Indonesia - Tsunami
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Regional Team: Asia
Disaster Declared: 07/18/06
Brief Description: On July 17, at 1519 local time, a magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck off the southern coast of Java, triggering a tsunami that affected the Central and West Java provinces of Indonesia. On July 18, the Indonesian Department of Social Affairs (Depsos) reported that the tsunami killed approximately 300 people and injured more than 400 others. These numbers may increase as recovery efforts continue. The tsunami damaged buildings, homes, and fishing boats along a 175 km stretch of the southern Java coastline. The resort area of Pangandaran Beach in Ciamis District sustained the greatest amount of damage.
On July 18, U.S. Ambassador B. Lynn Pascoe declared a disaster due to the effects of the tsunami in southern Java. In response, OFDA immediately provided $50,000 to the Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) through USAID/Indonesia to provide emergency relief assistance to tsunami-affected communities. A three-person team from the U.S. Embassy and USAID/Indonesia is monitoring the situation on the ground.
FY2006
- 07-20-2006 Java Earthquake (map)
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