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This weblog is lists entries pertaining to INDONESIA that have appeared in the AIR & LOGISTICS COORDINATION BULLETIN, a daily information service published by UNJLC covering air operations and other logistics in the crisis region affected by the INDIAN OCEAN TSUNAMI of December 26, 2004.

For the full archive of Bulletins go here.

11th May, 2005

SECURITY

A magnitude 6.4 earthquake in SOUTHWEST OF SUMATRA, INDONESIA occurred at: 6.20S 103.13E Depth 30km, Time near epicentre: Tuesday 10 May, 8.09am
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake in NORTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA occurred at:
5.10N 94.81E Depth 30km, Time near epicentre: Mon May 9 08:30am
UN Staff in LAMNO have restricted their movement to LAMNO town area only. Curfew still in effect.

CRITICAL ISSUES

Nothing significant to report.

GENERAL

UNJLC BANDA ACEH personnel are meeting regularly with the local government agencies with whom UNJLC works. As part of the UNJLC MEDAN office phase down, UNJLC BANDA ACEH are scheduling reconnaissance missions for contingency planning. (Land & Sea logistics capacity for all of SUMATRA is being assessed, details below).
POSKO reports that 687 tons of rice from UN Agencies had been distributed to all the sub-districts in NIAS and south NIAS.
BULOG (The National Logistics Agency) reports that they distributed 652 tons of rice in NIAS: 628 tons to the NIAS district and 24 tons to South NIAS district.
For updated vehicle registration procedures and ports information: GUNUNG SITOLI and SIBOLGA, please see http://www.unjlc.org/content/index.phtml/itemId/28924
The GoI in collaboration with national private companies, UN Agencies and INGOs has sent heavy equipment to NIAS. Details of the heavy equipment and project areas are listed as follows:

Name of Area	Excavator	Wheel Loader	Dump truck	Buldozer	Trado	Vibro
GUNUNG SITOLI	8 units	3 units	8 units	2 units	1 unit	8 units
G. SITOLI – TELUK DALAM	1 unit	1 unit	4 units	-	-	1 unit
TELUK DALAM	1 unit	1 unit	4 units	-	-	-
LAHEWA	1 unit	-	-	-	-	-
Miga -Moi	3 units	-	2 units	-	1 unit	-
Lahusa	-	-	1 unit	-	-	-
Idano Muzoi	2 units	-	4 units	-	-	-
Moi- Lolowai Sirombu	1 unit	-	2 unit	-	-	-
Idano Gawo	-	-	-	1 unit	-	-

MILITARY AND BILATERAL SUPPORT

TNI Vessels Movements:

The TNI vessels: KRI Teluk Penyu 513 WA is loading humanitarian supplies in SIBOLGA for NIAS
KRI CDN -375 is standing by in SIBOLGA
KRI Camar Laut III is loaded GOI humanitarian relief supplies 5 May at SIBOLGA Port
KM Camar Laut II unloaded humanitarian supplies on the 4 May, at the Afulu sea port
KM Rahman Baru and KM Mega Buana is unloading relief supplies in GUNUNG SITOLI sea port.

LAND

UNJCL BANDA ACEH is reviewing road transport cost and availability in Aceh in liaison with IoM, and will make a visit to MEDAN to review road haulage and to make plans to assess the availability of road haulage in the main commercial areas of SUMATRA: all part of the UNJLC's contingency planning.
The improvements to the coastal road, BANDA ACEH - Meulaboh has resulted in greater reliability in road transportation of relief and reconstruction supplies and less dependence on air transportation. Nevertheless, the journey by road still takes 8 to 9 hours for relief trucks and, due to current weather conditions, sections of the road are washed out and bridges fail. The TNI is responding quickly and effecting repairs.

Reportedly, the US have signed a US$245m agreement to build a road in West Coast Aceh running from BANDA ACEH to Meulaboh (240km), which will include 113 bridges and culvert crossings.

Public transportation is available from BANDA ACEH to towns in west coast Aceh (by Mitsubishi minibus L-300). The L-300 fleet is still using alternate route Gempang - Tutut which is still under security restrictions for UN staff: not an approved route.
Atlas Logistique, has a truck fleet (10 trucks of various size) ready for transportation in Calang and in Meulaboh, .
IOM has approximately 50 trucks (various) operating in NIAS.
From 1-6 May, IOM dispatched 6 convoys of humanitarian relief: Rice, Food, Sugar, Water, and Medicine (on behalf of different NGOs and the local government).

Food dispatch from MEDAN by road to IDPs:

Location	Rice (MT)	Noodle (MT)	Veg. Oil (MT)
Blang Pidie	276	22.77	13.805
MALAHAYATI	Nil	51.25	Nil
Tapaktuan	396.552	32.716	19.828
Total per commodity	672.552	106.736	33.633
Total dispatch from MEDAN	812.921

SEA

WFP T/C vessels movement:

L/C Labitra Reulina which had ferried between SIBOLGA and NIAS is now based in NIAS, after WFP office in SIBOLGA closed on 3 May 2005. Stands by for lightering M/V Multi Sarana
LCT LABITRA HANNY now discharging in Calang (Rice 200MTs, Oil 25 MT, Fish 50 MT, Noodles 40 MT and 1 land rover), 10 May.
LCT TRANSINDO 1 started loading on 9 May in MALAHAYATI bound for Calang
M/V Multi Sarana sailed from Belawan -North SUMATRA to MALAHAYATI with Vegetable oil 473MTs, Biscuits 103MTs, Fish 178MTs and to GUNUNG SITOLI -NIAS with Rice 800 Mt, and Fish 124 MT.

AIR

List of available assets:

MEDAN based: one TWIN OTTER
Subang based but flying from BA : one Bell 212, one Puma, one Twin Otter, two MTV, one MI8

For schedules and procedures please see:

Schedule: http://www.unjlc.org/content/index.phtml/itemId/31729
Procedure BANDA ACEH: http://www.unjlc.org/content/index.phtml/itemId/31787

The UNHAS airport offices are to be moved to the fixed-wing terminal of the military airport. The plans have been developed in liaison with, and approved by, the Base Commander. Assistance of ICT and WFP Facilities has been requested. An electronic map of the new location will be distributed to the HIC, posted on the internet and sent out to all major agencies and NGO offices.

Relocation of UN air ops at Lanud Military Airport to passenger terminal area is expected to be completed by Sat 14 May - be advised: intermittent communications failures are expected.

