ASIA: EARTHQUAKE & TSUNAMIS

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1 ASIA: EARTHQUAKE & TSUNAMIS 26 January 2005 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 181 countries. In Brief Revised Preliminary Appeal No. 28/2004; Operations Update no. 29; Period covered: January 2005; Appeal coverage: 90.6% (Click here to view the provisional contributions list attached, also available on the Federation s website). Appeal history: Preliminary appeal launched on 26 December 2004 for CHF 7,517,000 (USD 6,658,712 or EUR 4,852,932) for 6 months to assist 500,000 beneficiaries. Disaster Relief Emergency Funds (DREF) allocated: CHF 1,000,000. Revised Preliminary Appeal issued on 29 December 2004, for CHF 67,005,000 (USD 59,152,246 or EUR 53,439,988) for 2 million beneficiaries for 6-8 months. The Preliminary Appeal was originally launched titled Bay of Bengal: Earthquake and Tsunamis. The title was subsequently changed to Asia: Earthquake and Tsunamis in the Revised Preliminary Appeal launched on 29 December Operations update No. 16 issued on 12 January 2005 revised the Revised Preliminary Appeal 28/2004 budget to CHF 183,486,000 (USD 155,286,000 or EUR 118,669,000) with programme extensions for Sri Lanka, Indonesia, the Maldives and East Africa. Highlights of the Day: The Federation's Recovery Assessment Team arrived in Banda Aceh, Indonesia, today to begin assessment and planning of recovery and rehabilitation, together with counterparts from Indonesian Red Cross. A logistics team is now in place in Indonesia with the capability to deliver and store 1,000 MT of relief goods per week, as well as Emergency Response Unit equipment and support personnel, using both air and sea routes. All water and sanitation personnel are in place and able to supply water, on a regular basis and without any disruption, to over 90,000 people. The Field Assessment and Coordination Team is phasing out in the Maldives, handing over this week to the newly arrived head of delegation. Relief coordinator and water and sanitation delegates have been recruited. Electricity restored to over 2,300 people in the Maldives and figure to increase as installation continues of the 24 generators provided to the government by the Red Cross and Red Crescent. For further information specifically related to this operation please contact: In Asia: India, New Delhi: Alan Bradbury; Regional Programme Coordinator; phone: ; ifrcin134@ifrc.org or India: Bob McKerrow, Head of Regional Delegation, phone: ; Azmat Ulla, Head of Delegation, phone: Sri Lanka: Alisdair Gordon-Gibson; Head of Delegation; phone: Indonesia: Ole J Hauge, Head of Delegation; phone: ; mobile: ; fax: ; ifrcid01@ifrc.org and Latifur Rachman, Disaster Management Delegate; phone: ; fax: ifrcid05@ifrc.org Myanmar: Joanna Maclean, Head of Delegation, phone: ifrcmm01@redcross.org.mm

2 2 Malaysia: Dr Selva Johti, National Disaster Management Chairman, Malaysian Red Crescent Society; phone: , mobile: : fax: Thailand: Lt. Gen. Amnat Barlee, Director of Relief and Community Health Bureau, Thai Re d Cross; phone: ext. 2202/ , fax: ; abarlee@webmail.redcross.or.th Thailand, Bangkok: Dr. Ian Wilderspin, Head of Disaster Risk Management Unit, phone: ; fax: ; ifrcth22@ifrc.org and Bekele Geleta, Head of Regional Delegation; mobile: ; ifrcth23@ifrc.org In Geneva: Iain Logan, Head of Tsunami Operations Coordination, Geneva; , iain.logan@ifrc.org Indonesia: Charles Evans, Southeast Asia Desk, Geneva; phone: ; fax: ; charles.evans@ifrc.org Sri Lanka: Suzana Harfield, Desk Officer, Geneva; phone: ; suzana.harfield@ifrc.org Myanmar, Malaysia, Thailand, Maldives and Somalia: Wilson Wong, Desk Officer, Geneva; phone: ; wilson.wong@ifrc.org India: Jagan Chapagain, Desk Officer, Geneva; phone: ; jagan.chapagain@ifrc.org Media Department, Sian Bowen, phone: ; sian.bowen@ifrc.org Logistics Department for mobilization of relief items, Erling Brandtzaeg, logistics officer for Indonesia and Myanmar, Geneva; phone: ; erling.brandtzaeg@ifrc.org, Misha Chitashvili, logistics officer for Sri Lanka and Maldives, Geneva; phone: ; misha.chitashvili@ifrc.org and Isabelle Sechaud, general coordination of tsunami operations logistics cell, Geneva; phone: ; isabelle.sechaud@ifrc.org In Africa: Nairobi Regional Delegation; Anitta Underlin, Federation Head of Eastern Africa Regional Delegation, Nairobi; ifrcke03@ifrc.org; Phone: ; Fax ; Steve Penny, Regional Disaster Management Coordinator; Phone: ; Fax: ; ifrcke78@ifrc.org In Geneva: Josse Gillijns, Regional Officer for Eastern Africa, Africa Dept.; josse.gillijns@ifrc.org; Phone: ; Fax: All International Federation assistance seeks to adhere to the Code of Conduct and is committed to the Humanitarian Charter and Minimum Standards in Disaster Response in delivering assistance to the most vulnerable. For support to or for further information concerning Federation programmes or operations in these or other countries, or for a full description of the national society profiles, please access the Federation s website at Background The magnitude 9.0 earthquake that struck the area off the western coast of northern Sumatra on Sunday morning, 26 December 2004, at 7:59 am local time (00:59 GMT) triggered massive tidal waves, or tsunamis, that inundated coastal areas in countries all around the Indian Ocean rim from Indonesia to Somalia. Sri Lanka, the Indonesian province of Aceh, four states of southern India, the Maldives, coastal areas of Thailand, Malaysia, and Myanmar were the most severely affected. The earthquake Summary of the human toll caused by the tsunami as of 26 January Countries Dead Missing Displaced Homeless Sources Indonesia* 228,000 - n/a 617,159 Government Sri Lanka 30,957 5, , ,000 Government India 10,749 5, ,599 20,000 Government Maldives ,663 n/a Government Thailand 5,388 3,132 n/a n/a Government Myanmar n/a 3,200 Government Malaysia n/a 4,296 Delegation East Africa 314 n/a 52,000 n/a Government Total 275,648 14,497 >1,117,557 >1,124,655 *In Indonesia only, the number of dead includes persons previously listed as missing. Note: East Africa covers tsunami-affected countries of Kenya, Madagascar, Seychelles, Somalia and Tanzania. epicentre was located at 3.30 N, 95.78E at a depth of 10 kilometres. The area is historically prone to seismic upheaval due to its location on the margins of tectonic plates. However, tidal waves of this magnitude are rare and therefore the level of preparedness was very low. Thousands of staff, relief and medical personnel, and volunteers of the Red Cross and Red Crescent societies of the tsunami-affected countries have provided a vital initial response, in search and rescue, clean-up, providing temporary shelter and immediate relief assistance, emergency medical services, psychological first aid and tracing. It is estimated that over 5,000 Red Cross and Red Crescent volunteers and 76 relief and medical teams have been mobilized in the disaster-affected areas.

