Rapports

BACKGROUND AND ACTIVITY DESCRIPTION 1.1 Background On December 26, 2004, a 9.0 magnitude earthquake struck off the west coast of Sumatra, triggering a massive tsunami that killed more than 250,000 people and displacing thousands in countries around Indian Ocean. The tsunami…

Les missions interministérielles d'évaluation à Sri-Lanka ont confirmé l'ampleur des conséquences humaines (plus de 40.000 décès, des centaines de milliers de personnes déplacées) et économiques (75% des côtes touchées, 80% de la flotte de pêche détruits, tourisme fortement affecté...). Début…

Overall situation The Transitional Accommodation Project (TAP) in Galle district reports as of 25 April that 2,665 shelters have been completed with 1,892 in progress (a total of 4,557) and a further 1,168 committed. The required need in total is…

By Alice Kociejowski and Stacey M. Winston, special to Redcross.org Wednesday, April 27, 2005 -- Colombo, Sri Lanka -- It has been four months since the tsunami, and the International Red Cross/Red Crescent Movement continues to provide invaluable assistance to vulnerable…

By Feizal Samath MULLAITIVU, Sri Lanka, 22 April 2005 - Walking on this desolate beach in northeast Sri Lanka, 13-year-old Supendrini Thavabalasingham tightly grips her father's hand as they both stare at the sea that shattered their lives. They are the…

Main Highlights - In Indonesia, land ownership and land use must be clarified quickly in order to allow people to rebuild their homes. - In Sri Lanka, the number of temporary housing units constructed to relocate tsunami-affected families has risen to over…

Now that it has moved into the rehabilitation phase of its work in South East Asia, GOAL is focusing on building temporary and permanent shelters and on getting fishing communities back onto the water again. GOAL works closely with families…

World Vision SRI LANKA Tsunami Update Shelter World Vision this week helped to open a community of transitional shelters in the southern Sri Lankan district of Galle. Eighty-four families moved from tents, where they had lived since the Boxing Day tsunami,…

Coordination SUD relaie les informations que lui fournissent ses membres et partenaires sur leurs actions auprès des populations touchées par le raz de marée du 26 décembre. Pays et régions d'intervention, nature des projets menés, nombre de bénéficiaires, durée prévisionnnelle…

Working with the Sri Lankan Department of Health and the College of Ophthalmologists, IOM has launched a project in the southern region of Hambantota to provide ophthalmic care to those who have been affected by the December 2004 tsunami. A…