Also referred to by media as the Java earthquake, struck on Saturday morning and devastated Jogja (especially Bantul) and Klaten. A few minutes ago, local TV news reported that death toll had surpassed 4,850, and thousands of casualties. Latest updates on tolls can be found here.
A blog has also been launched by Jogja students. motored by UGM students. This website is in Indonesian, and provides latest updates on evacuation and aid distribution. The blog spreads and publishes info sent via SMS to the blog administrator. The sites contains a list of bank accounts to which donors can donate their funds for the victims of the earthquake.
I myself have some relatives who resides in Jogja, and had their houses ruined, but fortunately they are all alive and well. My sincere condolences to the victim’s families, praying that things will be better soon for all of you. Hopefully this is the last in series of calamities that the country had to go through.