3 3 The Federation immediately launched a Preliminary Emergency Appeal on the day of the disaster with a focus on Sri Lanka, Indonesia and the Maldives. On 3 January 2005, the ICRC launched budget extensions additional to its 2005 Emergency Appeal for Indonesia and Sri Lanka. Along with initial support from the country and regional delegations, the Federation deployed within hours three Field Assessment and Coordination Teams (FACT) and 18 Emergency Response Units (ERU) in the sectors of water and sanitation, health care, aid distribution, telecommunications, and logistics/transportation to Sri Lanka, Indonesia and the Maldives. A total of 77 relief flights have now arrived in the various affected countries and a further 31 flights are in the Federation relief pipeline, making a total of 108 relief flights coordinated through the Federation. The Federation and the ICRC in Geneva are currently working on an organizational framework for Movement coordination in the tsunami operations. A note has been sent out to national societies and delegations on this today, for consultation. It is expected that the framework, which will set in place strong platforms for coordination, will be finalized shortly, and a final note will be sent out by the Federation and the ICRC next week. Operational Developments Indonesia Overview Some sense of normality is said to have returned to Banda Aceh, as many shops reopen, fruit stalls ply their streetside wares and traffic resumes its inexorable flow. But there remains a stark line delineating what was once also part of the city and is now a no man s land uncompromisingly flattened. This is where the Indonesian Red Cross (Palang Merah Indonesia/PMI) volunteers still find bodies on a daily basis. And the search for loved ones, with its often heartbreaking disappointment, continues. It is but more of the same along the hundreds of kilometres down the west coast. It has now been estimated that a fifth of Aceh s local government officials, half its doctors and a third of school teachers are dead or missing. Still, life goes on somehow for the survivors of the tsunami disaster. On Tuesday, 25 January, Banda Aceh s civil servants began to return to work some of them simply showing up to let their superiors know that they were still alive. And today, approximately 130 schools mostly elementary were scheduled to reopen. The head of Aceh s education office said that some 130 buildings and 141 emergency schools in refugee camps have been made ready, with assistance from many organizations. According to a World Bank report, some 45,000 schoolchildren were killed in the disaster, as well as 2,300 teachers and administrators, with 28 per cent of Aceh s schools damaged or destroyed. Exact figures remain hard to come by and the governmental ministries are still revising their statistics, practically on a daily basis. The sometimes conflicting figures reflect the difficulties in finding and identifying bodies. Furthermore, pre-disaster population data may not have been exact and does not always provide an accurate baseline. On 25 January, Indonesia s Social Affairs Ministry raised its estimate of dead to 123,198, while the Ministry of Health revised its casualty count with confirmed deaths at 96,000 and a further 132,000 missing and presumed dead. This new death count only includes buried bodies; the missing will only be officially declared dead after one year. Once confirmed, deaths could therefore reach a total of 218,164 although it is clear that the precise number of fatalities may never be known. Coordination The PMI board held a meeting yesterday afternoon to discuss and agree on its rehabilitation and capacity-building programme. This is expected to include a strong capacity-building component with a particular focus on training of volunteer teams in Aceh, North Sumatra and the adjoining area of Riau. The plan is also expected to stress the need to replace much of PMI s destroyed infrastructure in the affected area, as well as reinforce the national society s capacity in logistics management, information and finance, in particular. In terms of PMI s participation in longer-term rehabilitation and reconstruction, priority areas for action are likely to include sanitation for IDP camps, relief distribution, the provision of clean water, setting up health posts with a focus on basic health care

