The International Organization for Migration’s emergency
response to the earthquake in Java, Indonesia today received a Euro
1 million contribution from the Netherlands government.

The funds will be used to support IOM’s transport and
logistics operations, medical programming and purchase emergency
supplies including generators, shelter materials, mattresses and
blankets.

“This early contribution will be vital to the success of our
emergency response here in Java,” said IOM Executive Officer
Paul Norton.

IOM has transported roughly 190 tons of supplies into the affected
areas on behalf of the Indonesian government and international aid
organizations.

A fleet of vehicles has returned more that 150 people discharged
from hospitals and 160 of their accompanying family members to
their home communities, and 20 minivans are transporting patients
from the overcrowded hospital in Bantul to the US Marine field
hospital.

IOM is also searching for alternate accommodations in Yogjakarta to
board those survivors who are not prepared to go back to their
villages, many of which were completely razed by the dawn 6.3
magnitude quake.

For more information, please contact:

Paul Dillon

National Press Officer

IOM Yogjakarta, Indonesia

Banda Aceh, Indonesia

Tel: +62 812 698 8035

E-mail: pdillon@iom.int

Maarten Mulder

Royal Netherlands Embassy

Jakarta, Indonesia

Tel: +62 811 886 004

E-mail: jak-pce@minbuza.nl