Reports

Many people are now choosing to return to the sites of their former homes. Oxfam is providing water, sanitation, and cash-for-work programs to aid the transition. Sri Lanka Water and Sanitation Activities Oxfam and UNICEF have been lobbying for local authorities to…

Haji, 65, stands on a low bridge proudly watching the dark muddy waters flow past in the concrete channel beneath him. He has reason to be proud. He is the reason water is flowing. Standing water has been a…

Highlights of overall Red Cross and Red Crescent operations Country- and regional-level plans of action are being finalized for the emergency and recovery activities through to the end of 2005 with indicative plans for 2006-2010. The compiled document and revised budget…

SIMEULUE, Indonesia (April 08, 2005) - In the aftermath of Sumatra, Indonesia's most recent earthquake on March 28, CARE continues to coordinate with local and international partners to distribute food, water purification kits, tents, blankets, soap, jerry cans, basic medicines…

Overview Seven aftershocks with magnitudes ranging from 4.9 to 5.6 were recorded in the Nias region and Simeulue on 7 April. No reports of damage have been received. Please find attached the list of aftershocks in the region since March…

Following the earthquake of 28 March OCHA is issuing separate situation reports on the situation in Nias, Simeulue and other areas affected specifically by this latest disaster. Overview At 31 March, Bakornas, the national coordination body for natural disasters, reported…

Humanitarian response in earthquake affected Indonesia -- the second wave of disaster Nias island, North Sumatera, Banyak Islands & Simeulue Island, Aceh OVERALL SITUATION SurfAid International consolidated its new operational and logistics base in Sirombu on the Nias west coast today, moving…

As the extent of the damage on the Indonesian island of Nias becomes clearer, international aid agency Oxfam is scaling up its operations. 75,000 people are estimated to be without shelter and many remain in a state of terror…

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 7 April 2005 (Thursday) 16:00 hours UCT Type…

Overview Seven aftershocks with magnitudes ranging from 4.9 to 5.6 were recorded in the Nias region and Simeulue on 7 April. No reports of damage have been received. Please find attached the list of aftershocks in the region since March…