4 4 and psycho-social programme (PSP), as well as reconstruction of schools and housing. The PMI plan remains contingent on the overall government plan and the role that will be allocated to the national society. Security The Banda Aceh office s coordinator circulated a draft policy statement concerning the issue of armed escorts of PMI/Federation relief vehicles and the presence of military personnel in PMI/Federation buildings, in an initiative to clarify unequivocally the stance to be taken by all personnel working in the name of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (the Movement). Red Cross and Red Crescent action progress, impact, constraints The Federation s Recovery Assessment Team arrived in Banda Aceh today, to begin its field activities in recovery and rehabilitation assessment and planning, working in collaboration with PMI counterparts. They are expected to stay in the field for one week. A number of Federation delegates and FACT team members end their mission today. The FACT information and health delegates have now left the field, as well as the Federation s logistics coordinator. A number of additional delegates are being recruited. Overall Goal: Up to 100,000 internally displaced and otherwise affected families (approximately 500,000 people) in western Aceh receive adequate and timely emergency humanitarian assistance over the next six months. Objective 1 (emergency relief): Basic supplementary food and non-food needs of the 500,000 internally displaced people (IDP) and most vulnerable beneficiaries are met so that they can start rebuilding their future. Lokh Nga On 25 January, one of the Federation s relief delegates, along with PMI, undertook a field assessment trip to Lokh Nga. The road up to that point is relatively good; however there is much evidence of tsunami damage along the way, increasing in impact closer to Lokh Nga - which was completely devastated. There are 20 IDP camps in the immediate area, with a total of 5,567 people. IDP numbers are reported to be increasing, as people continue to arrive from the outlying areas. There are 43 PMI volunteers working in the immediate vicinity, providing relief supplies to IDPs (which include two litres of bottled water, two energy drink cans, two blankets, four bars of soap and two cans of baked beans). Another 23 PMI volunteers are providing water and support to IDPs seeking out their old homes although the damage is so extensive that the survivors are not staying. The immediate needs established by PMI volunteers include the provision of first aid supplies to enable PMI to set up a first aid post, and a water bladder for use by PMI volunteers. They have also noted the need for a mosquito insecticide spraying programme for the area. Lam No PMI volunteers continue to assess the surrounding areas and identify target beneficiaries. One of the Federation s relief delegates organized meetings with other agencies in the area, to coordinate information. Calang PMI volunteers and a Federation relief delegate travelled by boat up the coast to Suwakbekah in Patek, where there are an estimated 900 IDPs. Immediate needs include medicine, blankets, tarpaulins, clothing and shoes/sandals. Follow-up assessments and coordination with other agencies in the area are being planned. Teunom Hygiene kits and family kits were distributed to 105 families. The communities are said to be very receptive and well organized. PMI volunteers continue to assess the surrounding area and identify target beneficiaries. The

5 5 Federation s relief delegate has noted that IDPs seem to be very mobile, with the number of targeted beneficiaries in specific areas shifting. A certain degree of flexibility will therefore need to be maintained. Meulaboh One Rubb Hall is now in place to receive and store relief items. A requisition has gone in to the Medan sub-office for 1,200 tents, 4,500 kitchen sets, 5,000 jerry cans, 5,000 blankets and 5,000 tarpaulins. Impact Some 7.5 tons of relief supplies were delivered by helicopter on 25 January to target areas in Western Aceh. Relief goods are flowing more smoothly through the pipeline, with a steady stream of non-food items reaching the target communities. Relief distribution figures are currently being compiled from the Banda Aceh operations base. Further details on relief distribution will be available later this week. Objective 2 (logistics): PMI will have a strengthened supply chain capability and capacity to ensure timely transport of material and human resources to the areas of operation. Seven of the Norwegian M6 trucks and two Land Cruisers were loaded onto a barge at the Malahayati port on 25 January for the sea voyage to Meulaboh. Four of the truck drivers are locally-trained by the Norwegian Red Cross crew and a Norwegian Red Cross mechanic also accompanied the vehicles. One of the seven trucks is a selfcontained mobile workshop, complete with spare parts to maintain the fleet. Logistics activities have reached a scale of operation such that a procurement delegate has been recruited to support the purchasing role at the Banda Aceh office. The Federation s logistics coordinator ends his mission today. A replacement is urgently being sought. Helicopter flights 25 January 2005 Aircraft Destination Cargo Sykorsky Calang Bell 212 #1 Bell 212 #2 Helimission Lam No Teunom Lam No Teunom Calang Teunom Calang Lam No Meulaboh Lam No 10 PMI volunteers with own kit to remain self-sufficient Plus 1 ICRC tracing delegate Relief supplies: tents and family kits 15 PMI volunteers on rotation with own kit to remain selfsufficient Relief supplies: tents and family kits Relief supplies: plastic sheets and family kits plus 1 German Red Cross basic health care unit (BHCU) ERU team member Relief supplies: tents and family kits Relief supplies: tents and family kits Relief supplies: plastic sheets and family kits Relief supplies: plastic sheets and family kits Geneva FACT officer and Meulaboh relief delegate Relief supplies: kitchen sets and family kits Impact A coordinated logistics operation and logistics team is now in place, with the capability to deliver and store 1,000 MT of relief goods per week, as well as ERU equipment and support personnel, using both air and sea routes. Supply lines have been established to four distribution points (Lam No, Calang, Teunom and Meulaboh), through two marshalling areas (Meulaboh and Banda Aceh), supported by a national and international hub (Medan and Batam, respectively). Constraints The use of the Hercules C130 out of Batam into Banda Aceh has only been confirmed until 30 January. An extension of nine days has been requested.