On May 6 2005, at Lanud Iskandar Muda Airport BANDA ACEH, a Malaysian S61 (under contract to IFRC) was positioned at the civil side of the airport. Whilst undertaking a low speed hover taxi both engines partially lost power and it landed short of the runway on the grass. The tail wheel caught on a monsoon ditch causing the helicopter to lurch to the left collapsing the left hand main undercarriage. No casualties reported. UNJLC provided the crew with support: safety officer, TNI Liaison, crane and transportation.
The NIAS MTV has returned to BANDA ACEH. NIAS has no remaining UNHAS air capacity for inland transportation or medevac. Air Serv flying for IMC has a Bell 407 on NIAS and FRC is planning to bring in a Sykorsky 76 (TBD).
2 of the DFID helicopters (Puma) based in BANDA ACEH (Sabang) have returned to their home base post contract completion. A Bell 212 is now in place. The UT MI8 has arrived in MEDAN, will be assembled and is expected to be operative by 12 May.

The impact of the change in helicopters will be closely monitored.

UNHAS air assets available in MEDAN:

One Twin Otter (capacity 14 pax) for passengers is now operating between MEDAN and NIAS.

UNHAS Aircraft Report from May1-6 2005 on the Flight of DH 6 TWIN OTTER

No. of Days Flown	Number of Sorties	Total Hours Flown	Total Passengers
4	12	16.33	97

As of Saturday 14 May, the Twin otter (capacity of 900kg or 12 seats) will fly 5 times weekly Tues, Thurs and Sat the MEDAN - Meulaboh- NIAS route; and Mon and Fri from MEDAN - BANDA ACEH -Meulaboh - MEDAN.

FUEL

Procedures for Caltex fuel donation (via World Vision, Pertamina) are expected to be finalized by 19 May.
The fuel issue on NIAS is still unresolved (Jet A1) - to ensure the supply of other fuel in NIAS, PERTAMINA has allocated the maximum fuel available as per the table below:
T3

WAREHOUSE

Nothing significant to report.

GEOGRAPHIC HUBS - BANDA ACEH, MEDAN, NIAS, SIBOLGA etc.

BANDA ACEH

UNJLC BANDA ACEH is updating shipping availability data from MALAHAYATI Port to locations on the West Coast of SUMATRA, SIMEULUE, NIAS and SINGKIL. UNJLC will also visit Belawan Port to review facilities and procedures and is planning assessments of the other major ports in SUMATRA as a part of UNJLC contingency planning.
Progress continues on the coordination of NFI sea freight and the cargo booking system.

A temporary ships agency agreement is in place until 30 May 2005. WFP Port Captain is to conduct local survey to confirm the appointment for the coming month.

UNDP has carried out port damage assessments in all tsunami-affected areas and the resulting proposals are currently being put before the government. Currently, discussions with various government agencies are focusing on rehabilitating the Ulee Lheu port in BANDA ACEH, and a hydrographic survey is taking place to pinpoint the location and quantity of harbour debris. UNDP will supply a barge and excavator for debris removal. Work is expected to start on the road in the second week of May.

MEDAN

IOM has dedicated up to 20 trucks per day (depending upon requirements) to assist in clearing humanitarian cargo from Belawan Port.

NIAS

UNDP assessment team report that the main port on GUNUNG SITOLI is still functional but in need of major rehabilitation.
IOM and WFP are collaborating to ensure the availability of sufficient ferry capacity for the GUNUNG SITOLI port.
OCHA's assessment of the bridge on the GUNUNG SITOLI - TELUK DALAM main road on river Hiligawo, Selatan District (approx. 37 km. off GUNUNG SITOLI) states that it remains unusable. Vehicles must still use the diversion which passes through the river-bed. At approximately 20 Km. to TELUK DALAM, where the single lane road runs parallel to the seashore with hills opposite. Due to a landslide and soil erosion, the road is passable only by small cars and motorcycles. TNI engineers continue to work on bridge and road rehab.

SIMUELUE

The UNDP assessment of SINABANG port damage on SIMEULUE reports that due to the rise in the land level on southern SIMEULUE (over a metre), the port is almost nonfunctional and beyond repair.
SIMEULUE islanders are dependent on effective sea transport and new, complete port facilities are a matter of urgency.

MEETINGS

BANDA ACEH: Tuesdays 0830 am, WFP meeting tent; UN Compound, Jl. Sudirman No 15.
MEDAN: POSKO -UN- NGO/ IGO, Tuesdays at 1000 am in POSKO.

21th APRIL, 2005

SECURITY

Nothing significant to report

CRITICAL ISSUES

Off NIAS, IDEP Foundation reported that the cargo ship Cahaya Abadi was lost at sea on 11 April at 02:00pm local time. No human casualties among the crew of 20. Cahaya Abadi had just finished its fourth rice delivery when it hit an uncharted reef off Afulu village. The ship was carrying relief goods from Yayasan IDEP, Project Concern International and other donors. All cargo of 700 tons was lost. WFP reports no freight on board.

PAY ATTENTION TO DIFFERENCES between existing MARINE CHARTS and the reality of changed marine topography, ergo, CHANGES IN UNDERWATER DEPTHS!
The coordinates where the ship sunk, just out from Afulu, North NIAS are:
Degrees - 97'', Minutes - 14', Seconds - 22", East
Degrees - 1?, Minutes - 14', Seconds - 57", North

Given the continuing seismic activity in the area, it is clear the UN must begin planning for the next emergency in this region.

Stockpiling and procurement plans - developed with the UNDP Inter-Agency Procurement Services Office and UNDAC are required.
UNJLC to raise this issue with OCHA at all levels.

Logistics Bottlenecks. 3 bottlenecks remain in the supply chains from MEDAN - NIAS and MEDAN - BANDA ACEH. ALL are being resolved.

Bottleneck - Port in SIBOLGA: SIBOLGA reported that the waiting time for trucks to go onto the ferries had been reduced to 1 day waiting time on 14 April, and the backlog was cleared by 18 April. This bottleneck has been overcome through: the use of commercial boats, the efforts of POSKO, IOM, TNT and the efforts of the port authorities to improve coordination.
Bottleneck - G. Sitoli on NIAS Island: Back log of trucks in NIAS waiting to return to SIBOLGA has been reduced. IDPs are no longer taking space that is required for trucks.

UNJLC fuel expert has arrived at NIAS and is addressing JetA1 fuel requirements. When resolved, UNHAS can position helicopters to better provide cargo and pax transport to isolated areas.
Distribution of food and commodities from G. Sitoli to the rest of the island is beginning to work very well.

Bottleneck - Belawan Port (MEDAN): UNJLC attended a meeting in POSKO, regarding the large number of containers that is building up in Begawan Port.
The Vice President Yusuf Kalla has expressed concern and frustration about the build-up of 645 containers containing humanitarian goods destined for BANDA ACEH and NIAS, and ordered POSKO MEDAN to immediately begin clearing the containers.

