MAY 27, 2006 INDONESIAN EARTHQUAKE STATUS REPORT AS OF JUNE 06 2006 The earthquake on May 27, 2006 has killed at least 5,857 people. More than 500.000 people are left homeless. The quake damaged or destroyed more than 130,000 homes and at least 835 schools. About one-third of the estimated 647,000 people displaced by the disaster are living in makeshift shelters – often only plastic tarps – with no toilets or running water, surviving on donated food. Aid agencies stepped up supplies of clean water and latrines but warned that unsanitary conditions could lead to a wave of diarrhea and skin diseases, as well as infections. Bird flu could threaten survivors of Indonesia's earthquake, an aid agency warned on Saturday, after finding people whose homes were destroyed sheltering in dung-smeared chicken sheds. Indonesia has had a surge of bird flu cases in the past month, and some have been reported in districts surrounding the quake zone. Some 200 trucks, each filled with more than four tonnes of rice destined for the disaster zone, left the city square in the ancient royal capital of Yogyakarta. The government would provide each survivor with 10 kilograms of rice monthly until houses are rebuilt. The international relief effort has picked up pace in recent days, although aid has yet to reach some remote areas. The United Nations has appealed for $103-million for recovery efforts over the next six months.   RELATION TO DECEMBER 2004 EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMI   " An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 8.2 struck off the coast of Indonesia today -- along the same fault line as the quake that caused December 26, 2004's deadly tsunami. 'This earthquake has the potential to generate a widely destructive tsunami in the ocean or seas near the earthquake,' the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said on its Web site." Mount Merapi spewed streams of lava and clouds of gases, raising fears of another major eruption, while hundreds of Indonesian children attended classes under tents Monday in nearby areas devastated by the recent earthquake. The volcano has been erupting for months, but activity has increased since the 6.3-magnitude quake struck central Java island on May 27, 2006. The epicentre of the powerful quake was about 80 kilometres south of the rumbling Merapi, one of the world's most active volcanoes, and its activity has increased in recent days. Merapi's lava dome has swelled since the quake to 100 metres, raising fears that it could collapse,. That could send clouds of gas and searing-hot debris pouring down toward thousands of people living on its fertile slopes. Indonesia is prone to seismic upheaval because of its location on the so-called Pacific “Ring of Fire,” an arc of volcanoes and fault lines encircling the Pacific Basin. Mount Merapi releases hot cloud of gas and debris as seen from Cangkringan near Yogyakarta, Indonesia, June 3, 2006.(AP Photo/Purwowiyoto)     1200 YEAR OLD vEDik ENGINEERING AND CONSTRUCTION OF PRAMBANAN TEMPLES OF bRHmaa-viSHANu-shiv SUFFERS REPAIRABLE DAMAGE WHEN MODERN BUILDING ARE PILES OF RUBBLES......   Prambanan, the 1200 year old biggest Hindu temple complex in Indonesia and among the largest outside South India, is one of the wonders of Southeast Asia. It is also a relic of the sway of Hinduism before the coming of Islam. Now only the holiday island of Bali is predominantly Hindu in Indonesia, and Balinese still make pilgrimages to Prambanan alongside tourists seeing part of an extraordinarily rich past. After last week's earthquake, the Hindu temples are severely battered. Great chunks of dislodged masonry are scattered under towering shrines with big cracks. Some of the statues of gods and dancing girls are now leaning at crazy angles, and shattered fragments of what were probably carved mythical animals will keep restorers busy for months or years to come. Temples 50 metres high, built in the ninth century from carved volcanic rock and fitted together without cement, stand in what is now a suburb of Yogyakarta. Modern buildings nearby are now piles of rubble.   Please click on the next line to read about and see the photos of the t1200 year old Prambanan Temple of bRH`maa-viSH`ANu-shiv and other historic buildings damaged by the May 27. 2006 earthquake in Indonesia....

