Reports

No.: 178/04 International Development Minister Hilde F. Johnson has so far made a total of NOK 50 million available for humanitarian assistance to the areas affected by the disaster. The money will be channelled through the UN system, the Red Cross…

South and Southeast Asia: UMCOR Responds to Catastrophic Disaster UMCOR has issued an urgent appeal for donations to assist tens of thousands of earthquake survivors in South and Southeast Asia. The death toll has risen above 59,000 according to press reports…

CARE is rapidly scaling up its emergency response in areas most severely affected by Sunday's tidal wave. CARE Sri Lanka has close to 250 staff spread across 17 offices in the country. On the day of the tsunami CARE mobilized…

The government has launched an international appeal requesting immediate and medium term assistance to provide relief to victims of national disaster which killed more than 4,000 and rendered million homeless. Requests have been initially made to friendly countries, UN and…

Présente depuis 1996 au Sri Lanka (Trincomalee, District de Jaffna et de Batticaloa) dans le cadre de ses actions de sécurité alimentaire, d'eau et d'assainissement, Action contre la Faim se mobilise pour porter secours aux populations frappées par le…

Australian Red Cross has launched an emergency appeal, in support of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies initial appeal for approximately A$8.5 million. The appeal aims to provide assistance to some 500,000 people after the…

CARE Australia has launched an emergency appeal to provide lifesaving assistance to the survivors of yesterday's devastating southern Asia earthquake. It is currently estimated that at least 12,000 people have been killed and thousands more are affected after an earthquake measuring…

Worst quake in 40 years kills 24,000 Food for the Hungry is providing relief to thousands of Asia quake victims. Registering 9.0 on the Richter scale, the "tsunami" or undersea earthquake that hit Dec. 26 has left 40,000 missing and…

Situation The full extent of the disaster is beginning to unfold. - Of the 25 districts in the country people in 12 districts have been affected by the tidal wave. The Sri Lankan police has confirmed over 5,000…

Situation - On the morning of 26 December, tidal waves hit the eastern and southern coasts of Sri Lanka as well as parts of the western coast, sweeping people away, causing flooding and destruction of infrastructure. The worst affected areas…