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INDONESIA: WASH concerns a month after Sumatra quake
4 November 2009
(IRIN
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Thousands of survivors of an earthquake that devastated Indonesia's West Sumatra Province are still grappling with a lack of clean water and adequate sanitation more than a month after the disaster, relief workers say.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/86873/INDONESIA-WASH-concerns-a-month-after-Sumatra-quake
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ASIA: Human rights body’s shaky beginnings
26 October 2009
(IRIN
),
After only a few days Southeast Asia's inter-governmental human rights body is already being criticized over its terms of reference as well as its ability to have any impact on human rights in Myanmar.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/86745/ASIA-Human-rights-body-s-shaky-beginnings
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INDONESIA: Quake survivors to receive temporary shelters
23 October 2009
(IRIN
),
The Indonesian government and aid agencies have begun building temporary shelters for hundreds of thousands of people displaced by last month's earthquake in West Sumatra Province.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/86711/INDONESIA-Quake-survivors-to-receive-temporary-shelters
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INDONESIA: Climate change worsening disasters, says UN
16 October 2009
(IRIN
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Climate change is contributing to more frequent and deadlier natural disasters, and governments need to speed up measures to mitigate their impact, the UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, John Holmes, warns.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/86617/INDONESIA-Climate-change-worsening-disasters-says-UN
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INDONESIA: Diseases strike West Sumatra quake survivors
12 October 2009
(IRIN
),
Survivors of a severe earthquake that struck Indonesia's West Sumatra province have developed illnesses caused by poor living conditions, say medical workers, while shelter and food remain key concerns almost two weeks after the disaster.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/86544/INDONESIA-Diseases-strike-West-Sumatra-quake-survivors
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INDONESIA: Java quake survivors in dire need of shelter
9 October 2009
(IRIN
),
As relief efforts are ramped up following the West Sumatra earthquake on 30 September, aid groups have warned that thousands of survivors of an earlier quake on the Indonesian island of Java are facing health risks unless they receive adequate shelter.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/86511/INDONESIA-Java-quake-survivors-in-dire-need-of-shelter
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INDONESIA: Quake devastation exposes poor building standards
7 October 2009
(IRIN
),
The damage caused to Indonesia's West Sumatra province by the earthquake last month has exposed what experts say are poor construction standards in the seismically vulnerable region.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/86480/INDONESIA-Quake-devastation-exposes-poor-building-standards
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INDONESIA: Quake survivors struggle with trauma
6 October 2009
(IRIN
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Daniel Himawan, 11, stood silently on the front porch as his mother swept the floor of their house, which was damaged in the earthquake that devastated Indonesia's West Sumatra province.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/86464/INDONESIA-Quake-survivors-struggle-with-trauma
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INDONESIA: Disease outbreaks feared as rescue efforts halted
5 October 2009
(IRIN
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Health officials said they were trying to keep disease at bay in the aftermath of the powerful quake that hit Indonesia's West Sumatra Province, as search and rescue efforts ground to a halt.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/86440/INDONESIA-Disease-outbreaks-feared-as-rescue-efforts-halted
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INDONESIA: Aid slow to arrive after quake
4 October 2009
(IRIN
),
Four days after a devastating earthquake hit West Sumatra province in Indonesia, survivors say little or no humanitarian assistance has reached them, leaving some to beg for money.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/86425/INDONESIA-Aid-slow-to-arrive-after-quake
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