Informes

Ref: OCHA/GVA - 2000/0115OCHA Situation Report No. 4 Indonesia - Earthquake9 June 2000 Situation 1. A second major aftershock of the earthquake measuring 7.9 on the Richter scale which struck Bengkulu province on 4 June, has again shaken the…

Written by Cynthia Long, Managing Editor, DisasterRelief.org - with news and wire reports. Thousands of people are living outside in tents and makeshift shelters after a violent earthquake rocked Indonesia's Sumatra island. Some are already sifting through piles of…

Returns: The total number of organised and spontaneous returns into East Timor from West Timor, other parts of Indonesia, Macau and Australia now stands at 162, 732 returns. On 7 June, a total of 51 persons returned from the…

A massive quake rocked the west coast of Sumatra (Indonesia) last Sunday, shaking the island of Enggano to its core. Situated only 15 kilometres from the epicentre, it is amazing that none of the 1,500 people who live there…

(2000-37) News Release Ottawa - Maria Minna, Canada's Minister for International Cooperation, today announced $100,000 in urgent humanitarian assistance to help the victims of the recent earthquake in Sumatra, Indonesia. The funding will be channelled through the International Federation of the…

Taipei (dpa) - Taiwan sent two more aid team to Indonesia's's earthquake area on Thursday to help search for and treat survivors. After dispatching a 13-man team on Wednesday, Taiwan sent a a six-man rescue team and a 12-member medical…

A Federation assessment team that arrived in the quake stricken area of Sumatra yesterday reports that hospitals in Bengkulu have been badly damaged and patients are being cared for under tents. Initial surveys indicate that the…

From WEEKLY NEWS 23/00 Two days after an earthquake hit the islands of Sumatra and Enggano last Sunday, the International Federation launched a preliminary appeal for 5.4 million Swiss francs to assist 140,000 seriously affected people. The tremor, which measured…

This is a near verbatim transcript of the press briefing given by SRSG Sergio Vieira de Mello at UNTAET headquarters on the visit to Dili by West Timor Governor Piet Tallo. Dili, 8 June 2000 I will say a few…

Cynthia Long, Managing Editor, DisasterRelief.org -- with news and wire reports A second earthquake jolted the Indonesian island of Sumatra Thursday, just four days after a massive 7.9 temblor left more than 100 dead. The new quake--measuring 6.2 on…