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Wednesday, June 07, 2006
Reuters AlertNet - Red Cross triples emergency appeal for Indonesia
Reuters AlertNet - Red Cross triples emergency appeal for Indonesia: "GENEVA, June 7 (Reuters) - The International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies on Wednesday tripled its appeal to 38 million Swiss francs ($31 million) to help survivors of last month's devastating earthquake in Indonesia."
ReliefWeb » Document Preview » Indonesia Yogyakarta Earthquake: Revised Appeal no. MDRID001
ReliefWeb » Document Preview » Indonesia Yogyakarta Earthquake: Revised Appeal no. MDRID001: "Indonesia Yogyakarta Earthquake: Revised Appeal no. MDRID001
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 active in over 183 countries.
In Brief
THIS REVISED EMERGENCY APPEAL SEEKS CHF 38,045,439 (USD 31 MILLION OR EUR 24 MILLION) IN CASH, KIND, OR SERVICES TO ASSIST 325,000 BENEFICIARIES FOR 12 MONTHS.
A timely and generous donor response to the preliminary appeal (now CHF 20 million, including hard and provisional pledges) has enabled an effective response operation. Assessments continue on relief and longer-term recovery needs, and a revised plan of action is in preparation, to be issued in the coming weeks. The Federation encourages cash contributions (a further CHF 18 million is required) to allow maximum flexibility in assisting the Indonesian Red Cross (Palang Merah Indonesia, or PMI) to deliver the planned assistance to the affected population."
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 active in over 183 countries.
In Brief
THIS REVISED EMERGENCY APPEAL SEEKS CHF 38,045,439 (USD 31 MILLION OR EUR 24 MILLION) IN CASH, KIND, OR SERVICES TO ASSIST 325,000 BENEFICIARIES FOR 12 MONTHS.
A timely and generous donor response to the preliminary appeal (now CHF 20 million, including hard and provisional pledges) has enabled an effective response operation. Assessments continue on relief and longer-term recovery needs, and a revised plan of action is in preparation, to be issued in the coming weeks. The Federation encourages cash contributions (a further CHF 18 million is required) to allow maximum flexibility in assisting the Indonesian Red Cross (Palang Merah Indonesia, or PMI) to deliver the planned assistance to the affected population."
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Tuesday, June 06, 2006
Aid flows into Indonesia - Philanthropy Journal-Your online source for news about nonprofits, social issues, and policy change
Aid flows into Indonesia - Philanthropy Journal-Your online source for news about nonprofits, social issues, and policy change: "id flows into Indonesia
As rebuilding from quake starts, fears of disease outbreak loom.
06.06.2006 -
Contributions continued to flow to Indonesia in response to the earthquake that rocked the country in late May, and the official death toll dropped to 5,800 from 6,200 as of June 5, the Associated Press reported.
Estimates of fatalities fell following news that some of the missing had been found alive and other victims had been counted more than once among the dead, AP said.
But aid workers now are concerned about possible disease outbreaks as a result of conditions in which people are forced to cook and clean with dirty water, and where some are living in chicken coops, adding to fears of a bird flu outbreak in a country where three dozen people have died of the virus since early 2005, Reuters said."
As rebuilding from quake starts, fears of disease outbreak loom.
06.06.2006 -
Contributions continued to flow to Indonesia in response to the earthquake that rocked the country in late May, and the official death toll dropped to 5,800 from 6,200 as of June 5, the Associated Press reported.
Estimates of fatalities fell following news that some of the missing had been found alive and other victims had been counted more than once among the dead, AP said.
But aid workers now are concerned about possible disease outbreaks as a result of conditions in which people are forced to cook and clean with dirty water, and where some are living in chicken coops, adding to fears of a bird flu outbreak in a country where three dozen people have died of the virus since early 2005, Reuters said."
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Monday, June 05, 2006
Channelnewsasia.com- Singapore Red Cross sending 2,000 tents to quake-hit Java
Channelnewsasia.com: "The Singapore Red Cross will be sending 2,000 tents to help victims of the Central Java earthquake.
