HC Progress Report 2010


| MESSAGE FROM THE HUMANITARIAN COALITION | HAITI EARTHQUAKE | ASIA-PACIFIC DISASTER |
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ASIA-PACIFIC DISASTERS


Typhoons – Philippines, Vietnam and Laos

In late 2009, southeast Asia was battered by three powerful storms that caused major infrastructural damage and left hundreds of thousands of people displaced. On September 26, Tropical Storm Ketsana devastated the Philippines, bringing heavy rainfall that swamped the nation’s capital with more rain than it had seen in 40 years. The country was hit one week later by Typhoon Parma. Ketsana also left major damage in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia, where hundreds of thousands were left displaced by the storm. These countries were hit a little over three weeks later by a third storm, Tropical Storm Mirinae.


Millions of people, with hundreds of thousands of people forced to take shelter in crowded evacuation centres. Stagnant debris-filled water caused many more to contract waterborne diseases. Nearly a thousand people were killed and hundreds more were injured.


Earthquakes – Indonesia

A massive 7.6 magnitude earthquake hit the Western part of the Indonesian island of Sumatra on September 30, affecting more than 200,000 people. Many of these were left without homes, schools and with their livelihoods shattered.


After the typhoons and earthquakes hit, the HUMANITARIAN COALITION came together to provide critical emergency relief to hundreds of thousands in urgent need. We focused our relief efforts in areas such as hygiene, healthcare, livelihood recovery, clean water, education and food aid.


Together we have provided thousands of people with packs of essential non-food items, such as plastic sheets, mosquito nets and water filters. We have helped families by providing them with food assistance, potable water and water storage containers.


Temporary shelters have been set up in an effort to assist those rendered homeless by the destructive storms. Expectant mothers received proper prenatal care and nutritional education. Tens of thousands of back-to-school kits containing supplies such as pencils, erasers and notebooks, were distributed.

 

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