6 6 Objective 3 (health): primary health care service provided to the tsunami-affected communities and potential epidemics are prevented or adequately addressed. A PMI counterpart to work alongside the Federation s health coordinator has now arrived in Medan. The Malaysian Red Crescent Society (MRCS) has sent another 10 MRCS medical personnel, including two doctors, to Aceh to relieve their first medical team which has been in the tsunami-struck province since 29 December. As well as this team, the MRCS has a further 11 personnel in Port Lhoksuemawe. German Red Cross BHCU Teunom Coordination with local authorities and the military commander remains excellent. Meetings are beginning to focus on planning and rehabilitation. Some 30 PMI volunteers continue to work with the GRCS ERU on distribution of non-food items. The health situation can be described as back to normal. Outpatient figures continue to decrease and average approximately 120 patients per day. In-patient figures fluctuate between eight and 12 patients per day, and are also slowly decreasing. A stable referral system has been established with the ICRC Referral Hospital in Banda Aceh, with Federation logistics support. Vaccination campaigns are running into some problems, as the population seems to be reluctant to receive any kind of immunization. date total OPD German Red Cross BHCU ERU Statistics January 2005 total new admitted discharged inpatients laboratory cumul <5 >5 <5 > Japanese Red Cross BHCU Meulaboh The BHCU of the JRC has now been set up in the IDP camp at Alpenyang. There will be an opening ceremony at the school tomorrow. During its first day of partial operation, the BHCU saw 11 patients. This number is expected to increase rapidly. Support to the hospital is ongoing but there is a shortage of nurses. The mobile clinic was not operating on 25 January, due to PMI and ERU team rotations.

7 7 Impact Red Cross and Red Crescent German Red Cross BCHU ERU (as from 10 January) Japanese RC ERU BCHU (as from 29 December 2004 with limited equipment) Norwegian Red Cross Hospital PMI Communities served Teunom Meulaboh + outlying communities (Aceh Barat, Nagan Raya) Activities Beneficiaries Constraints / Comments Basic health care services Medical support to Cut Nyak Dhein hospital (ICU, ER, OT) Needs mapping in outlying villages Mobile health clinic to IDP camps Measles + tetanus vaccination Serving a population of up to 20, patients daily (OPD) cumulative (10-25/01): 2,012 Up to 300 patients daily Team of 6, joined by Swiss Red Cross (2) on 16 Jan. + PMI volunteers Initial loss of medical equipment and supplies (reportedly damaged or looted). New equipment coming in with change-over team. Team change-over in process (24 January) Banda Aceh Referral Hospital 100 patients daily Also setting up a camp for discharged patients (up to 400) Banda Aceh, 8-12 teams operational at any one Lam No, time. Calang, Simeulue Meulaboh Mobile health teams 34 doctors and 28 paramedics / nurses Doctor working with BCHU + 30 PMI volunteers First week: Meulaboh health post 1388 patients Banda Aceh health post 1266 patients patients daily Other teams deployed directly by PMI chapters to affected area. Constraints Logistics support is becoming more reliable. The German Red Cross ERU team is now looking into the possibility of finding a local supplier for medical renewable items, with the assistance of the Federation s health coordinator. Objective 4 (water and sanitation): the spread/outbreak of infectious diseases is prevented through water and sanitation interventions. The Federation s water and sanitation coordinator is in the process of relocating from Medan to the new operations base in Banda Aceh. A number of requests for water and sanitation support have been received and are under consideration. A meeting was held between the Swedish Red Cross ERU team leader and the head of the ICRC s medical team to discuss specialized water and sanitation ERU support to the referral hospital in Banda Aceh. There has also been a request from UNICEF for the Federation and PMI to support their school cleaning programme. This would include cleaning up of debris and providing water and sanitation facilities to the damaged schools. Meulaboh The Federation s water and sanitation delegate currently in Meulaboh is providing support to the Spanish Red Cross ERU team in establishing the sanitation programme as well as planning the layout for a sanitation system for the PMI IDP camp. The UNICEF request for cleaning and sanitation of schools is being looked into.

8 8 Teunom An estimated 1,500 beneficiaries are being supplied directly with drinking water. With the installation of pipes, the filtration plant is now being used to full capacity. As a result, the team is now able to supply water not only to the BHCU, but also to IDPs in the surrounding villages. Following a field assessment, a further six settlements (with 1,396 people) have been identified for water and sanitation support. Water distribution points, with bladder tanks and tap stands, are being installed in all six settlements and a daily supply of purified water is being provided. The sanitation situation is rudimentary. Some eight latrine floors will be distributed and installed within the next two days with the support of PMI. Sigli / Salamanga Due to an increase in demand for water, the French Red Cross ERU team has put in a request for an additional six watering trucks, as well as for 40 tanks of 3,000-litre capacity for the operation. Impact For the first time since the beginning of the operation, all personnel were in place and functioning and there were no disruptions from outside sources. Water is being supplied on a regular basis to an estimated beneficiary population of over 90,000 people. Red Cross Water and Sanitation Operations in Aceh province, 25 January 2005 Water and Sanitation ERU Spanish Red Cross (Meulaboh) French Red Cross (Salamanga and Sigli) German Red Cross (Teunom) Swedish / Austrian Red Cross (Lam No / Calang) Distribution / liters Up to 246,000 L of water daily. All 5 specialized water units in operation (23 January). Producing 40,000 L of water. Team reached the 3 million L distribution mark on 23 January 90,000 L daily + 70,000 L daily Means of Distribution 6 municipal trucks of 3,500 t capacity; 1 UN truck of 7,000 L capacity; Arrival of 2 water 15,000 L tankers from Spain. By tap and tanker truck. Four water tankers arrived (23 January) + 2 localhire flat bed trucks 40 x 3,000 L tanks to be used for distribution points 35,000 daily. 5,000 L + 1,500 L bladder tanks set up in town Beneficiaries Constraints / Comments 4,000 families + Water capacity estimated 45,000 exceeds means of IDPs in 4 camps + distribution. specialized water to Japanese RC BHC team + other agencies as requested. 10,000 IDPs (set to increase with installation of distribution points) Serving BHCU, which aims to meet the needs of 20,000 beneficiaries. Requisition of material for latrines construction, coordinated through logistics. Team in rotation. Only 3 members currently in place. Still determining best location for impact.

