Natural

Lately catastrophic events often befall this country, all parties felt shocked by a series of disasters, beginning with Earthquakes accompanied by tsunami in NAD and North Sumatra which occurred on October 26, 2004, claimed the lives of 240,000 people died and ranges missing, reports from the Overseas Development Institute (ODI) in 2005, the total financial and economic losses from the tsunami reached U.S. $ 4.45 billion, or approximately Rp. 40 trillion, or about 1.2 percent of total GDP in 2006, dated January 6, 2006 flash floods and landslides in Jember, East Java and Central Java Banjarnegara, dated May 27, 2006 Earthquake that occurred in the Special Region of Yogyakarta and Central Java, which resulted in thousands of people died, from Bappenas record in 2006, the financial and economic losses by the earthquake in Yogyakarta at Rp 29.1 trillion, that figure includes the total assets of the damage the government, businesses and citizens. Dated February 2, 2007 water flooded the capital city of Jakarta and Greater Jakarta area as high as 1 to 5 meters, which resulted in thousands of homes of the capital of Jakarta and Bekasi and Tangerang area submerged, with a total financial and economic losses due to flooding based on the calculation of Bappenas reached Rp 8.8 trillion, dated March 6, 2007 occurred in West Sumatra Earthquake that devastated settlements which resulted in hundreds of people died and thousands of homes were damaged and 10 September 2007 Earthquake with a strength of Bengkulu province hit 7.9 on the Richter scale. From the sequence of events proves that the Indonesian archipelago vulnerable to natural events occurrence called natural disasters.
Seeing the condition of the territory of the Republic of Indonesia has geographical, geological, hydrological and demographic Indonesia that enables disaster, whether caused by natural factors, natural and non-factor human factor causing human casualties, environmental damage, loss of property and psychological impact which in certain circumstances may inhibit the development of culturally , Indonesia consists of various ethnic groups, religion, race and class, then Indonesia is a potential disaster is caused by human activity including riots of the potential hazard, Indonesia is a country with potential hazards (hazard Potency) is very high. Potential disasters in Indonesia can be classified into two (2) main groups, namely primary potential (main hazard) and the potential danger followup (collateral hazard Potency), can be seen from the main potential hazard maps that we have an earthquake-prone zones, occurrence of floods and flash floods and landslides, while the follow-up among other potential dangers density residential areas, the percentage of buildings made of wood are very high in urban primary or known as urban slums.
Tipical DISASTER VICTIMS
Seeing some catastrophic events that befall some affected areas, a lot of things to get the author of experience carrying out a humanitarian mission to help victims of the disaster, both in terms of the characteristics of the community and the community mental toughness to face the disaster, as illustrated during disaster and post-disaster almost all pensive Acehnese people could not believe the incident is only 15 minutes to destroy parts of Meulaboh, Banda Aceh, Syah Kuala, Loknga and coastal areas of Aceh, hollow eyes visible from the look on the faces of the refugees, but the hardness of the soul and the support and sympathy of the community parts of the world people of Aceh rose staring a brighter future.
Population Jogjakarta and Central Java and nerimo look forward to natural events that befell him through the expression yes, how else mas, wong we live there are all-set, people in West Sumatra is very tough to face a test from God, is evident from the persistence and insoluble in grief, Kito already facing hurdles like these, especially in the area of ​​Bengkulu residents Batiknau North Bengkulu District of pan