Donate to The Indonesia earthquake appeal
Give to the Indonesia earthquake appeal
A strong earthquake struck the Indonesian island of Java early on Saturday morning. Thousands have lost their lives. Many more have been injured.
Hundreds of volunteers and staff of the Indonesian Red Cross are already at work giving essential aid and comfort to the survivors. They have been distributing essential food, water, tents, tarpaulins and baby kits to the affected communities.
Please give whatever you can today.
The British Red Cross has pledged £250,000 to help the disaster relief effort – but we need your help to support thousands of people whose homes and livelihoods have been devastated.
Save the Children Helping Families Left Homeless by Earthquake in Indonesia
Save the Children is appealing for public support to help provide basic necessities to thousands of children and families left homeless by a powerful earthquake that struck early Saturday morning in central Indonesia.
The magnitude 6.2 earthquake hit highly populated areas about 250 miles east of the capitol, Jakarta, while many were sleeping. Indonesian officials estimated more than 4,600 died from the disaster, with thousands more injured, and the totals are likely to rise further.
Tens of thousands of homeless survivors in the disaster area are now living on streets, in rice fields and even in graveyards as they fear additional aftershocks. Save the Children staff members in Bantul, the worst affected region, estimate that as many as 80 percent of homes may be damaged. Families are in immediate need of shelter, blankets, cooking utensils and hygiene items, they reported.
The magnitude 6.2 earthquake hit highly populated areas about 250 miles east of the capitol, Jakarta, while many were sleeping. Indonesian officials estimated more than 4,600 died from the disaster, with thousands more injured, and the totals are likely to rise further.
Tens of thousands of homeless survivors in the disaster area are now living on streets, in rice fields and even in graveyards as they fear additional aftershocks. Save the Children staff members in Bantul, the worst affected region, estimate that as many as 80 percent of homes may be damaged. Families are in immediate need of shelter, blankets, cooking utensils and hygiene items, they reported.
Indonesia Appeals for International Help After Java Earthquake
May 28 (Bloomberg) -- Indonesia appealed for humanitarian aid from foreign countries after a magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck yesterday in central Java, leaving thousands dead and homeless.
About 90 percent of those found dead were in Bantul, the hardest hit area of Yogyakarta, Gozali Situmorang, an official at the Ministry of Social Affairs, said today in a telephone interview. The death toll was at least 4,285, Agence France- Presse reported.
About 90 percent of those found dead were in Bantul, the hardest hit area of Yogyakarta, Gozali Situmorang, an official at the Ministry of Social Affairs, said today in a telephone interview. The death toll was at least 4,285, Agence France- Presse reported.
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