The tents are estimated to cost S$720,000.
The Singapore Red Cross will send the tents to sister national society, Palang Merah Indonesia, which will help with the distribution. "
The tents are estimated to cost S$720,000.
The Singapore Red Cross will send the tents to sister national society, Palang Merah Indonesia, which will help with the distribution. "
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Union Leader - Flood telethon raises $418,000 - Sunday, Jun. 4, 2006
Union Leader - Flood telethon raises $418,000 - Sunday, Jun. 4, 2006: "Flood telethon raises $418,000
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Sunday, Jun. 4, 2006
Manchester – Friday’s telethon at WMUR-TV raised $418,000 to help victims of May’s flooding.
Gov. John Lynch was among those taking calls from donors."
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Sunday, Jun. 4, 2006
Manchester – Friday’s telethon at WMUR-TV raised $418,000 to help victims of May’s flooding.
Gov. John Lynch was among those taking calls from donors."
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Local officials ask FEMA: Where's the flood money? - The Boston Globe
Local officials ask FEMA: Where's the flood money? - The Boston Globe: "Local officials ask FEMA: Where's the flood money?
By Alexander Reid, Globe Staff | June 4, 2006
The rains have stopped and floodwaters have receded. Lowell's return to normalcy now depends on something besides the elements: money.
City officials are counting on millions of dollars in aid from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to help recover from last month's flooding, considered the worst to hit the city in decades. President Bush declared Lowell and the surrounding region a disaster area on May 25 and federal officials say they are working as fast as they can to assess the damage and provide aid."
By Alexander Reid, Globe Staff | June 4, 2006
The rains have stopped and floodwaters have receded. Lowell's return to normalcy now depends on something besides the elements: money.
City officials are counting on millions of dollars in aid from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to help recover from last month's flooding, considered the worst to hit the city in decades. President Bush declared Lowell and the surrounding region a disaster area on May 25 and federal officials say they are working as fast as they can to assess the damage and provide aid."
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Friday, June 02, 2006
Eagle-Tribune Online-"Donations to flood disaster fund can be made online
Eagle-Tribune Online: "Donations to flood disaster fund can be made online
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By Erika Cohen
Staff writer
CONCORD — Residents can now donate online to help their fellow Granite Staters who sustained property damage as a result of last month's record floods.
Donations to the Disaster Recovery Fund, which is maintained by the state treasurer, will go directly to residents needing assistance cleaning and fixing up homes and other properties damaged by the floods. While nonprofit community service organizations will dole out the money, those organizations will pay all of their own administrative costs."
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By Erika Cohen
Staff writer
CONCORD — Residents can now donate online to help their fellow Granite Staters who sustained property damage as a result of last month's record floods.
Donations to the Disaster Recovery Fund, which is maintained by the state treasurer, will go directly to residents needing assistance cleaning and fixing up homes and other properties damaged by the floods. While nonprofit community service organizations will dole out the money, those organizations will pay all of their own administrative costs."
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Thursday, June 01, 2006
New Orleans prays, parades to open storm season - Yahoo! News
New Orleans prays, parades to open storm season - Yahoo! News: "New Orleans greeted the first day of hurricane season on Thursday with prayers and a parade for the mayor who led the city through devastating storms last year."
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FEMA closing volunteer camps
FEMA closing volunteer camps: "FEMA closing volunteer camps
Critics say housing needed for recovery
Wednesday, May 31, 2006
By Robin Gaby Fisher
Newhouse News Service
Thursday is the start of the new hurricane season. It also is the day the Federal Emergency Management Agency will begin dismantling camps that have housed and fed 40,000 volunteers who came to Louisiana to help salvage blighted areas in the aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita."
Critics say housing needed for recovery
Wednesday, May 31, 2006
By Robin Gaby Fisher
Newhouse News Service
Thursday is the start of the new hurricane season. It also is the day the Federal Emergency Management Agency will begin dismantling camps that have housed and fed 40,000 volunteers who came to Louisiana to help salvage blighted areas in the aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita."
