Jakarta: Australia will contribute $1 million to assist Indonesia with emergency relief in the wake of the devastating 6.5 magnitude earthquake in Aceh that killed 100 people and displaced almost 23 000.
The Australian Embassy announced on its website it would provide essential items such as shelter, first aid and clean water.
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Thousands displaced by Aceh earthquake
The number of displaced people from the earthquake that struck Aceh has ballooned to more than 23,000.
"We will be providing 1500 packages for family needs, 2200 tarpaulins and 100 tents," it said in the statement.
It said $1 million would be channelled through the Indonesian Red Cross, as requested by Indonesia.
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The earthquake struck just after 5am on December 7, approximately 10 kilometres north of Reuleut, a town in northern Aceh, at a depth of 17 kilometres.
It has traumatised the Acehnese, who are still haunted by the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami, which killed 170,000 in Indonesia alone.
Many are too afraid to sleep indoors after the region has continued to be jarred by more than 60 aftershocks.
More than 11.500 houses, 157 shops, 152 mosques and Mushola (Muslim prayer rooms), 25 schools and a hospital were damaged in the regencies of Pidie Jaya, Pidie and Bireuen.
The National Disaster Management Agency said on Friday clean water was still a problem because for several days there had been no electricity.
"We still need clothes and food because refugees still have to wait for some time before their houses can be reconstructed," said spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho.
Tents, toilets, and orthopedic experts were also needed. Many survivors have broken bones after being trapped in the rubble or jumping from second storey buildings during the quake.
In 2005 Australia pledged $1 billion to assist with Indonesia's tsunami reconstruction, which then prime minister John Howard said was Australia's largest single aid contribution.
This was on top of $60 million that had already contributed to the relief effort and 350 military personnel to Indonesia.
However many Indonesians were angered when former prime minister Tony Abbott reminded Indonesia of the donation in 2015 as part of his plea to save the lives of Bali nine heroin smugglers Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran, who were then on death row.
His comments were interpreted as a threat and inflamed tensions between Australia and Indonesia in the lead up to the executions.
A social media campaign using the hashtags #KoinuntukAbbott (coins for Abbott) called on people to collect change to "repay" the aid.
The Australian Embassy statement said Australia and indonesia had a long history in working together managing disasters.
"We will monitor the Aceh situation and provide assistance whenever Indonesia needs it," the Embassy statement said.