Informes

JRS brings in relief to victims of Tsunami in Aceh JRS Indonesia has over the last few days mobilized staff into Medan in North Sumatra and Aceh, areas hit by earthquake and Tsunamis on December 26. Two trucks with aid…

With the number of those killed in the devastating Asian earthquake and tsunamis rising to over 120,000, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent societies has put in place what looks set to be its largest emergency…

El viernes 31 de diciembre, a las 12 horas, desde Torrejón de Ardoz La Cruz Roja Española envía cinco plantas potabilizadoras a Indonesia Junto a la Unidad de Respuesta ante Emergencias (ERU), especializada en Agua y Saneamiento salen seis delegados de…

December 30, 2004, Baltimore, MD -- Catholic Relief Services (CRS) announced a commitment of $25 million for emergency relief and long-term rehabilitation programs to assist people across the south and southeast Asia region devastated by the Dec. 26 tsunami. The…

NEW YORK, NY - December 29, 2004 In response to last weekend's devastating offshore earthquake and tsunami, IRC teams in Indonesia's Aceh province are organizing emergency water and sanitation interventions to prevent the spread of water-borne diseases. The IRC is…

Help us provide clean water, proper sanitation, & avoid epidemics Action Against Hunger has responded to the earthquake and aftershocks in South Asia by providing immediate assistance to the tsunami victims of Sri Lanka -- in Batticaloa, Trincomalee, and Jaffna --…

As Indonesia counts its dead, the true extent of the devastation caused by Sunday's earthquake is slowly emerging. The official figure of the number of people killed by the tsunami currently stands at 45,268, but this is likely to rise.…

Contaminated Drinking Sources Puts Tsunami Survivors at Grave Risk of Disease NEW YORK, 29 December 2004 - UNICEF warned today that without immediate, wide-scale action to provide safe water in the communities hit by Sunday's massive ocean flooding, millions of people…

Un avion-cargo (Illyouchine IL 76), affrété par la Croix-Rouge Française, décollera jeudi 30 décembre de l'aéroport de Bordeaux (Mérignac). Il transportera 40 tonnes de matériel de potabilisation, stockage et distribution d'eau permettant de fournir 600.000 litres d'eau par jour soit…

(Ottawa, December 29, 2004) - The Canadian Red Cross is dispatching an additional four aid workers to support the relief efforts in the countries affected by the tsunamis. Howard Arfin from Toronto and Jean-Pierre Taschereau from Ste-Marie de Beauce,…