Hi Maria and all volunteers,
Thanks for a first-hand info from your field trip to Nias. I forward your email attached to the Indo radio amateurs who might be able to help in sending the quake/tsunami warning msg to the island and surroundings. They can get this realtime info (from email, too) from the Indo BMG and the USGS (I always get this). Hopefully there is a way to communicate effectively.
* Kepada rekan2 ARES dan relawan radio lainnya, ini ada laporan dari Nias mengenai situasi di daerah tsb. Masih sangat memprihatinkan. Nampaknya hamradio masih dibutuhkan. Apakah bisa meneruskan berita darurat ttg gempa dari BMG atau USGS ke daerah2 rawan gempa di Sumatra dan tempat2 lainnya di Ina yang tidak memiliki alat monitor (radio, land-line telephone/fax dlsb). Sehingga mesti ada yang rela memonitor BMG dan USGS secara realtime terus-menerus (bergantian operator) dan menghubungi daerah rawan segera (mendaftar operator lokal atau relawan yang bisa dihubungi setiap saat spt pihak keamanan di lokal). Daerah2 rawan ini juga perlu berinisiatip mengembangkan sistem siaran ke seluruh penduduk setempat (tugas BAKORSTRANAS, DEPPEN atau PEMDA?). Any better idea?
Mengenai Nias, bilamana perlu silakan menghubungi Maria langsung. Maria adalah koordinator pengerahan sumbangan untuk korban bencana alam yang bermarkas di Netherlands. Terimakasih.
73 de ab2qv, wyn.
Marjon van Oers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Marjon van Oers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Hello Wyn,Thanks for this message. And sorry for my late replay. I'm just back in Amsterdam coming from Nias where I did not have a lot of Internet access. I know all about the situation in Meulaboh, but because there's just a little news about Nias going into the world this is more my ' target area'The situation on Nias is improving but I'm not happy about all the aid organizations there, who don't respect the Nias culture and only talk, talk, talk, driving around in big, fancy and expensive cars, distribute tent who people not need and making double assessments. They don't do the things which are needed NOW. Like giving information about Earthquake and Tsunami's and prepares. I'm planning to go back there A.S.A.P after arranging more sponsors here.One of my biggest concerns is the Sorake beach because the tourist and surfers (not afraid of a disasters) are coming back and the locals live 2 mtr from the sea there. While I was there we arranged some mobile phone's (the only possible communication) for a few locals. The stupid thing is that I receive Tsunami warning messages in my mailbox all the time but this will not be very effective for the people who are in danger there.Do you know if there's a organization who is willing to send this warnings by text messages. I have some mobile numbers in that are, and they would be the best Tsunami warning system for the other areas and counties! In December (and also March) the Tsunami did hit Sorake beach ours before the rest of the world!!!!!!!! A simple text message system could have safe a lot of lives!HP of the Beach Care Club in Sorake. Contact person Pilipus:+ 6281585618581HP Belgium Red Cross Sorake. Contact person:Sicco Ladewig: +6281514446082My HP in the Netherlands:+ 31 619890591
Thanks again!
Maria van Oers
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