China: Earthquake - Jan 2000 Updates

This Final Report is intended for reporting on emergency appeals Appeal No. 02/2000; Launched on:26 January 2000 for three months for CHF 2,798,000 to assist 80,000 beneficiaries. The budget was...

period covered: 1 January - 31 October 2000 In October 1999, a status agreement was signed between the Federation and the government of China, paving the way for the opening of the East Asia regional...

Period covered: 27 January - 27 April 2000 Winter clothing and quilts were distributed by early March to a total of 21,625 beneficiaries living in tents or temporary accommodation in the three...

Ref. OCHA/GVA - 2000/0042 OCHA Situation Report No. 2 China - Earthquake 7 March 2000 Background 1. On 15 January 2000, two successive earthquakes, measuring 5.9 and 6.5 on the Richter scale, hit...

Geneva, 3 March 2000 Distribution of relief materials to earthquake victims in Taiping and Zuomen Townships ACT Appeal ASCN-01 China: Yunnan Province Earthquakes which was issued on 25 January 00 for...

Relief efforts continue in Venezuela VENEZUELA - Some 100,000 people remain living in shelters, and many more are staying with family and friends, following the devastating flash floods and mudslides...

From IFRC Weekly News 05/00 Almost 100,000 people are living out in the open in the freezing cold, after a series of earthquakes struck the province of Yunnan in south-western China in mid January...

CHURCH WORLD SERVICE: EMERGENCY RESPONSE OFFICE (In support of ACT Appeal ASCN01 for $211,424) CWS Target: $80,000 February 1, 2000 SITUATION: Two earthquakes measuring 5.9 and 6.5 on the Richter...

Written by Stephanie Kriner, Staff Writer, DisasterRelief.org On Jan. 14, two quakes rocked southwestern China, leaving at least five people dead, more than 1,500 injured and 120,000 homeless. Now,...

Since the launch of the International Appeal, a further earthquake has hit the Province of Yunnan, in south west China. This latest disaster caused only one fatality but has added to the numbers of...

The People's Republic of China 6:00pm (+8:00 GMT) on 28 January 2000 Oxfam Hong Kong Information was collected from Oxfam Hong Kong field staff, local partners, counterparts, civil affairs...

KUNMING (Jan. 28) XINHUA - Several recent earthquakes in southwest China's Yunnan province with magnitudes of 5 to 6 on the Richter scale are "not abnormal phenomena," and local residents should not...

KUNMING, January 27 (Xinhua) - Earthquake relief work in Mile and Qiubei counties of southwest China's Yunnan Province has been affected due to a sudden drop in temperatures and snow in mountain...

Geneva, January 26, 2000 The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Cross Societies today issued an international appeal for 2.8 million Swiss francs to assist 80 thousand victims of several...

THIS APPEAL SEEKS CHF 2,798,000 IN CASH AND SERVICES TO ASSIST 80,000 BENEFICIARIES FOR THREE MONTHS Summary A series of earthquakes struck different provinces of China in late 1999 and in January...

Appeal Target : US$ 211,424 Geneva, 25 January 2000 Dear Colleagues, Two earthquakes measuring 5.9 and 6.5 on the Richter Scale hit Dayao County and Yao An County in southwest China's Yunnan Province...

Beijing (dpa) - The Chinese government and the Red Cross this week doled out relief aid to boost flagging morale among millions of people affected by natural disasters in the past year, officials...

CHURCH WORLD SERVICE EMERGENCY RESPONSE OFFICE Church World Service is the Humanitarian Agency of the National Council of Churches of Christ in the U.S.A. 35 Denominations & Communions Working...

Geneva, 20 January 2000 As reported in ACT Alert - China Nr 1/2000 of 17 January two earthquakes measuring 5.9 and 6.5 on the Richter Scale hit Dayao County and Yao An County in southwest China's...

An earthquake has hit the Yunnan Province of the People's Republic of China, in the south-central area of the country. The region worst affected by the earthquake is in the west of the province,...