Informes

CHURCH WORLD SERVICE EMERGENCY RESPONSE OFFICE SITUATION: The death toll from the June 4 earthquake that hit the western Indonesian island of Sumatra now stands at 117 and is expected to rise, authorities said. At least 700 were injured. Most of…

Oxfam have flown emergency relief supplies to Sumatra to help the survivors of Sunday's earthquake in Indonesia. The supplies include plastic sheeting for shelter, water purification tablets and basic medicines. Around 100 people are reported dead so far and…

Dili, 7 June 2000 HEALTH GRANT SIGNED The World Bank administered Trust Fund for East Timor and UNTAET today signed a US$12,7 million grant for the health sector. This grant, a first phase in rehabilitating the health sector in East Timor,…

Ref: OCHA/GVA - 2000/0113 OCHA Situation Report No. 3 Indonesia - Earthquake 7 June 2000 Situation and Damages 1. The Office of the UN Resident Coordinator in Jakarta reports on the situation as follows: In all, 97 people confirmed killed (58 persons in Bengkulu…

Written by Cynthia Long, Managing Editor, DisasterRelief.org - with news and wire reports. Hundreds, possibly thousands, of people are thought to be trapped under mountains of rubble after Sunday's powerful earthquake rocked Indonesia's Sumatra Island. As aftershocks continue to rattle…

Appeal Target: US$ 831,886 Geneva, 07 June, 2000 Dear Colleagues, ACT Appeal, Assistance to Displaced & Returnees - ASET91 issued in November 99, focused primarily on meeting the critical relief needs of the internally displaced population and the returnees.…

By Beawiharta BENGKULU, Indonesia (Reuters) - Indonesian rescuers Tuesday struggled to reach victims of a powerful earthquake that has killed more than 100 people and injured hundreds on Sumatra island. Police said they feared the death toll would rise because of…

Cynthia Long, Managing Editor, DisasterRelief.org -- with news and wire reports The death toll from a powerful earthquake is rising on Indonesia's Sumatra Island as rescuers frantically search for more survivors trapped beneath the rubble. Half the dead were…

Returns: On 3 June IOM provided secondary transportation for 9 persons to Hera and for 4 persons to Metinaro. There were no cross border movements on 3 and 4 June. On 5 June a total of 57 persons returned…

WASHINGTON, D.C. (BWA) -- The North Korean government's Flood Damage Rehabilitation Committee has invited Baptist World Aid and Hungarian Baptist World Aid (HBAid), to send relief workers to North Korea for two to three months from September. The invitation follows…