There are 99 different humanitarian consignees who have been identified for these containers, who have not applied to clear their goods through customs.
The Vice President has ordered that in spite of this, all containers would be cleared, and if necessary, POSKO and GoI would pay for the clearance.
RESULT: After consultation with TNI and IOM the POSKO ordered a clearance of 20 x 40 ft containers per day starting 18 April. Although the initial plan calls for 20 containers per day, it remains to be determined if this amount can be absorbed by the supply chain without causing bottlenecks.
(UNJLC will continue to monitor the situation and facilitate where possible.)

GENERAL

On 26 March, Bakornas, ceased issuing updates on the numbers of reported dead and missing. The total dead and buried as a result of the tsunami stands at 126,602 in Aceh
and 130 in North Sumatra. The final revised total number of missing persons was 37,060. 533,770 are recorded as displaced in 20 districts / cities.
Casualties in NIAS, (post- 28 March earthquake) according to local officials total 635 fatalities - many more are listed as missing.
The Blueprint or Master Plan for Rehabilitation and Reconstruction of Aceh, NIAS and North Sumatra outlines plans for the construction of permanent housing for IDPs and affected communities as well as sector breakdowns of redevelopment planning. The full master plan is available at www.e-aceh.bappenas.or.id/ (Most is only available in Indonesian at this stage.)
WFP's total planned beneficiary caseload for April is 720,000, including IDPs, host families and other vulnerable groups in Aceh and North Sumatra.

In order to further enhance food delivery to the west coast of SUMATRA and to the remote islands of NIAS/SIMEULUE, the agency has recently chartered a new landing craft, Transindo 1, with a capacity of 1,000 MT.
This brings the total number of WFP landing crafts to four.
To date, WFP has dispatched approximately 38,000 MT of food, of which almost 1,000 MT of food have been dispatched to NIAS and SIMEULUE, for distribution by implementing partners.

From MEULABOH, the UN compound tents have moved to NIAS. OCHA is still looking to replace this camp; in the interim UN staffs are living in the office compound.

MILITARY AND BILATERAL SUPPORT

'USS Mercy (US Navy hospital ship) has anchored off the NIAS coast. The ship is equipped with 3 operating rooms, 5 ICU (intensive care unit) beds, 45 regular beds, X-ray suites, laboratories and CAT-scan equipment.

USS Niagara Falls (US Navy stores ship) will come alongside MERCY to replenish the hospital ship at sea.
The call code is to display the flags November - Echo - Kilo - Juliet. Both US Navy ships can be called on marine radio VHF, channel 16.
The USS Mercy has been requested to depart the NIAS area of operations at the end of this month, its operations room phone number is 00 697 619 545 3589. At message press 1, 1.

TNI is operating on NIAS and SIBOLGA with 5 helicopters and 4 fixed wing aircraft. TNI is looking to create more helicopter distribution points in the more remote areas, but they will first do an aerial assessment with one of their helicopters to determine the most suitable and useful locations.

The Two Singaporean Chinooks that were being tasked by TNI for aid distribution runs to GUNUNG SITOLI and NIAS SELATAN have completed their mission.

The Governor has requested TNI to provide two puma helicopters to assist in the ongoing relief operation.

LAND

UNJLC Road Assessment Team (with Atlas Logistique) returned from MEULABOH on 15 April 2005. Maps of updated road conditions for Aceh, the North Sumatra logistics map and Aceh Province map will be ready for distribution by 19 April 2005. The road assessment in brief includes:

BANDA ACEH-MEULABOH is accessible by 4x4 vehicle and up to 10 ton truck.

At KRUENG PULUT, the road is too close to the sea, likely to flood in high / king tides.
At GLEE BRUK, the road is muddy for approximately 1 km and passage is difficult when wet. TNI are grading this road which includes land filled and levelling.
At DESA PASI, the road is poor and waterlogged, but is still passable.
At LAMNO, vehicles have to take a pontoon to cross the river. The pontoon service is run by TNI and operates everyday from 0700 to 1800hrs. Maximum capacity 23 MT.
In DESA SINUEBOK TEUNGOH, the new road that passes through the forest is difficult to traverse especially in wet weather. TNI are grading on this road and will maintain it until June 2005. After June, a private company, PT Waskita Karya will take over the road grading and maintenance.
At PAYA EMPEUK, Kecamatan Arogan, the road was covered by 1m river water: the section is dangerous when the river is high or rains are heavy.
In COT MURONG, there is a damaged timber bridge which is difficult to pass in rainy weather.
Approximate time by 4WD:

BANDA ACEH-Lamno 4 hours.
LAMNO-CALANG 3-4 hours
CALANG-MEULABOH 5 hours

There are two (2) by-passes along the route BANDA ACEH - MEULABOH (as reported by TNI last week):

LHO'NGA-LEUPUNG 5 km
LHO KRUET 5 km

UNJLC GIS Team are now creating a new detailed Logistics Atlas of this West ACEH route. Complete results will be at www.unjlc.org this week. UNJLC BANDA ACEH has three maps of NIAS Island; NIAS North, NIAS South and NIAS Island Logistics overview. NIAS Island Logistic overview will be available on from 19 April 2005, at www.unjlc.org.
On April 18 2005, an NGO sent one vehicle (Mitsubishi double cabin) through the alternate route to MEULABOH, via GEUMPANG-TUTUT. Travel time 08HRS. Route is popular with the drivers of MITSUBISHI mini vans that transport local passengers.

UNJLC is considering conducting road assessment on this alternate route.

IMC convoy consisting of 17 vehicles from MEDAN are expected to arrive in BANDA ACEH by 20 April.
The complete IOM Wanadri (off-road vehicles association) NIAS rapid road assessment is available at: http://humanitarianinfo.org/sumatra/280305earthquake/assessments/IOMNiasAssessment.pdf In brief:

GUNUNG SITOLI to IDANO MUZOI is accessible with car. (East Coast)
Temporary bridge is being installed in Idano Muzoi
Roads from GUNUNG SITOLI to SIROMBU, TELUK DALAM and TUHUMBERUA
-open for 5 MT truck. (The overland central route GUNUNG SITOLI -TELUK DALAM is not passable.
LAHEWA to SIROMBU - very poor. (NW Coast)
TELUK DALAM - SIROMBU is impassable. (SW Coast)

The current overland truck routes served by IOM trucks (available for humanitarian community) are:
- BANDA ACEH
- MEULABOH
- LHOKSEUMAWE - BIREUN - SIGLI
- SIBOLGA - NIAS
- SINGKIL - SIMEULUE
- SAMOSIR
(IOM has carried more than 23,755MT total cargo for over 100 organisations.)
IOM also are operating daily road convoys -SIBOLGA-NIAS, call Marc Petzoldt mobile phone: 0811895712.
IOM now have 39 trucks in NIAS and NIAS SELATAN Districts, and are increasing this number as the road network is reopened to support the distribution of relief items. 20 additional light trucks are being readied for deployment to Nias to assist with intra island distribution.
IOM is considering serving BANDA ACEH-CALANG route.
National company 'Pertamina' supplies fuel to NIAS (gasoline, diesel & kerosene).