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The Chronicle, 6/1/2006: Charities Win Mixed Results from Appeals to Help Indonesian Earthquake Victims
The Chronicle, 6/1/2006: Charities Win Mixed Results from Appeals to Help Indonesian Earthquake Victims: "Charities Win Mixed Results from Appeals to Help Indonesian Earthquake Victims
By Brennen Jensen, Candie Jones, and Caroline Preston
More than 50 American charities are providing medical care, food, and other services to victims of Saturday's earthquake in Indonesia, but their fund-raising efforts have thus far met with varied results.
Save the Children, for example, had received $70,000 through May 30, largely via an online appeal to past donors. That amount is greater than the sum the organization raised in the four days following the earthquake last year in Pakistan, which killed an estimated 80,000 people — more than 10 times the number killed in this most recent temblor."
By Brennen Jensen, Candie Jones, and Caroline Preston
More than 50 American charities are providing medical care, food, and other services to victims of Saturday's earthquake in Indonesia, but their fund-raising efforts have thus far met with varied results.
Save the Children, for example, had received $70,000 through May 30, largely via an online appeal to past donors. That amount is greater than the sum the organization raised in the four days following the earthquake last year in Pakistan, which killed an estimated 80,000 people — more than 10 times the number killed in this most recent temblor."
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Death Toll in Indonesian Quake at 6,234
Death Toll in Indonesian Quake at 6,234:
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"But Jan Egeland, the U.N.'s top humanitarian official, said the aid effort appeared to be going well overall, with major improvements in coordination among aid organizations and nations since the 2004 tsunami that killed 131,000 people in Indonesia's Aceh province alone."
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"But Jan Egeland, the U.N.'s top humanitarian official, said the aid effort appeared to be going well overall, with major improvements in coordination among aid organizations and nations since the 2004 tsunami that killed 131,000 people in Indonesia's Aceh province alone."
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Where 24 hours is an eternity from Guardian Unlimited: News blog
Where 24 hours is an eternity from Guardian Unlimited: News blog: "Mark Snelling, the British Red Cross's information delegate in Indonesia, describes the charity's relief operation in quake-hit areas.
It's five days since the earthquake tore through southern regions of Java island in Indonesia.
And while it may be a cliché to talk about a race against time, everyone involved in the relief operation knows that that even 24 hours here is an eternity.
The numbers are getting scary. The latest official figures put the number of dead at more than 5,700, with thousands more injured."
It's five days since the earthquake tore through southern regions of Java island in Indonesia.
And while it may be a cliché to talk about a race against time, everyone involved in the relief operation knows that that even 24 hours here is an eternity.
The numbers are getting scary. The latest official figures put the number of dead at more than 5,700, with thousands more injured."
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Navhind Times on the Web: World-"Indonesia quake: relief efforts pick up
Navhind Times on the Web: World: "Indonesia quake: relief efforts pick up
Reuters
Yogyakarta (Indonesia), May 30: International relief efforts picked up today for survivors of a weekend earthquake that killed more than 5,000 people on Indonesia’s Java island, with over a score of countries now involved.
Planes carrying vital supplies from abroad reached the stricken region, while the airport at the ancient royal capital of Yogyakarta re-opened to commercial traffic despite a heavily damaged terminal.
A plane carrying a 40-member Chinese medical team as well as five tonne of medical supplies landed early today at Solo, some 60 km north of Yogyakarta province, Xinhua news agency reported."
Reuters
Yogyakarta (Indonesia), May 30: International relief efforts picked up today for survivors of a weekend earthquake that killed more than 5,000 people on Indonesia’s Java island, with over a score of countries now involved.
Planes carrying vital supplies from abroad reached the stricken region, while the airport at the ancient royal capital of Yogyakarta re-opened to commercial traffic despite a heavily damaged terminal.
