Quake-hit Indonesian city sprayed to stop disease Oct 6, 2009
The rebuilding of Aceh on the northern tip of Sumatra after the 2004 tsunami has largely been held up as success, while massive rehabilitation also took place on Nias island in Sumatra, and in the city of Yogyakarta in Java after ruinous quakes. Indonesia's official toll from the quake is 625 dead and 295 missing, but the health minister saidit could reach 3,000. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- News)
Recent major quakes, tsunamis around the world Oct 1, 2009
6-magnitude quake on Indonesia's Nias island off Sumatra leaves at least 900 dead. -- December 26, 2004: A 9. (India Times, India)
Medair Closes Indonesia Programme Jul 21, 2009
Indonesia - After three years of rehabilitation work to provide access to health services, and clean water and sanitation to thousands of people in Aceh Jaya and Nias Island, Medair has now successfully completed its Indonesian programme. When the work in Aceh Jaya was underway, Medair turned its attention to the vulnerable people of remote Nias Island, who had been recovering from the tsunami when they were hammered by one of the strongest earthquakes in history ... Medair responded by working... (AlertNet)
Indonesia's Aceh reconstruction body ends mission Apr 17, 2009
JAKARTA, April 17 (Xinhua) -- Indonesia's Reconstruction and Rehabilitation for Aceh and Nias has ended its 4-year mission to rebuild Aceh province and Nias island after tsunami hit the area with over 170,000 fatalities and a massive destruction on infrastructures and houses. The agencies officially closed its operation on April 16 and all the remaining works would be continued further by local government, head of the agency Kuntoro Mangkusubroto said at the State Palace here after the closing... (Xinhuanet, China)
M.P. Tumanggor: Pioneer of spiritual tourism Feb 20, 2009
It is also a place for followers of these faiths to join together in prayer, as happened several days after a massive earthquake hit Nias island and parts of the western coastal area of North Sumatra, including Dairi, when leaders of all the religions in the regency organized a joint prayer for the disaster victims. With visitor numbers averaging 4,000 per week, the TWI contributes significantly to the Dairi regency's income. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
Earthquake in Indonesia Feb 8, 2009
Nias island took the hardest hit, where 633 died, 50 missing and about 27,600 became homeless. On Oct. 8, a 7. (Xinhuanet, China -- World)
