Reports

Casualties and damages: All but 2 of Sri Lanka's 15 costal districts districts were submerged by the tidal wave. The most affected districts are Trincomalee, Batticiloa, Killinochi, Mullaitivu and Jaffna in the north, and Galle, Matara, Hambantota and Manner…

Period covered: 00:00 1/1/05-00:00 2/1/05 2 January 2005 (15:00IST)- - Death toll nearing 150,000 and expected to continue to increase - Shortage of clean water is widespread and risk of diseases outbreaks increased throughout region Major concerns that death rates…

Almost 30,000 people have died in Sri Lanka, with an estimated 1.5 million people displaced by the tidal wave and flooding. GOAL's eight-strong emergency team in Sri Lanka is working to help those who have survived this disaster but who…

World Concern helped local organizations begin distributing emergency medical assistance in the district of Batticaloa several days ago. Medical care and emergency supplies, food, emergency shelter, and water is beginning to flow to this and other communities in the heart of…

Colombo,, 2 January 2005 - Just days after tragedy engulfed his country and several others around the Indian Ocean, Sri Lanka's cricketing legend, Muttiah Muralitharan, who is also WFP's celebrity partner, was accompanying a WFP food convoy to the…

One of our partners reports the following: "I have just got back from Batticaloa (eastern district that was one of the most affected districts). The devastation is unbelievable. There is so much that needs to be done, it is…

A la suite des séismes qui ont frappé plusieurs pays d'Asie du sud-est et d'Asie méridionale, le ministère des Affaires étrangères, tenant compte des premiers besoins exprimés par les autorités locales, a décidé la mise en place d'une aide…

Introduction In its revised preliminary emergency appeal the Federation provisionally seeks CHF 67,005,000 (USD 59,152,246 or EUR 53,439,988) in cash, kind or services to assist up to 2 million beneficiaries for 6-8 months in the whole region affected by earthquake and…

Period Covered 30th to the 31th December, 2004 Date of transmission: 31th December, 2004 20:00 hrs Key Developments - WHO has mobilized 190 New Emergency Health Kits to cover essential medicine needs of 2 million people for three months -- delivery…

THE EXTENT OF THE PROBLEM The statistics of persons affected by the Tsunami as at 2nd January 2005 at 12.00hrs is as follows: District Deaths Injured Missing Refugees Colombo 65 12 23,005 Gampaha 7 32,000 Kalutara 213 421 48 43,685 Galle 3,941 2,500 55,739 Matara 1,158 8,288 200 41,900 Hambantota 4,500 27,351 Ampara 10,436 120 183,527 Mullaitivu 3,000 2,500 1,300 24,557 Batticaloa 2,254 1,106 750 185,637 Trincomalee 947 327 86,054 Killinochchi 560 1,020 63 50,000 Jaffna 2,640 541 540 48,729 Puttlam 4 850 Vavuniya 4 169 2,000 2,944 Total 29,729 16,665 5,240 805,978 Source : District Secretariats (These figures are tentative and as are reported by the respective DS) RELIEF…