DanChurchAid: Asia_other countries

Multimedia - Prepared for the next disaster

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 11:25:34 GMT

Farmers in Cambodias Kompong Speu province are working to make their villages more resilient to the recurring natural disasters, such as drought or floods, hitting the area as a result of changes in the climate. See the video about clean drinking water and audioslideshow about a ricebank here.

Rebuilding homes, health and communities

Tue, 18 Sep 2007 10:59:12 GMT

When the storms struck Pakistan in late June 2007, Barkat Ali�s home was washed away completely. �At that time I was sleeping and gradually about 4 feet of water came into my home. I and my family ran to a safe place and at 9:45 pm my home totally collapsed,� he explained.

ACT members continue flood responses in Asia

Wed, 08 Aug 2007 15:26:59 GMT

Members of the global alliance, Action by Churches Together (ACT) International of which DanChurchAid is a member, continue to respond to multiple floods crises across vast regions of Asia. Reuters reports that 35 million people are affected by the crisis in India, Bangladesh and Nepal alone. China and Pakistan have also suffered torrential rains and floods in the past month.

Philippines face more typhoons

Tue, 19 Dec 2006 10:36:57 GMT

The Philippines is threatened with another typhoon. The residents have not yet recovered from the impact of Durian, which hit on November 30. As of December 14, more than 3,769 families were still being accommodated in evacuation centers in Albay province. More than 68,617 families lost their houses, while 45,199 families� homes received partial damage. Food and non-food items are being distributed to the affected families in the evacuation centers and villages.

Typhoon Durian

Wed, 06 Dec 2006 10:16:59 GMT

Following the wrath of Typhoon Durian, which lashed the Philippines on 30 November, President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo has declared a state of emergency. The death toll is likely to exceed 1,000, with many of the casualties in the severely affected barangays in Albay Province, which were crushed by boulders and mud loosened from the slopes of Mayon Volcano by the heavy rains.

Winter threatens with another emergency

Tue, 10 Oct 2006 17:28:21 GMT

A year after the massive Pakistan earthquake, less than two percent of houses in the most seriously affected areas having been rebuilt. It means that hundreds of thousands of people are preparing to endure another winter without shelter, and there is much evidence to suggest that these communities are facing another humanitarian emergency.

Quake survivors face another winter in tents

Mon, 16 Oct 2006 07:25:54 GMT

Sunday 8 October was the first anniversary of the worst earthquake in Pakistan for 100 years. The rebuild process is slow and almost 1.8 million survivors are facing yet another winter in makeshift accommodation and other temporary shelters. They need immediate help.

A trade and a hammer�

Mon, 16 Oct 2006 08:19:07 GMT

A toolbox and basic training in a trade can be a big help for the future of quake survivors in Pakistan. After a passed trade test, the workmen can participate in the rebuilding process of their provinces affected by the earthquake, which struck Pakistan last year on October 8, 2005.

Asian earthquake: one year later

Thu, 05 Oct 2006 19:35:58 GMT

As winter approaches the north of Pakistan once again, many of those left homeless by last October�s crippling earthquake are growing increasingly frustrated and newly afraid. Some even consider leaving their mountain villages once again to seek safety in the country�s burgeoning cities.

Update: Earthquakes in Yunnan Province

Mon, 25 Sep 2006 10:46:21 GMT

Yanjin and Daguan Counties in Yunnan Province are located on an earthquake belt and have suffered several quakes (two of magnitude 5.1 and one of 4.7, with aftershocks of 2 to 3 on the Richter Scale) in July and August 2006. Although these quakes were not of a high magnitude on the Richter Scale, they were shallow (4 to 9 km in depth) and consequently caused widespread damage.