SEA

See the Bottlenecks section in CRITICAL ISSUES above.
A WFP assessment of the port of SIBOLGA confirmed its suitability for the loading of landing crafts. This will alleviate the constraints of limited space on the commercial ferry, and allow for the transport of food and other humanitarian cargo to NIAS.

WFP has chartered a 1,000MT landing craft, for NIAS operations.
The port authorities in SIBOLGA grant priority access to government ferries for the WFP commodities. A rub hall, which will be erected shortly, will be used to store WFP food in transit through SIBOLGA to NIAS.
As of April 15, a total of 328 MT of food (300 MT of rice and 58 MT of vegetable oil) has been dispatched from MEDAN to SIBOLGA for onward shipment to NIAS.
Ferries from SIBOLGA to NIAS depart at 2000hrs local from SIBOLGA and arrive the next morning at 0600hrs. Cost of a ticket for a truck is 570,00Rp.
A number of NGOs are now using private local shipping in-and-around NIAS / SIMEULUE.
IOM has purchased a 10-ton capacity boat which set sail for Gunung Sitoli with 2,000 litres of diesel on Sunday, 17 April. This dedicated full-time service will provide access to difficult-to-reach areas of NIAS, BANYAK and SIMEULUE. IOM has expressed its gratitude to the Australian government through whose generosity this purchase was funded.
In BANDA ACEH:

Cargo Ship 'BBC Argentine' arrived in MALAHAYATI Port 16 April 2005. Carrying 3 unpacked parts for a steel road bridge as well as 2500MT of containerised equipment / goods.
KMP Kuala Batee II left MALAHAYATI Port at 1200 midnight 15 April 2005. Destination SIMEULUE Island. Carrying 42 pax, 4 units' motorcycles, 2 units' car, tents, blankets, food items and books from UNICEF.

AIR

UNJLC and UNHAS are pleased with the excellent cooperation between Air Serv, IFRC, OXFAM, Save the Children and themselves which has resulted in optimum use of aircraft seats and payload.

On 12 April, IFRC provided a C-160 Transal offering 20 seats to UNHAS in NIAS to move a backlog of passengers.
Save the Children Fund similarly offered seats to SIMEULUE -BANDA ACEH flights.

Current UNHAS air assets:
3 x Puma (based in Banda Aceh)
4 x Mi-8 (2 based in Nias, 2 based in Banda Aceh)
2 x Twin Otter (one in Medan, one in Banda Aceh) a third, to be based at Medan to serve Nias expected soon.
1 x Fokker 27 (short-term charter for cargo ex. Medan - Nias /Banda Aceh) - 8 more Medan - Nias rotations available.
The USS Mercy Ship has collected HLZ (Helicopter Landing Zones) from all pilots and surveyed all sites for future use by larger helicopters.
Airserv (USAID/OFDA-funded) currently operate BANDA ACEH-NIAS. However, UN Staff are not permitted to travel with Air Serv.

An AirServ helicopter began operations in Nias on April 11.

This helicopter will be primarily used to aid with small medical missions operating in remote areas of the island.
If needed, the helicopter can also be used for similar purposes in Simeulue. Details are being worked out with UNJLC.
UNHAS has established regular flights to NIAS 3 times per week (Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday).
As of April 13, UNJLC handed over air-ops responsibilities in SIBOLGA (SUMATRA) and BINAKA (GUNUNG SITOLI - NIAS) to UNHAS: For the latest UNHAS air schedules, booking procedures, landing sites etc see www.unjlc.org.
A new map of the UNHAS flight network can be found at www.unjlc.org
SIBOLGA AIRPORT:

The airfield is also used by TNI with C-130/Puma's/Bell212-412/Casa/F27.
The airfield is frequently used by Oxfam Mi-8 (Hevilift), IFRC (C-160/Casa) and Surfaid (Twinstar AS355).
The leased IFRC super Puma is operating daily from SIBOLGA.

FUEL: As of daily close of air ops on 19 April, 5000L of Jet A1 in drums were on hand at BINAKA Airport GUNUNG SITOLI, NIAS.

Hence, a top-up capacity for UNHAS air ops is available.
Negotiations are underway with Pertamina to supply further requirements.
Jet A1 fuel in bowsers (rather than barrels) is urgently required at the airport in G. Sitoli.

The fuel farm in Meulaboh is fully operational. It has a capacity of 90,000L Jet A1 and can service helicopters and small fixed wing a/c. The farm is being operated by Pertamina under standard commercial terms.

WAREHOUSE

WFP reports that 4 WiikHalls will be set up in NIAS and SIMEULUE in order to increase the capacity of food storage. Suitable locations still need to be identified and secured. CARE warehouse in SIMEULUE is being used to temporarily store WFP food, while in NIAS, WFP has three permanent warehouses at the port.
In Sibolga, the UN is using a guarded TNI warehouse next to the airfield, which is currently full. We are awaiting a rub hall to be set up at the airport to store UN-goods for a short period of time. At this moment there is no storage capacity available at the airport.

GEOGRAPHIC HUBS - BANDA ACEH, MEDAN, NIAS, SIBOLGA etc.

SIMEULUE

In SIMEULUE, one of the main bridges (southwest of the airport) is under repair, it is expected that in the near future, it will be passable for trucks up to 5 MT.

More and more local products (fish, fruit and vegetable) are available at the local markets of SINABANG: local economy recovering.
TNI has provided four additional boats to distribute food and non food items to less accessible parts of the island.

TNI is seeking civilian boat operators to provide training to the local TNI soldiers.

NIAS

SATKORLAK reported that as of 12 April, 633 people are confirmed dead as a result of the earthquake of 28 March.

District TELUK DALAM: IDPs 2314, injured 72, badly injured 581(!!), 50 people died. 3 bridges badly damaged.
District AMANDAYA: IDPs 15.450, injured 151, seriously injured 29, 5 people died. 42 bridges damaged. (Problems persist with access to area by land)
District UWAU: IDPs 14.302, injured 366, seriously injured 252, 10 people died. Buildings: 47 schools damaged, 77 churches damaged, 2545 houses damaged, 2372 houses badly damaged, 454 houses completely destroyed, 4 bridges damaged, 45 ha ground landslides.
District UMATUA: IDPs 2400, 474 injured, 273 seriously injured , 5 people died.

