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Alfiyah’s story: restoring family links

Alfiyah has helped restore contact between family members after three major disasters in Indonesia.

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Mursida’s story: the children are traumatised

Mursida Sitambang was at home with her youngest child when the earthquake hit. Find out how the Red Cross has helped her.

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Mr Bambang’s story: cinnamon and humanity

Following the earthquake in Indonesia, it is not just the aid agencies that are keen to help. There are natural born humanitarians among the local population too.

Liz Tait outside Red Cross shelter in Sumatra

Liz's story: recovery in the aftermath

Aid worker Liz Tait shares her experiences from Sumatra, where she worked with the Indonesian Red Cross as part of our emergency response team.

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Interviews from Indonesia

Listen to interviews recorded with our logistics emergency response experts as they helped get relief to the earthquake survivors in Indonesia in 2009.

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How we helped after the 2009 Asia Pacific disasters

We launched an urgent appeal for the millions of people affected by a series of disasters in the region. Find out how we used the money raised.

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Why we needed your help after the 2009 Asia Pacific disasters

Almost two thousand people died and millions were left in urgent need of help after a series of devastating disasters across the region.

A child in west Sumatra, Indonesia, following the 2009 earthquake

Six months on from West Sumatra earthquake

01 Apr 2010

The Red Cross is supporting a transitional shelter programme to help thousands of families get back on their feet after the earthquake.

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Asia Pacific: four disasters, six months on

26 Mar 2010

Six months on from a number of disasters in the Asia Pacific region, severely affecting nine million people, recovery remains a challenge.

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Technology alone is not the answer to saving lives

30 Oct 2009

One month after a series of disasters killed thousands in Asia, our head of disaster management explains how lives can be saved in future.

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