A plane carrying a 40-member Chinese medical team as well as five tonne of medical supplies landed early today at Solo, some 60 km north of Yogyakarta province, Xinhua news agency reported."
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Community Newswire-NEW DISASTER GUIDE FOR GENEROUS PUBLIC
Community Newswire: "NEW DISASTER GUIDE FOR GENEROUS PUBLIC
By Ben Pindar, Community Newswire
POLITICS Disasters, 01 Jun 2006 - 15:11
To mark the launch of Volunteers' Week the Government has today published a new guide for people who want to help those affected by major disasters.
Thousands of people across the country have been motivated to act over the last 18 months as the full horrors of the Indonesian earthquake, Hurricane Katrina, the Pakistan earthquake and the Asian tsunami unfolded on television screens.
However, many people were left feeling powerless and unsure of how best to contribute to the large-scale relief efforts.
Today the Department for International Development (DfID) launched a new booklet which explains that by donating money, organising a fundraising activity or volunteering to work for a charity we can all help to save lives"
By Ben Pindar, Community Newswire
POLITICS Disasters, 01 Jun 2006 - 15:11
To mark the launch of Volunteers' Week the Government has today published a new guide for people who want to help those affected by major disasters.
Thousands of people across the country have been motivated to act over the last 18 months as the full horrors of the Indonesian earthquake, Hurricane Katrina, the Pakistan earthquake and the Asian tsunami unfolded on television screens.
However, many people were left feeling powerless and unsure of how best to contribute to the large-scale relief efforts.
Today the Department for International Development (DfID) launched a new booklet which explains that by donating money, organising a fundraising activity or volunteering to work for a charity we can all help to save lives"
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A Failure to Communicate: Politics, Scams, and Information Flow During Hurricane Katrina
A Failure to Communicate: Politics, Scams, and Information Flow During Hurricane Katrina: "A Failure to Communicate
Politics, Scams, and Information Flow During Hurricane Katrina
by Paul Piper | Librarian, Western Washington University and
Miguel Ramos| Library and Archive Paraprofessional, Western Washington University
Hurricane Katrina initially made landfall north of Miami, Florida, on Aug. 25, 2005, as a Category 1 hurricane, then swelled out over the Gulf into a massive force 5. It hit the Louisiana coast near New Orleans at 6:10 a.m. (CDT) on Aug. 29, diminished somewhat to a Category 3 storm. At around 11:00 a.m. (CDT) that same date, several of the levees holding back the waters of Lake Pontchartrain, a brackish lake of 630 square miles, breached. Within minutes, considerable flooding had occurred, forcing many remaining residents to flee to their rooftops, where many remained for days. Many more didn’t make it.
The official death toll now stands at 1,420, with damage projected from between $70 billion to $130 billion, but both of these figures could rise by time of publication. Hurricane Katrina has topped Hurricane Andrew as the most expensive natural disaster in U.S. history. Over a million people were displaced — the largest humanitarian crisis in the U.S. since the Great Depression."
Politics, Scams, and Information Flow During Hurricane Katrina
by Paul Piper | Librarian, Western Washington University and
Miguel Ramos| Library and Archive Paraprofessional, Western Washington University
Hurricane Katrina initially made landfall north of Miami, Florida, on Aug. 25, 2005, as a Category 1 hurricane, then swelled out over the Gulf into a massive force 5. It hit the Louisiana coast near New Orleans at 6:10 a.m. (CDT) on Aug. 29, diminished somewhat to a Category 3 storm. At around 11:00 a.m. (CDT) that same date, several of the levees holding back the waters of Lake Pontchartrain, a brackish lake of 630 square miles, breached. Within minutes, considerable flooding had occurred, forcing many remaining residents to flee to their rooftops, where many remained for days. Many more didn’t make it.
The official death toll now stands at 1,420, with damage projected from between $70 billion to $130 billion, but both of these figures could rise by time of publication. Hurricane Katrina has topped Hurricane Andrew as the most expensive natural disaster in U.S. history. Over a million people were displaced — the largest humanitarian crisis in the U.S. since the Great Depression."
