Continuing its initial response to aid victims of the deadly 6.3 magnitude earthquake that struck Indonesia the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) is enabling injured survivors to receive 24-hour medical care through mobile clinics and a clinic located at ADRA’s base camp in the hard-hit region of Bantul.

Casualties continue to climb, with the death toll topping more than 5,800 at last report, with at least 36,300 left with severe or minor injuries. An estimated 500,000 island residents are homeless.

Meeting the urgent need for emergency medical care, ADRA is also shipping 20 medical boxes into the region, each containing sufficient supplies to treat 1,000 people for approximately three months.

Mobile medical teams are caring for injured residents, many in remote villages, who have been without medical attention since the quake. “In addition to the mobile clinics, ADRA opened a base camp medical clinic on June 1st, and we’re now treating local patients around the clock,” reports Wendy Brightman, emergency response director for ADRA Indonesia.

Expanding its response, ADRA is sending four 800-gallon water bladders to help offset problems with limited or contaminated water supplies, as well as shelter kits for those left homeless.

In addition, ADRA is working with local agencies to provide survivors with temporary shelter and non-food items such as blankets, sleeping mats, clothing and hygiene kits, and is assisting hospitals in the Bantul area.

ADRA continues to monitor the situation in Bantul and will work to meet victims’ needs as they change. Updates will be made available.