Indonesia,
Indonesia Earthquake, Wednesday, 07 June 2006 17:10
for the earthquake victims continues in Indonesia.
Aid and rescue teams are beginning to arrive from around the world to lend a hand in the worst affected areas. According to BBC news, the aid supplies, brought in by a succession of planes landing at Yogyakarta’s airport, were unloaded into warehouses.
Wendy Brightman, emergency response director for ADRA Indonesia, says that "In addition to the mobile clinics, ADRA opened a base ...
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Earthquake update
Indonesia,
Indonesia Earthquake, Thursday, 01 June 2006 10:53
The powerful 6.3 magnitude earthquake that hit south-central Java, Indonesia on Saturday, 27 May left the casualties’ toll rising higher in number by the minute. Up-to date more than 8,500 people were injured and more than 19,535 homes were destroyed with an additional 13, 624 damaged. According to the Social Affairs Ministry; the number of homes destroyed and damaged was equivalent to about 90 percent of the homes in the area. The current est...
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Earthquake update
Indonesia,
Indonesia Earthquake, Wednesday, 31 May 2006 17:22
ADRA continues to assist the earthquake victims, especially in the hardest-hit region of Bantul in Indonesia. The casualties continues to climb with the latest death toll topping more than 5, 500 and more than 10,000 are left with severe or minor injuries. Some 100,000 island residents are left homeless with this latest disaster.
Wendy Brightman, who is an emergency response director for ADRA Indonesia says that “In the district of...
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ADRA Responding to Indonesia Earthquake
Indonesia,
Indonesia Earthquake, Tuesday, 30 May 2006 15:35
The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) has emergency response teams already on the ground on the island of Java, Indonesia, where a powerful earthquake struck, killing more than 5,000 people and leaving thousands more injured and without shelter. The death toll and number of injured are expected to rise.
The ADRA network has allocated an initial amount of $200,000 to get its relief effort underway, and is now appealing...
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