9 9 Objective 5 (telecommunications): fast and reliable means of communication is secured in the areas of the relief operation. The telecommunications coordinator is in the field, reviewing operations at various sites. VHF licenses for Aceh district are not issued by the Ministry of Post and Telecommunications as previously thought, but by the governor of Aceh. The Federation s telecommunications delegate is investigating the possibility of using the services of a company to obtain the necessary licenses (HF and VHF) and assist with the setup planning and installation. A meeting will also be held with Coca-Cola, hosted by PMI s information technology officer. The company has offered to donate the needed VHF and HF equipment to PMI. Ten Thuraya handsets have been ordered and will be sent to Batam on Thursday. This will cover the immediate need for additional field satphones. Meulaboh The VSAT for high speed internet connection for PMI is not yet running. The technician sent to finalize the connection discovered that some modem equipment was still missing. The Federation s telecommunications coordinator will be contacting the VSAT provider. 14 GSM telephones were handed out to PMI. The GSM network is improving daily. The phones are post-paid, because no airtime vouchers are available in Meulaboh. Banda Aceh VSAT is still running, and wireless broadband is improving. Twenty GSM phones have been handed over to PMI Banda Aceh, with 20 pre-paid SIM cards and IDR 4,000,000 (CHF 520) of airtime. More airtime will be supplied on a regular basis, as required. Sri Lanka Overview The Sri Lanka Red Cross Society (SLRCS) continues its relief operations in the country, supported by the Federation and the ICRC. Food and non-food items have been distributed to thousands of families through the national society, and seven Federation emergency response units (ERUs) are fully operational in the country, providing urgently needed drinking water, health support, medical assistance and logistics support. Distributions of Federation resourced non-food items have already started in the eastern part of the country, with the number of beneficiaries expected to rapidly increase in the coming week. Tonnes of relief materials are arriving from around the world at Colombo and being moved to affected areas. The German Red Cross has provided the ICRC with 2,000 tents for IDPs moving from schools to temporary shelter in the north and eastern part of the country where the ICRC has its operational mandate. Together, the ICRC and German Red Cross have also set up a field hospital with 15 delegates in the northern town of Puthukkudiyiruppu, in the district of Mullattivu, which will start operations this week. For maps and reports on the general background of the disaster in Sri Lanka please refer to Coordination Below is the most recent list of partner national societies (PNS) based in Sri Lanka, showing their field of activity and location:

10 10 Red Cross/Red Crescent Activities Town/region/district American Red Cross Psycho-social support Galle, Matara, Kalutara Water sanitation to be identified Relief ERU Galle, Ampara Australian Red Cross Water sanitation, reconstruction, first aid training to be specified Austrian Red Cross Housing, water sanitation, health, and South organizational development (OD) Batticaloa or Ampara British Red Cross Recovery/livelihood South and West Logistics ERU Colombo Canadian Red Cross Basic health care programme with ICRC Vanni Capacity building programme Countrywide Water sanitation Trincomalee China Red Cross Assessment South China Red Cross 400 house, livelihood development South Taiwan Medical health centres, water sanitation Danish Red Cross Psychosocial support Hambantota,Trincomalee Recovery, community-based disaster preparedness Ampara, Batticaloa (CBDP) and OD Basic health care programme with ICRC Jaffna Finnish Red Cross ERU basic health clinic Komari, Ampara Recovery, CBDP and OD to be specified French Red Cross Health dispensary Arugam Bay, Ampara Water sanitation Ampara Reconstruction of hospital Ampara German Red Cross Field hospital PTK, Vanni Water sanitation Pottuvil, Ampara Construction, water sanitation, basic health Ampara, Matara Italian Red Cross six mobile clinics, water sanitation not known Hellenic Red Cross Polyclinic Trincomalee Hong Kong Red Cross Community based first aid countrywide according to needs Korean Red Cross multipurpose training centre Colombo Malta Red Cross Construction (65 houses) and medical clinic Hambantota Netherlands Red Cross Relief distributions Galle, Hambantota, Matara Norwegian Red Cross Basic health clinic ERU Ichallaipatthai Basic health promotion (IP) Trincomalee Singapore Red Cross mobile health clinics Trincomalee Spanish Red Cross Water sanitation, construction of houses Galle, Kalutara Swedish Red Cross Basic health promotion (IP) Trincomalee Water sanitation ERU, cleaning of wells Pottuvil Swiss Red Cross Housing, water sanitation, health, OD Batticaloa, Ampara, Kalutara Red Cross and Red Crescent action - objectives, progress/achievements, impact, constraints Overall Goal: Up to 40,000 families (about 200,000 people) in the south of the country receive immediate relief, shelter, health and care, and community support over the next six months. Objective 1 (water and sanitation): Adequate sanitation and water supply provided to a selected number of temporary shelters/welfare centres, and water and sanitation systems to serve the affected population. The Federation is encouraging the SLRCS to assist the Ministry of Health in carrying out an assessment of hygiene practices as well as the number of latrines that have been damaged at the locations from which IDPs are returning. A Federation plan of action will be developed based on this. The PNSs based in the field have also been

