 | | Broad reach for Java quake
A World Bank report says the damage is 'much greater than initiallybelieved,' but aid groups say relief has been slow to arrive.
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| | Robust economy = robust giving
Disasters heightened needs in 2005, but latest figures show that 'donor fatigue' did not occur.
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| | CWS Tema in Indonesia Bring Aid to Java Quake Survivors, Thousands Still in Need
Humanitarian agency Church World Service (CWS) aid workers on the island of Java in Indonesia were able to begin distributing initial emergency aid almost immediately after Saturday's 6.3 earthquake killed 5,628 people, as of today¹s reports,* and destroyed anestimated 67,505 homes.
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| | ACT members continue to provide critical assistance to quake survivors
Geneva, May 31, 2006—As full-scale relief operations get underway in response to Saturday’s strong earthquake that hit south of Yogyakarta on Indonesia’s island of Java, members of the global alliance Action by Churches Together (ACT) International are continuing their life-saving efforts for the region’s residents whose homes were destroyed or who were injured.
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| | UMCOR begins response to mudslide in Philippines
A Feb. 17 mudslide, triggered by days of rain, buried the entire village including an elementary school of Guinsaugon, on southern Leyte Island. The island is about 420 miles southeast of Manila, the capital of the Philippines.
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| | Would you be prepared for a natural disaster?
Before government agencies can act, individuals can play a major role when facing an emergency
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| | After Iran's quake, focus on recovery
As of Wednesday, Iran hadn't asked for aid to help 30,000 people affected by the quake.
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| | Major tsunami thrashes SE Asia
A massive tsunami swept across southeast Asia Sunday, killing more than 8,000 people.
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| | Damaged churches open doors
Just after Hurricane Charley hit, the damaged Daytona Beach Drive-In Christian Church received a grant - and promptly gave it to two neighboring churches.
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| | Relief agency responds to Haiti, Dominican Republic floods
The United Methodist Committee on Relief is providing emergency assistance in the Dominican Republic and Haiti, where floodwaters and mudslides have killed about 2,000 people.
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| | In storm path: coastal boom
Hurricanes pose more of a threat than they did 30 years ago because of population growth.
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| | Storm impact big, but maybe not long-lived
Rebuilding ravaged areas will take years, but experts don't see Andrew-style impact on insurance system.
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| | Florida takes new thrashing
After three storms, many residents were ready for Jeanne, but others were blasé.
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| | Florida braces for Frances
Hurricane experts this time are stressing that predictions about the storm's possible movements are rough approximations.
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| | IOCC, USDA Contributing to Peace, Prosperity in Bosnia
Providing support to farmers and farmers’ associations in Bosnia is just one of the ways IOCC and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) are working to bring peace and stability to post-war Bosnia.
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