Indonesia: Floods - Feb 2002 Updates

The Federation's mission is to improve the lives of vulnerable people by mobilizing the power of humanity. It is the world's largest humanitarian organization and its millions of volunteers are...

The Federation's mission is to improve the lives of vulnerable people by mobilizing the power of humanity. It is the world's largest humanitarian organization and its millions of volunteers are...

Introduction The South East Asia region comprises a kaleidoscope of 11 countries - including East Timor, the world's newest nation - with a total population of around 550 million people, of which...

Insurers Warn of Mounting Price Tag of Climate Change at COP8 Meeting Delhi/Nairobi, 29 October 2002 - Record-breaking rains, triggering devastating floods in Europe, destruction of homes across the...

Pursuant to the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, the United States Government (USG), as represented by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Bureau for Democracy, Conflict...

IP/02/770 Brussels, 29 May 2002 - The European Commission has recently taken three humanitarian aid decisions concerning Indonesia (€1.54 million), Cambodia (€0.7 million) and Burmese refugees living...

This Programme Update is intended for reporting on Annual Appeals. Appeal No. 01.33/2002 Appeal Target CHF 2,059, 101 (USD 1.3ml 1.4m EUR) Period covered: 1 January 2002 to 31 March 2002 "At a...

Silver Spring, Maryland - In the final report about aid given during flooding in late January, the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) reported assisting 6,245 survivors in Jakarta,...

Pursuant to the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, the United States Government (USG), as represented by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Bureau for Democracy, Conflict...

12 - 19 April 2002 1. NATURAL DISASTERS Floods in Waikabubak, West Sumba District, killed one person and destroyed more than two-dozen houses as well as crops on 11 April. The local government...

05 - 12 April 2002 1. NATURAL DISASTERS Floods inundated 11 villages last Friday (5 Apr.) in Petasia Sub-district, Morowali District, in Central Sulawesi, with water levels reaching up to several...

28 March - 05 April 2002 1. NATURAL DISASTERS About 500 people of Yoholikima of Angguruk Sub-district in Jayawijaya fled Sunday (28 Mar.) to a nearby village following heavy rainfalls that have...

The United States Government is providing US$150,000 for post-flood recovery and rehabilitation activities in Jakarta. The funding, provided through the U. S. Agency for International Development...

22 - 28 March 2002 1. NATURAL DISASTERS Rain-induced flash floods in Nias Island, North Sumatra, killed nine people on Wednesday (27 Mar.), according to AFP. At least 10 villages were inundated. An...

Silver Spring, Maryland - As World Water Day is observed on March 22, the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) continues to address water needs around the world both during emergencies and...

15 - 22 March 2002 1. NATURAL DISASTERS Reuters reported on Wednesday (20 Mar.) that meteorologists from all over the world warned that El Niño might occur this year. It would mean that the coming...

08-14 March 2002 1. NATURAL DISASTERS A total of 759 hot spots in Sumatra was detected by satellite images gathered by the Fire Prevention Management Project (a joint operation between the Forestry...

At the end of January, five days of intense rains battered Indonesia's capital city of Jakarta and the surrounding areas. The rains affected twenty-nine of the city's 37 districts and although...