On 12 April, The Governor of North Sumatra thanked the UN agencies for their timely response to the events in Nias/ Simuelue and assigned Brigadier General Tanjung to coordinate logistics operations in SIBOLGA (mainland - logistics hub for NIAS/SIMEULUE).
Market prices have returned to pre-earthquake levels in GUNUNG SITOLI, for rice and other goods. New stocks are being brought in from SIBOLGA by the traders.

SINGKIL

A joint assessment team (WHO WFP IOM IMC) have provided the following logistics information.
Roads to SINGKIL (from MEULABOH) suffered cracks and landslides and, in some locations, the road segments have been reduced to one lane. Work is in progress by the district government to have these segments repaired.
Bridges in the district remain passable including the collapsed bridge in the vicinity of BAKONGAN. Bridges in SINGKIL have slightly shifted upwards with the subsidence of the city by a reported 86 cm.

The port was damaged and dropped about a meter when the earth quake occurred. There is a ferry boarding site and ferry transportation to the islands (PULAU BANYAK) still happens three times a week.

GPS coordinates for the ferry site are:
Lat N 2 16" 07.83"
Lon E 97 48" 38.76"
Two possible heli landing sites have been identified in SINGKIL:

"Arena Pameran" (opposite the Bupati's former office is used for public functions - parades, award ceremonies, etc.) The GPS coordinates for this area are: Lat N 2 16' 11.13" and Lon E 97 48' 53.63".
A football field. GPS coordinates are: Lat N 2 17' 03.02" and Lon E 97 47' 26.53". NOT recommended - the field has sunk and is waterlogged. Furthermore it is a school's soccer field and is surrounded by houses and is frequented by pedestrian traffic.

MENTAWAI/SIBERUT

After the tremors of 09-10 April, the area has been badly damaged but no human casualties. UNESCO reports that large numbers of people have gone in the hills including UNESCO local staff. Many buildings are down. UNESCO office in the National Park Biosphere Reserve is damaged. A lack of logistical facilities, electricity and phone access persists and is reported as 'even worse than in normal conditions'.

BANDA ACEH

Nothing further to report

MEDAN

Nothing further to report

SIBOLGA

Nothing further to report

MEETINGS

Daily coordination meetings are chaired by OCHA at 0830 with a core group of UN agencies, JLC and large NGOs. Subsequently, at 1000hrs at POSKO, another coordination meeting is held with the wider humanitarian community. Logistics issues are discussed in detail at these times.

13th APRIL, 2005

SECURITY

The Howu-Howu Foundation and the Cathay Seas Organization report that on 9 and 10 April, supplies / tent distributions caused some inter - village rivalry when some beneficiaries were not able to be issued with relief aid. Spurred on by hunger and social jealousy crowds jostled and yelled for several hours.

This incident occurred in the vicinity of Teluk Dalam in southern Nias. Apparently, inaccessibility of some villages had resulted in these being overlooked in distributions.
Agencies/organizations need to ensure that sufficient supplies are at hand and that the supplies are distributed equitably: ideally utilising local inhabitants/partners in the distribution process.

CRITICAL ISSUES

A range of Map products focussing on NIAS island are available at www.unjlc.org. These latest products provide land, sea and air route information.
In Nias, at G. Sitoli, an urgent need for refuelling capacity has been identified. UNJLC Fuel specialist is assessing the need.
All agencies and NGOs shipping supplies are requested to clearly mark consignments with the name of the providing organisation and a brief description of contents.

This supports the prioritisation process and ensures that supplies are delivered to the correct receiving organisation.

No visibility of flight schedule from Medan-Nias and Banda Aceh-Nias. This information is vital for planning and scheduling purposes at least 24 hours in advance.
Bottleneck - Port in Sibolga. There is a back-log of trucks waiting to use the ferries transiting between Sibolga to G. Sitoli on Nias Island.

On 6 April, at the request of JLC Medan, the HC requested the Governor of N Sumatra to add capacity to the ferry service.

We have received reports that POSKO is adding 3 additional ferries to cover the route - ETA 4 days.
WFP have chartered an additional vessel
Bottleneck - G. Sitoli on Nias Island. There is a backlog of empty trucks wishing to return from G. Sitoli to Sibolga on the mainland: large numbers of IDPs/pax moving onto the ferry are taking up the space intended for trucks.
At JLCs request, TNI and IOM are positioning coordinators at the port.
In Nias, there is a lack of capacity to move cargo inland to isolated areas from G. Sitoli. (Similar situation ex. G. Sitoli to the islands west and north of Nias.)

UNHAS and IFRC are adding helicopter assets BUT await fuel at airport.
Until fuel is delivered heli operations must be conducted from Sibolga (reduced flying time).
On 6 April, at the request of JLC Medan, HC requested the Governor of N Sumatra to work at providing fuel bowsers at the G. Sitoli airport to support the helicopter operations.

UNJLC Medan has suggested UNOCHA coordinate assessments for roads. In support of assessments (in general), helicopter assets are urgently required.

On 6 April, HC requested the Governor of N Sumatra to work at providing fuel bowsers at the G. Sitoli airport to support the helicopter operations.

UNHAS is working at providing a light and heavy helicopter to Sitoli as soon as JetA1 fuel is available.

GENERAL

An earthquake measuring at 6.7 on Richter scale hit West Sumatra on 10 April, at 17.29 local time, it was followed by 5 aftershocks.
The epicentre was in the Indian Ocean, 105 km southwest of Padang city, with a depth of 33 km. The affected areas include Padang city, Padang Pariaman, West Pasaman, Mentawai and South Coast areas.

No report on casualties and significant damages, but the quakes caused SOME panic.
The communication infrastructure in Mentawai is damaged, but the Department of Social Affairs was able to make contact through RAPI (Radio Antar Penduduk Indonesia or Indonesian Inter-Citizen Radio).
No significant damage and casualties have been reported in Mentawai.

In Nias / Simueleu / Banyak, the GoI reports that 632 people are confirmed dead and 2017 people are listed as missing as a result of the 28 March earthquake.
Governor of N. Sumatra announced that the SAR phase is over. The current phase is called 'Recovery,' and it is expected to last 2 more weeks. The final phase will be a 2-3 month 'Reconstruction and Rehabilitation' phase.
While challenges still remain with the internal distribution of relief items on both Simeulue and Nias the situation is gradually improving as roads are being cleared and more sea and air assets are made available.

The humanitarian community and the GoI (TNI) have shown great resolve in obtaining access to those areas by all available means.

