Saturday, 30 May 2009
Indonesia – Jakarta Floods 2007
In the year 2007, Jakarta suffered one of its worst floods in five years. More than 340,000 people were made homeless in March, with no access to clean water and electricity. With the help of local NGO, ARUS, MR was able to send close to $67,000 worth of aid supplies to [...]
Posted in Indonesia | Tagged 2007, floods, Indonesia, Jakarta, Relief |
Saturday, 30 May 2009
Indonesia – Aceh Floods 2006
Widespread flooding struck eastern and central Aceh and parts of neighbouring North Sumatra province in December, damaging 757 villages and affecting over half a million people.
In response to the disaster, MR sent a 4-man medical team to Aceh Tamiang, one of the worst hit areas, on 31 December. The team [...]
Posted in Indonesia | Tagged 2006, Aceh, floods, Indonesia, Relief |
Saturday, 30 May 2009
Indonesia – West Java Earthquake 2006
West Java was rocked by a 7.2 magnitude earthquake on 17 July, followed by a tsunami, claiming more than 500 lives, injuring about 400 people and leaving more than 50,700 displaced.
Following the call for humanitarian assistance, MR sent in the first relief mission on 21 July, with 300 tents, 500 [...]
Posted in Indonesia | Tagged 2006, Earthquake, Indonesia, Relief, West Java |
Saturday, 30 May 2009
Indonesia – Bantul Earthquake 2006
Central Java was struck by a 6.2 magnitude earthquake on 27 May 2006, just outside the city of Bantul, 20km south of Jogjakarta. Hundreds of thousands of people were displaced as a result and over 50,000 houses were damaged or destroyed. The 5-man medical team that had been sent to support [...]
Posted in Indonesia | Tagged 2006, Bantul, Earthquake, Indonesia, Relief |
Saturday, 30 May 2009
Indonesia – Mt Merapi Eruption 2006
Two weeks before the authorities raised the red alert for the eruption of Mt Merapi, one of the world’s most active and dangerous volcanoes, MR sent a 2-man team to Jogjakarta to provide early assessment on the conditions of the communities that would be indefinitely affected by the volcanic eruption. [...]
Posted in Indonesia | Tagged 2006, Indonesia, Mt Merapi |
Saturday, 30 May 2009
Indonesia – Bahorok Floods 2003
When flash floods hit the North-Sumatran district of Bahorok, 100 km north of the capital Medan, , it caused a devastating landslide that killed or buried alive some 245 people and destroyed the renowned Orang Utan Sanctuary. MR was among the first foreign NGO to respond, dispatching its first relief team [...]
Posted in Indonesia | Tagged 2003, bahorok floods, Indonesia, Relief |
Saturday, 30 May 2009
China – Sichuan Earthquake 2008
Barely 10 days after Cyclone Nargis ravaged the Irrawaddy delta, a 8.0 magnitude earthquake struck Wenchuan in the Sichuan province on 12 May, leaving about 88,000 people dead or missing and five million more homeless.
In four days, MR sent the first response team to ground zero with S$450,000 worth of relief [...]
Posted in China, Sichuan Earthquake | Tagged China, Relief, Sichuan Earthquake |
Saturday, 30 May 2009
Indonesia – Nias Earthquake 2005
Even as MR was toiling over the Tsunami, an 8.7 Richter earthquake hit Nias on 28 March. It destroyed 95% of its capitol, claimed some 850 lives and destroyed 13,000 homes. MR had to quickly divert resources and volunteers to the island. By 30 March, our first team, including four medical [...]
Posted in Indonesia | Tagged 2005, Earthquake, Indonesia, Nias, Relief |
Saturday, 30 May 2009
Indonesia – Boxing Day Tsunami 2004
Relief efforts
On 26 December the Indian Ocean Tsunami was unleashed, claiming more than 200,000 lives in the region. Affected countries stretched from the Maldives and Indonesia to Sri Lanka and Somalia. MR sent a total of 17 medical relief missions, involving 120 volunteers over a period of four months. [...]
Posted in Indonesia, International Relief |
Saturday, 30 May 2009
Sri Lanka – Armed Conflict 2009
The armed conflict at the northern part of the islan nation led to an exodus of internally displaced people (IDPs) fleeing the conflict zone. Close to 300,000 people fled their homes in the north of the country. As the IDP crisis worsened, the Sri Lanka High Commission in Singapore made [...]
Posted in International Relief, Sri Lanka |
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