11 11 requested to ascertain the need for temporary latrines for returning IDPs who have relocated from schools to tents erected on the site of their partially destroyed houses. Debris cleaning campaigns are being carried out by the SLRCS in Galle and Matara, supported by the Spanish Red Cross. The French Red Cross has moved the water treatment system (located next to the French Red Cross Basic Health Care Unit), which was contaminated by saline water and non-operational, from Pottuvil to Ampara. Constraints The French Red Cross was unable to clean wells as planned because of heavy rains as well as the fact that many people are buried close to wells in the area. Objective 2 (shelter): Temporary shelter provided to up to 15,000 families (about 75,000 people) whose houses have been destroyed and have no extended family to live with. To date, over 20,700 tents and tarpaulins were distributed to families affected by the disaster. Tents and Tarpaulins distributed as of 25 January 2005 Item Quantity Tarpaulins 19,500 Tents 1,200 Total 20,700 Objective 3 (immediate livelihood restoration): The minimum livelihood requirements provided for up to 40,000 families (about 200,000 people) whose houses have been destroyed and have lost their belongings. The American Red Cross ERU, through SLRCS branches, is expected to provide non-food relief items (NFRI) to some 35,000 beneficiaries in seven affected districts. Relief has reached the southern districts of Hambantota, Matara and Galle and the western districts of Kalutara, Colombo and Gampaha. Distribution in the eastern district of Ampara started today, and will focus on reaching families located in the southern part of the district. Impact Of the nearly 59,000 affected families in the seven districts covered by American Red Cross ERU distribution, the Federation will reach nearly 35,000 people or 59 per cent of the population with much needed items. Objective 4 (health): A constant, good level of health is ensured for up to 20,000 families (about 100,000 people) through prevention and basic health care, as well as health and hygiene promotion. Progress/Achievements Since the start of the operation, the Finnish Red Cross ERU clinic and satellite clinic have served a total of 1,080 patients. After one month in the field, the health ERUs continue to provide basic health services to families in areas affected by the disaster. It is clear that, at this point, little need exists for emergency health care services, which are adequately covered by the local health infrastructures. However, findings from the Recovery Assessment Team by the end of the month should indicate where gaps exist that need to be filled. Capacity of the National Society Nearly 20,300 beneficiaries in seven districts have been identified by the SLRCS for distribution of relief supplies, since operations started one month ago. Beneficiary lists for Ampara district are still in the process of being compiled.

12 12 District Beneficiaries Gampha 506 Kalutara 6,058 Galle 5,524 Colombo 1,840 Matara 4,315 Hambantota 2,027 Ampara N/A Total 20,270 Communications Representation, Advocacy and Public Information Federation information delegates and the media department of the SLRCS continue to provide media coverage, photo exchange, stories and interviews to the local and international media. Maldives Overview The FACT/RDRT delegation in the Maldives is handing over the operation with the arrival of a new head of delegation. The departing FACT leader is providing a four-day handover this week. The relief coordinator and water and sanitation delegates have been recruited. Formalities with the authorities for the establishment and smooth functioning of the delegation are in process. A delegate from the German Red Cross has arrived to begin implementation of a coordinated bilateral programme focusing on repairing and equipping damaged health facilities and associated projects. Implementation has slowed over the recent period with the celebration of the Muslim festival of Eid and political elections on 22 January. Life in the Maldives is generally returning to some form of normality with the beginning of school term throughout most of the country. Overall Goal: Tsunami-affected families in Maldives receive immediate non-food relief, shelter, electricity, health, water and sanitation services; and a national society established. Objective 1 (Shelter): Temporary shelter provided for 3,440 families and permanent shelter material provided for 5,500 families whose houses have been completely or badly damaged. Authorities have decided that there will now be 89 blocks of newer design (being finalized) which will house approximately 6,000 people. The Federation has committed to provide materials for 50 of these blocks. Further discussions may well lead to the Federation providing materials for the other 39. Because of the larger size of the corrugated iron sheets that were ordered, the number has been amended from 27,500 to 21,000. (3,600 of these will go towards the 50 blocks). These will be used for all the temporary housing, to repair damaged houses, and towards establishment of permanent shelters. The first 9,000 of the 21,000 corrugated iron sheets are expected to arrive in the next few days. A memorandum of understanding is being prepared to enable the transfer of funds to the government of Maldives for the purchase of other building supplies for 50 temporary housing blocks, each accommodating 64 people. The user-friendly layout of these newly designed buildings is much more acceptable to the local population (who generally live in large extended families) and is also cheaper in terms of cost per relocated person. There is a possibility of taking a larger role in this programme. The government has refined to two the possible designs for permanent housing to replace those lost in the disaster. The delegation expects to participate in this programme as soon as plans are finalized.

13 13 Objective 2 (immediate livelihood restoration): electric power restored for 30,000 people and the minimum livelihood requirements supported for 2,000 families whose houses have been destroyed or badly damaged, and have lost their belongings. : A total of 24 generators with a capacity of 1,490 KVA have now been handed over to the government. Fifteen of the largest are on their designated islands, with four already installed and providing power to 2,300 people. The remainder will be running very soon. Nine more await transportation which is a difficult process due to the chronic lack of shipping capacity throughout the archipelago. Over 5,000 metres of cabling is already in the hands of the national power authority; 200 distribution boxes and their associated circuit breakers are due shortly; and 20 km of cable is on order. The consolidated list of other items received is as follows: Item Number Blankets 5,540 Kitchen sets 1,281 Torches 1,053 Batteries 2,395 Garbage bags 5,625 Mats 200 Clothes 5,000 Beans (tins) 20,000 Fish (tins) 10,000 Cooking stoves 1,000 Hygiene kits 1,967 Light sockets 2,000 Light bulbs 3,000 School kits 20 Footballs 500 Rubb Halls 1 Impact A total of 2,300 people have electric power as a direct result of Red Cross provided generators. This number will increase as the remainder of generators are installed. Constraints: Transportation difficulties and a lack of sufficiently trained electricians are hampering the installation of the new generators. Many of the old generators which were repaired have since broken down again. Objective 3 (health): the physical and mental health of the affected population is ensured through the provision of needed basic medical supplies and psychosocial support. The American Red Cross psycho-social team continues to make good progress with training and providing support to affected people. Some 59 people trained in psychological first aid by the American Red Cross team have been despatched to 23 islands in seven atolls. To date, they have provided support for 12,640 people (out of a total population on the islands visited of 18,145). Children are receiving vital psychosocial support from the American Red Cross team. With schools reopening this week, a total of 147 teachers in 108 schools were trained as part of the psycho-social programme. This is an important activity as teachers can play a major role in supporting children to overcome fears and anxieties resulting from the disaster. Objective 4 (water and sanitation): about 5,000 people have access to adequate water and sanitation facilities. No changes since the last reporting period except that some of the water and sanitation equipment is now moving into the logistics pipeline. The situation remains under control.