In Nias/Simueleu, teams working in the affected areas have identified an urgent need for increased communications equipment.
WFP Indonesia has just revised its beneficiaries to 720,000 for the month of April; this includes both the tsunami-affected and recent earthquake affected beneficiaries on Nias and Simeulue. In May this number will be 805,000; this goes down to 780,000 from July through December.
UNJLC Medan, along with partners, UNOCHA, IOM and UNHAS, have opened a desk at the POSKO in Medan to assist the humanitarian community and the GoI with movement of relief aid.

MILITARY AND BILATERAL SUPPORT

USS Mercy and the Australian hospital ship Kambrima continue to support the medevac.
3 Singaporean Air Force (SAF) chinooks have ceased heli operations in Nias.

LAND

The Medan - Meulaboh road is now open for trucks up to 20 Tons.
Banda Aceh - Meulaboh road route conditions:

In Babah Awe, about 2 km before Calang, the road condition is poor.
2 Km before Teunom the road is difficult to get through when it's rainy.
7 Km before Meulaboh, the road is difficult to get through when it's rainy.
A Joint team consisting of UNJLC, IOM and Atlas Logistique are conducting road assessment and mapping work from Banda Aceh to Meulaboh. New GPS data is being collected on this route to account or the shift in land mass (earthquake 26 December) and the re-routing of the road caused by the tsunami's wave damage. (NB: There are two major bypasses along the road from Banda Aceh to Meulaboh, at Lho'nga-Leupung 5 km and at Lho kruet 5 km. )
Approximate time by 4WD car:

Banda Aceh-Lamno, 3-4 hours.
Lamno-Calang, 3-4 hours
Calang-Meulaboh, 6 hours
Road assessments in Nias have been conducted by IOM, TNI, UNDAC, Wanadri (off road vehicle owner's association) and UNJLC: these are available to any humanitarian community. Other rapid assessments on road/bridge conditions by agencies in the field: information from these teams is to be given to HIC in order to update maps.

GIS staff from UNJLC-Banda Aceh deployed to Nias to assist in Maps update
On April 10, UNJLC staff (2 GIS officers and 2 National staffs) travelled to South of Nias in a minibus.

General condition of the road: poor, a lots of fissures, narrow, sometimes are very steep and a lot of turns.
Hiligodu (12 km from Gunung Sitoli), road damaged, passable with small car.
Padoro Hunogo, damged, very difficult to get through.
Tegi Deu bridge, cracked, passable with 4x4 vehicle
Gunung Sitoli - Sirombu : 45 Km, 5-6 hours by minibus.
The road network to the south of the island, Teluk Dalam is now useable for cars and light trucks.
Separately, IOM reported that, to date, its fleet of trucks have carried 22,952MT of relief aid.

In Nias, IOM has made available a fleet of 30 vehicles for humanitarian community's relief efforts. A further 20 light trucks are being sourced from Medan to boost the distribution fleet in Nias.
Agencies wanting to coordinate with IOM for road transport need to contact IOM 48 hrs prior to requirement.

Assessment along west coast is required. OCHA Medan are deploying an interagency assessment team to Singkil on Sunday, 10 April 05.
Road between Gunung Sitoli and Lahewa, 15 km are passable and 62 km are damaged. There are 5 broken bridges along the way: Afia, Muzoi, Totoi, Lafao and Tefau Bridge.
Alternative route between Gunung Sitoli and Lahewa are via sea by boat. Land route can only be passed by motorbike.
From Gunung Sitoli to Teluk Dalam, only 21 km are passable and the remaining 87 km are damaged, and there are 5 broken bridges: Gido sitie, Gido sebua, Laori, Siniri and Idano Gawo Bridge.
Heavy equipment (dump truck, excavator, bulldozer) providers in Nias: PT Tulung Agung, PT WIS, Medan, PT Adhi Karya, Medan Public Work (PU Medan).
Heavy equipment providers in Sibolga: PT Waskita Karya, Dalahewa and CV Moro'o.

Concern Indonesia has done an assessment on Bridge condition and coordinates position throughout Simeulue Island.

UNLC GIS Specialist is now working on the data provided by Concern map bridge conditions.
In Simueleu, a member of the UNDAC team is carrying out a GPS mapping of road and bridge damage along the west coast of the island. This information will be shared with the relevant partners, including TNI to assist them in their ongoing repair operations. TNI are currently concentrating on Sinabang and are reported to be making good progress with debris clearing and cleaning. In many areas outside Sinabang local people are carrying out emergency road repairs; however, these roads are not yet suitable for vehicles.
AusAID civil engineers have arrived to conduct assessments for a period of 2 weeks throughout the island, making use of the existing assessments available.

SEA

For the latest sea import procedures for Belawan Port (Medan) check the website - http://www.unjlc.org/content/index.phtml/itemId/28924
In Nias, the 4 main ports at Gurung Sitoli, Lahewa, Teluk Dalam and Sirombu are operational.
Due to shallow water at Sirombu, the landing craft from WFP was unable to dock: smaller fast watercraft was used to unload the goods.
Trasmindo V, LCT from Singapore arrived in Malahayati Port today. The ship was hired by a German organization to bring cargo to be donated to the PMI (Indonesian Red Cross).
WFP will have an LCT ready to go to Simeuleu Island and Nias (no stop at Sibolga) approximately within a week.
WFP reports that a new landing craft, Transindo 1, of 1000MT weight, has been added to the fleet supporting the on-going operations, bringing the number of vessels to five.
Landing craft Labitra Hanny loading 300 MT mixed commodities arrived Sinabang, Simuelue on 7 April. She will complete discharge on 11 April.
On the ferry route Sibolga-G. Sitoli, POSKO is reportedly adding 3 additional ferries to cover the route - ETA 4 days. IOM and POSKO are combining to coordinate ferry traffic.
In Nias / Simueleu, difficulties in distribution to the more remote areas are being overcome by use of small boats, such as those provided by AusAID.
At Sibolga, off-loading equipment is not available. Coordination, food, and off-loading equipment are required at the port.
Additional ferry for sea transport (Sibolga- G. Sitoli) is required on a temporary basis to reduce the back-log.
Efforts underway by IOM to hire local port coordinators.
KMP Tanjung Burang departed from Malahayati Port to Simeulue Island at 0200hrs. The ship was hired by Turkey to carry 3 units of Excavators, 2 dump trucks, 1trailer and 8 cold diesel trucks.
The SurfAid team in Simeulue has distributed WHO medical supplies to the local Indonesian Red Cross. They have also started to distribute relief items via boat to the north-western coastal districts.
A CARE vessel, carrying WFP food, left for the north of Simeulue where they plan to distribute food rations.
LCT Trasindo has finished unloading cargo of PMI. The ship is now starting to load cargo for WFP to be delivered to Calang and Lamno. Cargo are rice, oil, fish, and noodle. There is also 2 mini earth movers from Oxfam.
The ship Maruta Jaya is currently loading supplies in Jakarta bound for Nias and Simuelue.

