Three days after the Tsunami in Indonesia, the rescue and cleanup work is in full swing. However, there are many factors that complicate this, such as Julian Küng was at the time of his arrival in the disaster area.
With a branch Rahmat pokes in a mud puddle, fished a soaked fabric Shoe. “We have lost everything,” said the Boy desperately, while his three brothers through the rubble of the masses Wade, which was a few days ago even your home.
The naked horror: The brothers Rahmat look at the debris of her house
In addition, Uju Sukarsi with a Machete on the bamboo of your weggefluteten the beach, restaurants, bars and rods in page. “My beloved noodle restaurant is in ruins,” says the mother of two daughters, desperately. Only two destinies in the midst of Thousands in the Region of Banten in the West of the island of Java, which is like three days after the devastating tidal wave of a Post-Apocalypse.
The livelihoods lost: the owner of a Restaurant Uju Sukarsi
Regular ambulance vehicles with sirens driving on the narrow coast road between Sumur and Anyer, transport of newly found victims in treatment centers. At least 429 have come according to the latest information in the Tsunami, around 15,000 were injured.
Everything runs through the coastal road
The coast road is currently the case a threat of death, says Komandant Rico Sirait on Tuesday evening (local time) DW: “Only about 10 narrow streets can be used in the case of a new Tsunami as a means of escape in the elevated areas.” At a shaft speed of 25 km/h, the escape is only for fast runners. “We have brought the mother in a higher-lying village,” say the brothers, Rahmat, while sweeping the remnants of their existence, only a few meters from the sea beach.
Must coordinate the flotilla: commander Rico Sirait
Tense situation creates fear
Suddenly, panic breaks out. “Putar Bale! Putar Bale!”, (Reverses! Repent!) you hear from passing cars scream. A soldier waving his hands and orders to apply the drivers. Vehicles honking, residents jump on top of Pickup truck-loading areas, showers in the direction of the North, to the threat of a tidal wave to escape.
An hour later, then the all-clear of the military: “A hoax!”, military commander Sirait soothes at the base. “Better too much than too little,” says a motorist who was with the supply of goods in the direction of Sumur on the way. Because the early-warning system had failed last Saturday, miserably. As the first flood thundered wave against the coastal region was no Tsunami warning.
The supply is troublesome, but there are many helpers
Important minutes for the supplies to be lost
“A large part of the traffic of the coastal road brings food in the southern refugee camp. Due to the wrong message and this has delayed the supply is now unnecessary,” says commander Sirait on the mammoth task to provide the 16,000 homeless. Boxes of instant noodles are stacked behind him in the distribution center of the military. “14 villages from here we serve the food and hygiene articles,” says a soldier, Wahyu, while a fully loaded load in the direction of the refugee camp and the car roars away.