Reports

Many of the world’s best surf destinations are remote and people in remote areas are often forgotten, as delivering services there is costly, time-consuming and requires serious efforts. SurfAid passionately believes that no matter where you…

Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) chairman Jusuf Kalla handed over 20,000 sheets of corrugated iron and clean drinking water to earthquake victims in Aceh on a visit to the quake-hit area in Central Aceh, Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam,…

Summary: A 6.2 magnitude earthquake occurred in Aceh province on 2 July 2013. The epicentre was located in the western end of Central Aceh district proximate to the boundary of Bener Meriah in central Aceh. According to…

Although we have a field office in the area, it took us nearly 24 hours to get to the worst hit areas of Bener Meriah after the 6.2 magnitude earthquake rocked the island of Sumatra on…

SITUATION OVERVIEW On July 2, 2013, at 2:37 pm local time (3:37 am Eastern Daylight Time), a 6.1 magnitude earthquake struck northern Sumatra’s Aceh Province at a depth of 10 km, or 6.2 miles. The Government of…

Highlights Government reports the current number of IDPs is 52,113 persons or 12,301 households. The death toll has risen to 39, 6 persons still missing, 2,532 injured, and 16,560 damaged houses and public buildings Government announces plans to end…

“It rained non-stop for almost five days,” said Olibertha. “Our home started flooding so we escaped to our attic and lived there for two days before help arrived.” Oberlitha, her husband and two children now live in…

On July 2nd, the 6.2-magnitude earthquake damaged Central Aceh Regency and Bener Meriah Regency (Indonesian: Kabupaten Aceh Tengah and Kabupaten Bener Meriah). The earthquake destroyed over 80% of the buildings, 15,919 houses and 623 public places,…

Hotli Simanjuntak and Apriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Central Aceh/Medan | Headlines | Sat, July 06 2013, 10:37 AM Uninhabitable: Several destroyed houses can be seen in quake-ravaged Serempah village, Central Aceh, on Friday. The local administration…

I. HIGHLIGHTS/KEY PRIORITIES • A 6.2 magnitude earthquake struck Bener Meriah in Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam, North West Sumatra, followed by 5.5 and 5.3 magnitude aftershocks. • National Agency for Disaster Management reports 35 deaths, 275 injured, no official figures…