Indonesia: Lombok Earthquake Operation Update Emergency Appeal n° MDRID013
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A. SITUATION ANALYSIS
Description of the disaster
Two earthquakes struck Lombok island within a week, with the first taking place on 29 July and the second, 5 August. Both earthquakes affected five districts in West Nusa Tenggara Province: North Lombok, East Lombok, West Lombok, Central Lombok and Mataram, with North Lombok the hardest hit. A subsequent third quake shook the island again on 9 August, and aftershocks continue to this day. Information released by the National Disaster Management Authorities (nationally referred to as BNPB1 ) as of 14 August indicate 468 deaths, 7,773 injured and 352,736 people displaced.
BNPB, the local disaster management offices, the army, the police, the national search and rescue agency, the Ministries of Public Works, Health, Social Affairs, together with PMI, NGOs, volunteers and others continue to carry out emergency response and the West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) province extended the declaration of a state of emergency in the state to 25 August. As the earthquakes continue to be classified as a provincial-level disaster, the Government of Indonesia has not requested for international assistance to respond to the needs of the people of Lombok. Nevertheless, local actors and various other humanitarian actors present in Indonesia are supporting the response using in-country resources.