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China sends rescue and medical teams to Indonesia in response to Yogyakarta earthquake

Commitment Year•2006Country of Activity•IndonesiaDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•IndonesiaSector•Emergency ResponseFlow Type•Free-standing technical assistance

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Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
May 27, 2006
Start (actual)
May 30, 2006

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A Chinese International Rescue and Medical Team were sent to Yogyakarta in response to an earthquake that struck Yogyakarta, measuring 5.9 on the Richter scale, on May 27, 2006. The 43-person team, consisting of 19 doctors and nurses and several seismological experts, boarded a charter flight together with medical supplies, arriving in Bantul, Yogyakarta in the early morning of May 30, 2006. They also established a field hospital is located in SMA II Bantul. For more detailed location info: https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/5616105

Stakeholders

Organizations involved in projects and activities supported by financial and in-kind transfers from Chinese government and state-owned entities

Funding agencies

Government Agencies

  • Unspecified Chinese Government Institution

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

  • Government of Indonesia

Implementing agencies

Government Agencies

  • Government of Indonesia

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China sends rescue and medical teams to Indonesia in response to Yogyakarta earthquake

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A Chinese International Rescue and Medical Team were sent to Yogyakarta in response to an earthquake that struck Yogyakarta, measuring 5.9 on the Richter scale, on May 27, 2006. The 43-person team, consisting of 19 doctors and nurses and several seismological experts, boarded a charter flight together with medical supplies, arriving in Bantul, Yogyakarta in the early morning of May 30, 2006. They also established a field hospital is located in SMA II Bantul. The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) Financial Tracking Service lists the project as flow ID #37415.