Projected arrival April 14 - 15 Nias island. Expect that the NGO Care will provide a full load.
May 1, 2005 (approximately) vessel to arrive in Banda Aceh, following which, the ship will be available for relief cargo transportation to Nias, Simeulue and Banyak Islands.
Please identify need, cargo details and port of origin. Contact: Margaret Jones, Executive Assistant, Windjammer Relief Effort. relief@mainewindjammercruises.com Phone: 207-236-0675 (USA)

AIR

Current UNHAS air assets:
3 x Puma (based in Banda Aceh)
4 x Mi-8 (2 based in Nias, 2 based in Banda Aceh)
2 x Twin Otter (one in Medan, one in Banda Aceh)
1 x Fokker 27 (short-term charter for cargo ex. Medan - Nias /Banda Aceh)
An extra UNHAS Twin Otter is under discussion for flights between Nias and Medan. No ETA given.
UNHAS is planning to provide 2x Twin Otters for West Coast and out-island operations.
When JetA1 fuel is available on Nias, UNHAS plans to position 1 x Bell 212 Light Helicopter and 1 x Heavy lift (4 MT) helicopter in Nias airport.
UNJLC Medan has requested routine UNHAS air service be established to Nias and affected area, including out-islands.
The Fokker 27 is stationed at Medan, and carrying cargo to affected Nias area for a short period (1 week) to overcome the surge of humanitarian goods. A fuel expert would useful in Nias to make a quick assessment and recommendations.

POSKO and port staffs have advised JLC that they have enough time-sensitive cargo to keep the Fokker busy for a further 5 days.

Fokker contract has been extended.
The fuel farm in Meulaboh fully operational. It has a capacity of 90,000L Jet A1 and can service helicopters and small fixed wing a/c. As at April 10, it had 31,120L fuel
in stock. Establishment of routine UNHAS pax air-service to Sibolga and G. Sitoli is requested.
The USS Mercy Ship has collected HLZ (Helicopter Landing Zones) from all pilots and surveyed all sites for future use by larger helicopters.

This information will be shared with all humanitarian actors in due course.
USAID/OFDA-funded AirServ began air services from Banda Aceh to Nias this week beginning April 5.
The King Air plane flies twice a day six days a week.

An AirServ helicopter began operations in Nias on April 11.

This helicopter will be primarily used to aid with small medical missions operating in remote areas of the island.
If needed, the helicopter can also be used for similar purposes in Simeulue. Details are being worked out with UNJLC.
Helicopter assets are urgently required in G. Sitoli to conduct assessments and transport pax and cargo to isolated areas.

NB: IFRC is reportedly stationing a heavy lift helicopter capable of sling loads at the Sitoli airport. Sling loading will permit delivery in more remote areas.
Jet A1 fuel, in bowsers rather than barrels is urgently required at the airport in G. Sitoli.
UNHAS/UNJLC reports air/medivac of more than 280 casualties to April 12: this includes those evacuated from remote areas to Gunung Sitoli as well as those evacuated from Nias, Simueleu and surrounds to mainland Sumatra. The number requiring Medevac is reducing with each passing day.
For more detailed information on air operations go to http://www.unjlc.org/content/index.phtml/itemId/28253 for the latest Air Operations Update.

WAREHOUSE

WFP report a total 4 Wiikhalls will be set-up in Nias and Simeulue. A CARE warehouse in Simeulue is being used to temporarily to store WFP food.
In Nias, WFP has three permanent warehouses at the port.

GEOGRAPHIC HUBS - Banda Aceh, Medan, Nias, Sibolga etc.

Nothing further to report.

MEETINGS

Daily coordination meetings are held in Medan chaired by UNOCHA at 1000hrs at POSKO. Logistics issues are discussed in detail at this time.

6th APRIL, 2005

In light of the earthquake of magnitude 8.2-8.7 on 28 March, this UNJLC Indonesia Sitrep is not intended to cover the latest information on the Nias / Simeulue situation.

For the information regarding the earthquake of 28 March centering on Nias, Simeulue and Banyak, UNJLC EARTHQUAKE SITREPS will be issued on MONDAY, WEDNESDAY AND FRIDAY. On other days URGENT logistics information will be issued via FLASH BULLETINS.
As of 11 April, it is anticipated that the SITREPs will reflect the overall situation of the two events (December 26 and March 28) and reporting content and frequency will be reviewed.
In anticipation of more orderly distribution of the UNJLC Sitrep/Bulletin via a singular email address, we recommend referring to the UNJLC website before 11 April and subscribing to the: IOT BULLETIN

CRITICAL

Medan-Meulaboh road open to 20MT trucks following TNI/Public Works repairs
Fuel farm in Meulaboh is expected to be pumping fuel by Monday 11April.

GENERAL

WFP Total Assessed Caseload: 790,000
Total Number of WFP Beneficiaries: 590,570*
Total Cumulative Dispatch (MT): 30,140 mt**
Total Dispatch over Reporting Period (MT): 3,059 mt**

*The figure is for the general food distribution under WFP's on-going emergency response to tsunami in December 2004. It does not include new caseload of the North Sumatra earthquake, nor beneficiaries of school feeding programme commenced 1 April.

The current beneficiary figure is 590,570, which requires some 9,400 MT of food commodities, including rice, fortified noodles, biscuits, canned fish and vegetable oil per month.

For the total 200,000 across Nias, Simeulue and Banyak: estimated food commodity tonnage of 3200MT per month is anticipated and in planning stages.

Due to the obvious greater needs in Nias and Simeuleu, the Scandinavian Support Team currently deployed in Meulaboh are awaiting approval from the Swedish government to redeploy to Nias to support the humanitarian actors post March 28.
UNJLC was approached by the UNFAO on 31 March to assist with planning for recovery and reconstruction logistics. Specifically, to staff a logistics team, to locate warehouses and distribute more than 1.5 million tons of equipment, seeds, fertilizer for the recovery and reconstruction.

In this capacity, UNJLC have discussed alternate options to manage the logistics, decided with FAO on the most appropriate solutions, assisted with the identification of suitable staff, warehousing locations, etc.

Suitable logistics staff has been identified within 3 days and are scheduled for interviews within the week by FAO.

UNJLC staffs are available and willing to assist other agencies, international organizations and NGOs as required with such logistics planning and associated support.

MILITARY AND BILATERAL SUPPORT

Foreign military aircraft have returned to the scene. Requirements for their use should continue to be channeled through UNJLC using the established procedures and documentation (see link to cargo and pax application forms).

