June 9, 2000, NEW YORK CITY----
Church World Service is supporting global ecumenical response in several emergencies in
Indonesia, including the following:
Indonesian Earthquake (Sumatra)
Church World Service (CWS) staff are
monitoring the situation on the island of Sumatra, where at least 117 people are reported
dead following a June 4 earthquake that hit the western Indonesian island of Sumatra,
destroying thousands of homes, buildings and schools and causing an estimated $6 million
in damage. It is likely CWS would support an
appeal by the Action by Churches Together (ACT) International network as a response to
this disaster.
Flooding in West Timor
As a result of the devastating floods
in West Timor, CWS has sent $25,000 in blanket funds to its office in Indonesia to assist
flood survivors. The floods come only weeks
after an earthquake struck the Indonesian island of Sulawesi. CWS responded by providing
$25,000 in blanket funds to assist the 5,000 earthquake survivors. Currently, survivors of the West
Timor floods are being housed in the refugee camps used during the political violence in
East Timor.
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