U.K. military commands, the need for logistical support appears to have been covered.
- WFP is flying in high energy biscuits to both India and the Maldives.
ABOUT UNJLC
UNJLC is an inter-agency facility reporting during an emergency to the Humanitarian Coordinator and overall to the Inter-Agency Standing Committee. Its mandate is to coordinate and optimize the logistics capabilities of humanitarian organizations in large-scale emergencies. UNJLC operates under the custodianship of WFP who is responsible for the administrative and financial management of the Centre. UNJLC is funded from voluntary contributions channeled through WFP. More information on UNJLC in general and on the South Asia operation can be viewed on the UNJLC website (www.unjlc.org).