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CANBERRA - Fears are growing for five Australians still missing after a passenger jet crashed at Indonesia's Yogyakarta Airport yesterday.
Twenty-two people have been confirmed dead after the Garuda jet carrying 140 passengers and crew overshot the runway on landing at Yogyakarta.
Australian Prime Minister John Howard told Nine Network "grave fears" must be held for the Australians still missing, but that every effort was being made to find them.
"It's one of these very difficult situations," he said.
"They are unaccounted for and obviously as time goes by the fears can only grow."
Australian officials had been in touch with the families of those missing or injured in the crash.
Mr Howard said Foreign Minister Alexander Downer had visited hospitals in Yogyakarta and spoken to the crash victims.
"He assured me that what was happening was a meticulous check was being made of the hospitals in Yogyakarta to make absolutely certain that people who are now unaccounted for were not there," Mr Howard said.
He could not confirm any new information about the treatment and evacuation of the Australian survivors.
"One of them has been taken to Perth, that's Cynthia Banham, and she will be treated there," he said.
"There are ... remarkable burns facilities at the hospitals in Perth and that is the best place for her to go.
"The businessman Mr (Roger) Tallboys has gone to Singapore.
"The others are still in hospital ... I think one of them is essentially not needing hospitalisation."
Mr Howard said Australia had offered to provide extra medical assistance for victims of the crash.
"Our embassy has been in touch with the office of the Indonesian president, and we have made an offer of additional medical assistance," Mr Howard told the Nine Network today.
"The Indonesians have indicated that they will be very ready to take that up if it is needed."
Mr Howard said he was satisfied with the emergency response to the disaster.
Australia had sent two medical teams to Yogyakarta and stood ready to provide more assistance to Indonesia if needed.
"If more are needed they will be sent. But I think it's fair to say that the response has been swift and has been very adequate," he said.
"This is a common tragedy and we are only too ready to ensure that Indonesian people who have been affected, been injured, been burnt, that they should receive, as far as possible, the same sort of treatment that is given to Australians."
Mr Howard said the Australian Federal Police would have the difficult task of identifying the disaster victims and could be there for some time.
He expressed sympathy to the families of those listed as missing.
"I always feel a sense of particular responsibility when something like this happens to people who are in the service of Australia, diplomats and police and military personnel," he said.
"They are doing our work in our name in another country and I do feel a particular responsibility.
"Also for those who report and cover the news because they are all part of our democratic network.
"It's a terrible tragedy for their families and it's a period of intense anguish and anxiety for those close to people who are missing and for whom very grave fears are held."
Mr Howard later told ABC Radio he had received no information to indicate foul play was to blame for the crash.
"There is no evidence that I am aware of suggesting it was sabotage or a terrorist attack, but it's impossible for me to rule out anything," he said.
Those feared dead are Australian Financial Review journalist Morgan Mellish, Australian Federal Police agents Brice Steele and Mark Scott, Australian embassy spokeswoman Liz O'Neill and AusAID's Allison Sudrajat.
- AAP
