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Act for Peace Responds to Asia-Pacific Emergencies

Friday, 02 October 2009 10:29

 

The Australian community is shocked at the events that have unfolded this week seeing three parts of the region we live in devastated by natural disasters.
  • The Philippines has been devastated by a typhoon which has affected 1.9 million people and left more than 450 000 people homeless. (read more)
  • The Samoan islands and Tonga have been devastated by a tsunami after an 8.3-magnitude earthquake, flattened villages has left thousands homeless, families searching for loved ones and an increasing death toll. (read more)
  • The island of Sumatra in Indonesia has been devastated by two earthquakes killing more than 450 people, though thousands remain buried in rubble. The death toll is rising. (read more)

Act for Peace, the international aid agency of the National Council of Churches in Australia is working with local church partners to provide emergency assistance such as shelter, clean drinking water, medicines and food and then assist with longer-term assistance such as helping to restore livelihoods, homes, schools and health clinics.

 

Australians are invited to respond with their prayers and also their support through the emergency appeals. You have the option for your gift to be split evenly amongst the three appeals or to give specifically to one of these. (Click here)

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