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Comic Relief returns to help Katrina victims - Celebrity News - MSNBC.com
Comic Relief returns to help Katrina victims - Celebrity News - MSNBC.com: "omic Relief, founded 20 years ago to help the homeless, is returning after an eight-year hiatus to help children and animals recover from Hurricane Katrina, founder and president Bob Zmuda said Wednesday."
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Philadelphia Inquirer | 06/01/2006 | N.J. church plans to donate $1 million to Gulf Coast
Philadelphia Inquirer | 06/01/2006 | N.J. church plans to donate $1 million to Gulf Coast: "N.J. church plans to donate $1 million to Gulf Coast
SUMMIT, N.J. - Fountain Baptist Church plans to donate $1 million toward the Gulf Coast's hurricane recovery - a church charitable contribution exceeded only by Los Angeles Oriental Mission Church's $3 million donation five years ago to earthquake victims in El Salvador, according to the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University"
SUMMIT, N.J. - Fountain Baptist Church plans to donate $1 million toward the Gulf Coast's hurricane recovery - a church charitable contribution exceeded only by Los Angeles Oriental Mission Church's $3 million donation five years ago to earthquake victims in El Salvador, according to the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University"
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Reuters AlertNet - NEWSBLOG: Indonesia Quake
Reuters AlertNet - NEWSBLOG: Indonesia Quake: "AlertNet is posting material in this blog about the response to the Indonesian earthquake that occurred on Saturday in the Yogyakarta area. We will add information as and when we get it, so please check back for updates.
Monday 18:00GMT
The U.N. World Health Organisation (WHO) is setting up a surveillance system in the quake-affected area to detect and control outbreaks of communicable diseases, including diarrhoea.
This was a key feature of disease control in Aceh after the tsunami, the agency says. It will also help organise vaccination campaigns against measles, which it says can be a major killer and spreads rapidly in crowded areas."
Monday 18:00GMT
The U.N. World Health Organisation (WHO) is setting up a surveillance system in the quake-affected area to detect and control outbreaks of communicable diseases, including diarrhoea.
This was a key feature of disease control in Aceh after the tsunami, the agency says. It will also help organise vaccination campaigns against measles, which it says can be a major killer and spreads rapidly in crowded areas."
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Wednesday, May 31, 2006
Red Cross medicos to aid quake victims
Red Cross medicos to aid quake victims: "Red Cross medicos to aid quake victims
Wednesday May 31 17:42 AEST
A surgical team from the Australian Red Cross will leave Melbourne to assist in the aftermath of the earthquake on the Indonesian island of Java."
Wednesday May 31 17:42 AEST
A surgical team from the Australian Red Cross will leave Melbourne to assist in the aftermath of the earthquake on the Indonesian island of Java."
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TheKansasCityChannel.com - News - Local Charity Helps Indonesia Quake Victims
TheKansasCityChannel.com - News - Local Charity Helps Indonesia Quake Victims: "Local Charity Helps Indonesia Quake Victims
Heart To Heart Sending Donated Supplies
POSTED: 4:25 pm CDT May 30, 2006
UPDATED: 4:48 pm CDT May 30, 2006
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OLATHE, Kan. -- A local organization is lending a helping hand in the disaster response to a massive earthquake in Indonesia.
KMBC's Erin Little reported that Heart To Heart International, based in Olathe, is always looking for the best way to respond to natural disasters, wherever they occur. "
Heart To Heart Sending Donated Supplies
POSTED: 4:25 pm CDT May 30, 2006
UPDATED: 4:48 pm CDT May 30, 2006
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OLATHE, Kan. -- A local organization is lending a helping hand in the disaster response to a massive earthquake in Indonesia.
KMBC's Erin Little reported that Heart To Heart International, based in Olathe, is always looking for the best way to respond to natural disasters, wherever they occur. "
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