New Zealand
Disasters in South East Asia
In September 2009 Typhoon Ketsana devastated Philippines and Vietnam, and an earthquake and tsunami rocked Sumatra in Indonesia. Families fled their homes and lost all their possessions. Children were injured, frightened and vulnerable.
Save the Children is there
Typhoon Ketsana and Parma, Philippines
Over 8.7 million people have been affected by two devastating typhoons in October 2009. Hundreds of thousands of homes were destroyed or damaged. 902 people have died and more than 1.9 million were forced from their homes. Children were in desperate need of food, clean water and safe shelter.
We’ve reached around 50,000 people with food and other essentials, such as clothes and soap. We've set up safe play spaces for children in a number of evacuation centres and are distributing school kits to children to help them continue their education. We're also helping families with income-generating activities.
Typhoon Ketsana, Vietnam
Typhoon Ketsana struck Vietnam on 28 September 2009 causing the worst floods on record. Over 3 million people were affected. More than 163 people were killed, 150,000 people were displaced. Homes have been flooded, damaged or destroyed. More than 200 schools were damaged.
Just five weeks later, Typhoon Mirinae hit Vietnam, causing 98 deaths and damaging 40,000 houses.
We’ve provided immediate recovery items and food like rice, blankets and mosquito nets to almost 80,000 people. We distributed cash to 400 households (2,000 people) to enable them to buy essential assets that help them earn and living and recover such as livestock, seeds, and tools.
Sumatra earthquake, Indonesia
Two earthquakes struck off the coast of Sumatra on 30 September 2009. Thousands of schools, hospitals and places of worship have been damaged or destroyed. Over 2.5 million people have been badly affected and the death toll has been confirmed at 1,117 people. 250,000 families have been made homeless. The worst affected area is Padang Pariaman, where 85,000 houses have been severely or moderately damaged.
We’ve reached 26,567 families (approximately 132,835 people including 66,418 children) with shelter kits, shelter repair tool kits, hygiene kits and household kits. We are also provided school tents, education kits and teacher kits, and have set up 26 child friendly spaces – places where children can go to and play, have fun with other children and regain a sense of normalcy.