Reports

General situation The tsunami produced by the undersea earthquake of 26 December 2004has taken a devastating toll on the coast of Sumatra: to date, the bodies of 126,915 people have been retrieved and buried in 15 districts in Acehprovince, with…

Reconstruction making headway Following the end of the emergency phase in the crisis area the priority is now on reconstruction. Four months after the tsunami floods the situation is becoming increasingly stable even though in many places great efforts are…

Humanitarian response in earthquake affected Indonesia -- the second wave of disaster Nias island, North Sumatera, Banyak Islands & Simeulue Island, Aceh EARTHQUAKE AND VOLCANIC ERUPTION, WEST SUMATRA On April 10 West Sumatera was rocked by an earthquake registering 6.7 on the…

SHORTLY AFTER THE TSUNAMI STRUCK ON 26 DECEMBER 2004 THE AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT COMMITTED $60 MILLION FOR EMERGENCY HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE -- PRIMARILY TO INDONESIA, SRI LANKA, THE MALDIVES, SEYCHELLES AND TO A LESSER EXTENT TO THAILAND AND INDIA. BY 15…

Main Highlights In Indonesia, another earthquake and two volcanic eruptions have taken place this week. In Sri Lanka, heavy rain flooded tents and campsites due to a lack of appropriate drainage. In Maldives, work is beginning on the UN Recovery Strategy,…

SITUATION: A magnitude 9.0 earthquake on December 26, off the west coast of northern Sumatra, Indonesia, triggered massive tsunamis that affected several countries throughout South and Southeast Asia and East Africa. Reliefweb and United States Agency for International Development report…

Earthquake in NorthSumatraProvince and NAD Province, Indonesia This report is prepared by Emergency Humanitarian Action (EHA) Section, WHO, Indonesia. Reference: Earthquake - North Sumatra Province and NAD Province, Indonesia - 29 March 2005 - Reporting date 14 April 2005 (Thursday) Type of Emergency Earthquakes, volcano…

by Linda Beher STAMFORD, CONN., April 12, 2005: United Methodists contributed $32.4 million to their denomination's emergency fund that is providing relief and rehabilitation in the wake of devastating South Asia tsunamis late last year. The tally is as of the…

Aceh province, on the northern tip of Sumatra island, was the region hardest hit by the earthquake on the seabed and tsunami that struck on 26 December 2004. To date, nearly 127,000 people are confirmed dead while another 37,000…

International Orthodox Christian Charities (IOCC) is working both independently and with our partners (the Orthodox Metropolitanate of Hong Kong and Southeast Asia and local church officials in Indonesia, Church World Service, and Save the Children) to provide emergency assistance to…