Tsunami 1 year commemoration: phases of recovery (Arabic)

On 26 December 2004, an earthquake measuring 9.0 on the Richter scale struck the area off the western coast of northern Sumatra, triggering massive tidal waves, or tsunamis, that inundated coastal areas in countries all around the Indian Ocean rim - from Indonesia to Somalia. At least 226,000 people are presumed to have died in the disaster.

From around the world, more than 100 Red Cross and Red Crescent National Societies raised funds to assist those whose lives were devastated by nature's random fury. The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies recently updated its plan of action which will direct ongoing relief and recovery operations for 2005-2010.

The collective amount spent by the Federation (Secretariat and its members) for the first 36 months of the operation to provide humanitarian assistance in tsunami-affected countries exceeds CHF 1.773 billion.
From an overall perspective, the past six months, from June 2007 to December 2007, have seen tsunami recovery continue at an impressive pace. On the construction front, about 80 per cent of the 50,000 houses being built by the Red Cross Red Crescent are now either finished or are under construction, and almost 400 other community structures, such as hospitals, clinics and schools have been built or rehabilitated.

More than 3.8 million people have now received assistance from the Red Cross Red Crescent. Hundreds of thousands of people now have improved access to water and sanitation and tens of thousands have received first aid and psychosocial support training.

Thousands more have had lost assets replaced or enhanced, or received grants to help them restart businesses or fund new initiatives.

More information: http://www.ifrc.org/tsunami/

Year: 2005
Duration: 2 minutes 46 seconds

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• Cross
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• International
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• Disaster
• Relief
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• Humanity