Javanese dancer at Prambanan Temple PICKING UP THE SACRED PIECES  AT YOGYAKARTA Canadian Globe and Mail: June 5 2006:NICK MEO: YOGYAKARTA Shiva the destroyer was lying in the dirt, next to a demon king cast down by the earthquake from the Hindu shrine where he has scowled out at the emerald green countryside for perhaps more than 11 centuries. Inside the eight massive temples that make up the sacred Prambanan complex outside Yogyakarta, bigger statues of the Hindu gods are believed to have been toppled or buried under rubble. Statues of Ganesha the elephant-headed god, and the bull Nandi, Shiva's mount, are not thought to have fared well inside their sanctuaries. It isn't safe to venture into the dark depths to look, and archeologists have forbidden anyone from entering for fear of causing more damage. Suryati Supangat of the Yogyakarta Archaeological and Conservation Agency, which cares for the site, said that meetings will begin last week to plan restoration, and the temples will be closed to tourists for the time being. "Our initial assessment is that most of the damage can be repaired," she said. "We don't know how much it will cost yet or how long it will take." Prambanan, the biggest Hindu temple complex in Indonesia and among the largest outside South India, is one of the wonders of Southeast Asia. It is also a relic of the sway of Hinduism before the coming of Islam. Now only the holiday island of Bali is predominantly Hindu in Indonesia, and Balinese still make pilgrimages to Prambanan alongside tourists seeing part of an extraordinarily rich past. Temples 50 metres high, built in the ninth century from carved volcanic rock and fitted together without cement, stand in what is now a suburb of Yogyakarta. Modern buildings nearby are now piles of rubble. Fixing the damage at Prambaran could prove expensive, and offers of help have already come from France and Japan. The site has seen extensive renovation over the years -- in the 19th century it was little more than ruins, and restorers rebuilt it in the 1930s. "Our greatest fear," Ms. Supangat said, "is another big earthquake, though -- the shrines are weakened now, and aftershocks are happening all the time." After last week's earthquake, the Hindu temples are also severely battered. Great chunks of dislodged masonry are scattered under towering shrines with big cracks. Some of the statues of gods and dancing girls are now leaning at crazy angles, and shattered fragments of what were probably carved mythical animals will keep restorers busy for months or years to come. The earthquake, which killed more than 6,200 people and left more than half a million homeless, also damaged one of Asia's great historic cities, regarded as the soul of Java and an ancient centre of culture -- a counterpoint to Indonesia's brash political and commercial capital Jakarta.     Yogyakarta is a much older and smaller city, famous as a university town and centre of the arts. Borobudur, one of the most magnificent Buddhist centres in the world, was undamaged, although it is only 40 kilometres away. The 9th-century temple of Borobudur is the largest Buddhist monument in existence stands undamaged. But the Sultan's palace in the city, the Kraton, and much of the old city around it, were damaged, as was a royal cemetery and many of the workshops that are cultural centres for Yogyakarta's dynamic arts scene. The sultan's palace - or it's called Kraton in Javanese - was founded by Pangeran (Prince) Mangkubumi in 1755. The prince was then called Sri Sultan Hamengku Buwono I. In the palace complex, there are many buildings. The building where the Sultan lives is called Gedong Kuning. The Sultan Palace of Yogyakarta or Keraton Ngayogyokarto Hadiningrat is now the dwelling place of Sultan Hamengku Buwono X and the family. Compared to the damage to the south, the Kraton, a wing of which is home to the Sultan to this day, escaped lightly. But massive walls collapsed, killing a mother and daughter, and antique musical instruments were crushed when an internal building came down. Inside the entrance courtyard, there is now a huge pile of wood where a pavilion stood. Museum-style protective glass windows around some of the palace rooms were shattered. Yesterday, visitors were already looking around the damaged Kraton, which attracts a million tourists annually. Tour guide Lili, a middle-aged woman who has been showing people around for more than a decade, dismissed the damage, which she noted paled in comparison to that done by an earthquake shortly after the palace was completed in 1765. Legend has it that the Portuguese architect who designed it was executed shortly afterward to keep secret the sultan's new harems. There is more serious damage in the old city surrounding the Kraton, a community that is home to many artists and students. City gates, mosques and ancient buildings were damaged, some severely. Raising the money to pay for repairs to Yogyakarta's less famous sights may prove difficult, even though they make up the fabric of the city.   MORE IMAGES OF 1200 YEAR OLD PRAMBANAN TEMPLE OF bRH`maa-viSH`ANu-shiv PRAMBANAN temple detail painted with Gods "vehicle" (elephant / Vishnu, bull / Shiva, goose / Brahma)   Reuters - Mon May 29, 7:46 AM ET An Indonesian security guard looks at fallen parts of the Prambanan Hindu temple complex, damaged during Saturday's earthquake, in Klaten, central Java, May 29, 2006. REUTERS/Beawiharta An Indonesian security guard looks at fallen parts of the Prambanan Hindu temple complex, damaged during Saturday's earthquake, in Klaten, central Java, May 29, 2006. REUTERS/Beawiharta Indonesian security personnel move a piece of fallen column at the Prambanan Hindu temple complex where parts of the temple's structures were damaged during Saturday's earthquake in Klaten, central Java, May 29, 2006.  REUTERS/Beawiharta Email Photo Print Photo Indonesian police officials inspect the Prambanan Hindu temple complex where parts of temple's structures were damaged during Saturday's earthquake in Klaten in central Java May 28, 2006.  (Andry Prasetyo/Reuters) Email Photo Print Photo Foreign tourists walk through a destroyed Hindu temple where pieces of columns scattered in the ground in Prambanan, Yogyakarta, Indonesia, Sunday, May 28, 2006. Saturday's deadly earthquake in Indonesia badly damaged the world renowned Prambanan temple complex, sending intricate carved reliefs crashing to the ground and destroying years of restoration work in under a minute. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim) Email Photo Print Photo   Pieces of destroyed columns are seen scattered at a damaged Hindu temple in Prambanan, Yogyakarta, Indonesia, Sunday, May 28, 2006. Saturday's deadly earthquake in Indonesia badly damaged the world renowned Prambanan temple complex, sending intricate carved reliefs crashing to the ground and destroying years of restoration work in under a minute. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)

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