14 14 Objective 5 (national society development): a national society is established in the Maldives. The organizational development delegate from the Federation s South Asia regional delegation is visiting for discussions about plans for advancing initiatives to establish a national society. A better understanding about previous initiatives is needed and this will be researched pending fresh approaches when the major focus on the relief operation has passed. Contacts with volunteer groups, like the Scouts and trainees in the psycho-social support programme will be documented for future development purposes. Constraints It would be inappropriate to move on to new initiatives at the present time. The goodwill and Red Cross and Red Crescent profile established during the relief operation, however, provides a valuable basis for moving forward with this objective. The opportunity must not be lost. Malaysia Red Cross and Red Crescent Action To date, 3,225 volunteers of the Malaysian Red Crescent Society (MRCS) have reported for work at the national society headquarters. The national society is also providing health and other staff for the Movement relief operation in Aceh (see Indonesia section for more details). Thailand Overview One month after the tsunami, Thailand is firmly in the recovery process and relief issues are well under control, according to the UN s Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. The key issues now facing the country are environmental, psychosocial and livelihoods restoration, ensuring care for particularly vulnerable groups and improving disaster preparedness. Thailand has requested specific technical assistance to help in restoring the coastal environment, livelihood recovery and disaster management capacity building. However, even in this recovery process, the stark and grim process of identifying the dead continues. The Thai authorities are still struggling to identify thousands of bodies. Thai authorities have begun moving the bodies of foreign tsunami victims to a central point on Phuket Island. Previously, morgues were set up at temples in the province, such as in Takua Pa and Bang Muang, but there have been increasing calls for a centrally-located area, where the corpses could be identified with modern equipment. Most of the corpses have decomposed to such a degree that DNA and other forensic testing is often the only way to positive identify them. However, it is only bodies identified by doctors as being foreigners that are being moved to Phuket, heading local protests that it would be difficult for them to travel to Phuket to identify their loved ones. The Federation s regional delegation in Bangkok and the Thai Red Cross are preparing for joint assessment to Phuket in order to start planning the longer tem recovery phase.

15 15 Outstanding Needs Human Resources The recruitment of Federation delegates for Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Maldives and for the Federation s office in New York continues, and 21 posts remain to be filled, as detailed below. The recruitment of head of operations for Indonesia is extremely urgent. The recruitment for a logistics coordinator for the Banda Aceh operations centre (with strong procurement skills and knowledge of Federation systems) is also an urgent priority. Place of assignment Sri Lanka Indonesia Jakarta Indonesia Banda Aceh operations centre Indonesia Medan sub-office Indonesia Meulaboh sub-office Maldives New York Positions to be filled Logistics coordinator, organisational development delegate, recovery programme coordinator, water and sanitation coordinator Head of operations, recovery programme coordinator Programme coordinator, administration delegate, logistics coordinator, relief coordinator, relief delegate, health coordinator, water-sanitation coordinator, IT delegate, psychosocial delegate Head of office, relief delegate Head of office, water-sanitation delegate, health delegate Construction delegate UN liaison delegate Relief Needs The following table summarizes the major outstanding material needs in the affected countries under this Revised Preliminary Appeal. Any national societies wishing to contribute to the relief pipeline are kindly requested to contact the logistics department at the Federation secretariat in Geneva (contact details on Page 2 of this update). Country Major outstanding needs Indonesia 62,500 hurricane lamps 37,840 kitchen sets 21,799 family tents 8 dispensary tents 77,334 length of rope Sri Lanka 73,200 jerry cans 20,000 cooking stoves 33,055 kitchen sets 200,000 women s underwear 225,000 sleeping mats Myanmar 8,500 kitchen sets Contributions list below; click here to return to the title page.