The provisional Types/Nations/Dispositions are as follows:

Australian Air Force C130 x 2 operating through Jakarta Halim and providing airlift to Sibolga. Tasked by the TNI but UNJLC has bid successfully for capacity on these aircraft.
Australian Navy Sea King Helicopter x 2 or 3 based at sea in Nias area.
Malaysian C130 x 1 thought to be operating from Subang (Malaysia)
Singapore Chinook x 3 based at Medan; one detached to Banda Aceh. Operating a total of 6 sorties a day and tasked by the TNI.
Singapore C130 x 1 based in Singapore
TNI - large number of troops deployed (>1000) plus C-130s and helis
It is anticipated that the military medical corps will assume much of the medivac/medical emergency activities previously being carried out by TNI and humanitarian actors.

LAND

The L-300 is the only kind of public transportation company that still goes to Meulaboh from Banda Aceh after 28 March earthquake. This Mitsubishi van vehicle type uses alternative route via Sigli- Beureunun- Tangse- Geumpang-Tutut to reach Meulaboh. The condition of the road is narrow, in poor condition. One section of the road is not asphalted (Geumpang to Tutut) and is only traversable by vehicles of less than 5MT.

NB: It should be noted that between Geumpang and Meulaboh there are 5 TNI posts.

One more UNJLC logistics' staff for land transport/vehicles has been deployed to Nias for one week. UNJLC staff deployed to Nias - TOTAL: 5
IOM's land convoys are touted as a common service for land routes. Not only for the Earthquake response needs of humanitarian community but also for the humanitarian community's cargo movement requirements for the recovery and reconstruction needs for the post-26 December Tsunami affected areas.

IOM is doing an outstanding job of supporting and coordinating all land transport from Medan to Sibolga as well as its continuing convoys to Lhokseumawe, Banda Aceh, Pidie and Bireuen.

As of 5 April 2005, the road from Medan to Meulaboh is now open for trucks up to 20 Tons.

SEA

In Banda Aceh on Tuesday 5th the UNJLC Interagency Logs focused on NGO/IO needs and the UNJLC website Humanitarian actors are encouraged to tell JLC what are their regular logs, planning, cargo or their projection for the next 3 months.
Discussion ensued regarding setup of joint transportation for cargo.
For example, as has been the case in Nias and Simeulue, UNJLC could arrange to get one big vessel to carry cargo from all NGOs. Those interested in participating are welcome to JLC to discuss further. Contact: Mike Whiting 0811987365
Atlas Logistique have carried a 7-ton vehicle via fishing boat to Calang.

Other NGOs who are intending to carry their vehicles to Calang can use this service. They also have rental car service in Calang.
It is also possible move cargo/vehicles to Meulaboh also, if there is a feasible location to offload the car. Contact:

Atlas Logistique expects to set up a regular route Banda Aceh- Simeulue Island within weeks.
In Banda Aceh, the loading & off-loading rates (turn around time) in Port Malahayati has reached a new record: 483 MT of cargo (warehouse to vessel), 183MT was the previous record handling total.
In Simeulue Island there is a new beach area that was designed for a fuel terminal, but has yet to be used and it would reported serve as an ideal place for a logs base. An LCT could land and there is room for a rub hall (maybe two). The team will speak with local authorities tomorrow to see if they can get permission to use this area. Exact location of the beach is not yet confirmed.
WFP's M/V Kimtrans is in Lhokseumawe discharging 1,800 MT of rice and the balance of 201 MT of canned fish. This will be completed by 5 April and the vessel returned to the owners in Singapore.
L/C Labitra Reulina with 300 MT of mixed food commodities and a rubbhall reached Gunung Sitoli on 1 April. The commodities were offloaded in Gunung Sitoli and Teluk Dalam, in a southern town of Nias. The balance of load will be carried to Simuelue.
Landing craft Sukses 3 is now in Meulaboh, loading some 350 MT of mixed food commodities for Lahewa, a northern coastal town on Nias. Non food items including 1 pick-up truck, 35 rolls of plastic sheets and 15 rolls of blankets will also be loaded.
M/V Multi Sarana is currently offloading in Malahayati, Aceh Besar. Further transport of food to Nias and Simuelue will be coordinated from Banda Aceh.

AIR

Overall control of humanitarian operations for Nias is from Medan because Nias lies within the Governor of North Sumatra's area of responsibility. Banda Aceh continues to exercise control of operations in Aceh Province which includes Simeulue.
Previous UNHAS ( UNJLC booked) scheduled services have been disrupted and it may be necessary to procure additional airlift capacity in order to cope with the new demand and restore previous levels of service (see the Air Operations Section below and the Air Ops Bulletin at http://www.unjlc.org/content/index.phtml/itemId/28253.
However, it is important that users continue to use the published procedures for passengers and cargo.
Those who attempt "shortcuts" are likely to find that they will move rather less quickly.
The earthquake of 28 Mar has created new demands on the humanitarian air community. Initially, lack of fuel at Meulaboh limited the ability of our aircraft to reach the new disaster area with full payloads.
This hurdle has now been overcome and the focal point for delivery of airlifted passengers and cargo has moved to Nias Island.
UNJLC/UNHAS have established a presence at Sibolga airport which serves as a forward operating base and for the time being is the nearest source of fuel.
Simeulue Island, which is not thought to be so badly affected, is also receiving daily flights.
The UN fleet currently lacks fixed wing cargo aircraft other than the Twin Otters whose capacity is limited.
Although operations have continued, periods of rainy weather have hampered all activities particularly on the ground.
More detailed information regarding aircraft available to the UN and air activity at the airports of Medan, Banda Aceh, Meulaboh, Sibolga, Nias, and Simeulue can be found in the Air Operations Section at http://www.unjlc.org/content/index.phtml/itemId/28253.
UNJLC are pleased that Garuda Indonesia has agreed to extend their almost-free service from 1 April until 30 June 2005 subject to an upper limit of 5 tons per month. (http://www.unjlc.org/content/index.phtml/itemId/32074).
In response to the earthquake of 28 March, the Medan based Twin Otter was assigned to facilitate the operation in Nias while the Banda Aceh based Twin Otter in Simeulue. Priority was given to medical staff and essential items such as medical/telecommunications equipments. To date, UNHAS has transported some 300 serious injured from Nias island.
UNJLC Air Ops and UNHAS report the following statistics ex. Medan:
Total number of passenger carried by UNHAS/UNJLC flight up to 02 April 2005 5,598pax. No show pax 11%, an indicator of improved agency adherence to procedures AND the increased demand on services following the earthquake of 28 March.
Total number of cargo carried by UNHAS/UNJLC flights up to 02 April 2005, 691,839 kgs.
Total number of flights by UNHAS/UNJLC flight up to 02 April 2005 1,228 times.

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