Indonesia

Indonesia: Young volunteers provide crucial support to Caritas’ response to Cyclone Seroja

Indonesia: Young volunteers provide crucial support to Caritas’ response to Cyclone Seroja

Caritas young volunteers have been out in force in Indonesia distributing water, food stuffs and other essential items to at least 25,000 people in Indonesia following unprecedented flooding and landslides caused by Cyclone Seroja. Caritas is also providing psychosocial help for those traumatised by the disaster.

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How Caritas is helping people to recover from the Indonesia earthquake

How Caritas is helping people to recover from the Indonesia earthquake

Umi Sumbajono and her family had seconds to react when a 7.5 magnitude earthquake hit Indonesia’s Sulawesi island on September 28. The 55-year-old grabbed her two grandchildren and fled from their home in Jono Ono village. “I panicked and prayed,” Umi said. “We saw the land, the ground, splitting and cracking, with mud and water ...

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Scenes of loss following the Indonesia earthquake

Scenes of loss following the Indonesia earthquake

Fatwa Fadillah stoops among the make-shift tarp tents, urgently seeking information, but also needing to patiently listen and assess. Almost a week has passed since an earthquake struck his homeland. It toppled buildings and crumbled roads. Hours later, a tsunami washed away people, property, roads and crops. Help us respond to people in need – ...

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Caritas assessing survivors’ needs after the Indonesia tsunami and earthquake

Caritas assessing survivors’ needs after the Indonesia tsunami and earthquake

A 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck just off the coast of Sulawesi island, Indonesia on Friday 28 September. The earthquake caused a tsunami with waves 6 meters high in the city of Palu. A Caritas emergency team is making its way to Palu to assess the needs of the Indonesia tsunami and earthquake survivors. Please donate ...

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