16 Asia - Earthquake and Tsunamis ANNEX 1 APPEAL No. 28/2004 PLEDGES RECEIVED 26/01/2005 DONOR CATEGORY QUANTITY UNIT VALUE CHF DATE COMMENT CASH TOTAL COVERAGE REQUESTED IN APPEAL CHF > 183,486, % AFRICAN UNION 100,000 USD 113, EAST AFRICA ANDORRA, PRINCIP. - GOVT 60,000 EUR 92, ANDORRA, PRINCIP. - PRIVATE DONOR 3, AUSTRIA - GOVT/RC 450,000 EUR 694, MEDICAMENTS, HYGIENE GOODS, PARCELS AUSTRALIAN - RC 2,400,000 AUD 2,119, AUSTRALIAN - RC 7,300,000 AUD 6,445, AUSTRALIAN - GOVT 4,800,000 AUD 4,238, AZERBAIJAN - PRIVATE DONOR BAHRAIN - PRIVATE DONOR 50,000 USD 56, BELGIUM - RC/GOVT 7,186 EUR 11, PROGRAMME SUPPORT/KIND BELGIUM - RC 500,000 EUR 771, BELGIUM - RC 600,000 EUR 925, BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA - RC 42,948 EUR 66, BRAZIL - PRIVATE DONORS 2, BRITISH PETROLEUM FOUNDATION 1,000,000 USD 1,145, BRUNEI - PRIVATE DONORS 30,285 USD 34, INDONESIA BRUNEI - PRIVATE DONOR 3,600 USD 4, BULGARIA - PRIVATE DONOR 10,000 EUR 15, CAMBODIA - GOVT/RC 10,000 USD 11, CANADIAN - GOVT 3,465,000 CAD 3,336, CANADIAN - GOVT/RC 990,000 CAD 953, CANADIAN - RC 200,000 CAD 192, CANADIAN - RC 5,000,000 CAD 4,815, CANADIAN - PRIVATE DONOR 100,000 USD 113, CANADIAN - PRIVATE DONORS CHINA - HONG KONG - RC BRANCH 3,713, FAMILIY KITS INDONESIA CHINA - HONG KONG - RC BRANCH 3,238, TO PURCHASE RELIEF ITEMS CHINA - HONG KONG - RC BRANCH 1,560, CHINA - HONG KONG - RC BRANCH 2,971, FAMILY KITS INDONESIA CHINA - HONG KONG - RC BRANCH 441, CHINA - HONG KONG - RC BRANCH 593, PROCUREMENT OF IRON SHEETS MALDIVES PROCUREMENT FOR MYANMAR, OF RELIEF ITEMS CHINA - HONG KONG - PRIVATE DONORS 3, CHINA - MACAU - RC BRANCH 500, WATER & SHELTER; MEDICAL & RELIEF SUPPLIES IN INDONESIA CHINA - MACAU - RC BRANCH 280, SRI LANKA CHINA - MACAU - RC BRANCH 780, INDONESIA, MALDIVES, SRI LANKA, EAST AFRICA CHINA - RC 50,000 USD 56, THAILAND RC DIRECT CHINA - RC 100,000 USD 113, SRI LANKA RC DIRECT CHINA - RC 100,000 USD 113, INDONESIA RC DIRECT CHINA - RC 20,000 USD 22, MYANMAR RC DIRECT CHINA - RC 50,000 USD 56, INDIA RC DIRECT CHINA - RC 20,000 USD 22, MALDIVES DIRECT CHINA - RC 20,000 USD 22, MALAYSIA RC DIRECT CHINA - RC 300,000 USD 343, COOK ISLANDS - RC 39,380 EUR 60,

17 Asia - Earthquake and Tsunamis ANNEX 1 APPEAL No. 28/2004 PLEDGES RECEIVED 26/01/2005 DONOR CATEGORY QUANTITY UNIT VALUE CHF DATE COMMENT COOK ISLANDS - PRIVATE DONORS 659 EUR 1, CROATIA - RC 1,500, INDIA, SRI LANKA, INDONESIA, THAILAND CYPRUS - RC 26, CZECH REP. - PRIVATE DONOR 1, DENMARK - PRIVATE DONORS DENMARK - PRIVATE DONOR 10,000 USD 11, DJIBOUTI - PRIVATE DONOR 5,000 USD 5, ECHO 3,000,000 EUR 4,549, EGYPT - PRIVATE DONORS ESTONIA - GOVT 500,000 EEK 48, ETHIOPIA - RC 25,000 USD 28, SOMALIA, SEYCHELLES FINLAND - RC 1,575,000 EUR 2,430, FIRST DATA WESTERN UNION FOUND. 1,000,000 USD 1,130, PMN to be finalised FRANCE - PRIVATE DONORS 2,710 EUR 4, FRANCE - PRIVATE DONOR 10,000 USD 11, FRANCE - PRIVATE DONORS 11, OECD STAFF MEMBERS 10,000 EUR 15, GERMANY - PRIVATE DONORS 17, GERMANY - PRIVATE DONOR 7,750 EUR 11, GREAT BRITAIN - GOVT/RC 400,000 GBP 865, INDONESIA GREAT BRITAIN - DFID 1,177,150 GBP 2,567, GREAT BRITAIN - RC 100,000 GBP 216, GREAT BRITAIN RC 840, SRI LANKA TO PURCHASE CLOTHES, MATS, SOAPS GREAT BRITAIN - PRIVATE DONOR 20,000 EUR 30, GREAT BRITAIN - PRIVATE DONOR 75,000 USD 84, GREAT BRITAIN - PRIVATE DONOR 20,000 USD 22, GREAT BRITAIN - PRIVATE DONOR 2, INDONESIA GREAT BRITAIN - PRIVATE DONORS 12, GREAT BRITAIN - CHARITIES AID FOUND. 61,559 GBP 134, HELLENIC - RC 50,000 EUR 75, HELLENIC - RC 200,000 EUR 308, HELLENIC - PRIVATE DONOR 100 EUR HELLENIC - PRIVATE DONOR HELLENIC - PRIVATE DONOR 15,000 USD 16, HUNGARY - PRIVATE DONORS 1, ICELAND - GOVT 5,000,000 ISK 88, ICELAND - RC 12,000,000 ISK 211, IRELAND - GOVT 750,000 EUR 1,155, IRELAND - RC 3,000,000 EUR 4,629, IRELAND - PRIVATE DONOR 10,000 EUR 15, IRELAND - PRIVATE DONORS IRELAND - PRIVATE DONOR 10,000 USD 11, ITALY - RC 288,615 EUR 444, INDIA (EUR 150'000) ITALY - PRIVATE DONORS ITALY - PRIVATE DONOR 10,000 USD 11, ITALY - PRIVATE DONOR 10,000 USD 11, ITALY -PRIVATE DONOR 10,000 USD 11, AUTON. PROVINCE OF BOZEN 25,000 EUR 38, JAPANESE - RC 100,000,000 JPY 1,109,