<rss><channel><item><title>Indonesia: IOM, World Bank and government agree 16,000 more transitional homes for Yogyakarta earthquake victims</title><link>http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/EVOD-6WMD52?OpenDocument</link><description>Indonesia - IOM has signed an agreement with the World Bank in Indonesia, which administers the multi-donor Java Reconstruction Fund (JRF), to build 16,000 transitional shelters for survivors of the May 2006 earthquake in Yogyakarta and Central Java. The multi-donor fund was created to support reconstruction in both districts.</description><pubDate>2006-12-19T12:45+0100</pubDate><source>reliefWeb</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>reliefWeb-7acb077b9caecd6f72cc2feb5b8cb3d0</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Tsunami warning sirens pass test in Indonesia</title><link>http://english.people.com.cn/200612/19/eng20061219_333966.html</link><description>The Monday's 5.7 magnitude earthquake on Indonesia's Sumatra island helped prove that the newly-installed early warning siren in the West Sumatra provincial capital of Padang was functioning well, a report said Tuesday.</description><pubDate>2006-12-19T09:42+0100</pubDate><source>peopledaily</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>peopledaily-55a717a57eb5234448f87d42ba467cf4</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Officials put on high alert after 5.7-magnitude Sumatra quake</title><link>http://bangkokpost.net/News/19Dec2006_news05.php</link><description>The National Disaster Warning Centre and the Meteorological Department were put on high alert yesterday after a 5.7-magnitude earthquake struck the Indonesian island of Sumatra, killing at least seven people and injuring 150.</description><pubDate>2006-12-19T05:26+0100</pubDate><source>BangkokPost</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>BangkokPost-986ea2ea23ed5542abc5f2b40a8275f3</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Final Sea King report handed to Navy</title><link>http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,20952198-1702,00.html</link><description>THE final report into the 2005 Sea King helicopter crash which killed nine Australian defence personnel in Indonesia has been handed over to the Navy for review. 3:20pm (AEDT)</description><pubDate>2006-12-19T05:26+0100</pubDate><source>NEWScomAU</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>NEWScomAU-f36002df86a5e5f16f5f6679c2a8ccd4</guid></item><item><title>Indonesia: Opening up shop in Indonesia two years after the tsunami</title><link>http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/EKOI-6WM42S?OpenDocument</link><description>Kirsten Hongisto, CCF Asia Regional Communications Manager After the tsunami pummeled the coastal areas of Aceh, Indonesia, it left behind communities struggling to find new ways to survive. 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Children were placed with relatives or forced to live in new places where they....</description><pubDate>2006-12-19T05:10+0100</pubDate><source>reliefWeb</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>reliefWeb-edae7b8030f3be2c8e6c848ca61bf794</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>PRESS DIGEST-Indonesian General News - Dec 19</title><link>http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/JAK111089.htm</link><description>Source: Reuters (34 minutes ago)</description><pubDate>2006-12-19T03:08+0100</pubDate><source>alertnet</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>alertnet-2f2b1bb11bf8ea4b5de9dc67d3c40537</guid></item><item><title>Indonesia quake kills at least four</title><link>http://www.washtimes.com//upi/20061218-063316-7264r.htm</link><description>Indonesia quake kills at least four Dec. 18, 2006 at 6:46PM Indonesian officials said a 5.7-magnitude earthquake killed at least four people and damaged several homes Monday in the north and west Sumatra provinces. An official at Aceh's Meteorology and Geophysics Agency said the quake occurred early....</description><pubDate>2006-12-19T01:25+0100</pubDate><source>washtimes</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>washtimes-7c6297583ec7c75f81abb626303f90e1</guid></item><item><title>Quake in Indonesia kills 7, injures 100</title><link>http://www.thedailystar.net/2006/12/19/d61219013426.htm</link><description>Quake in Indonesia kills 7, injures 100 AP, Jakarta A moderate earthquake killed at least seven people and injured 100 early Monday, spreading panic across a large swath of the Indonesian island worst hit by the 2004 Asian tsunami, witnesses and officials said. The 5.</description><pubDate>2006-12-18T21:31+0100</pubDate><source>thedailystarBD</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>thedailystarBD-00a466a17806274de974ecc12753d0ab</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>4 Killed in Moderate Quake Near Sumatra</title><link>http://www.topix.net/content/ap/3641169152330843186013278561153364703112</link><description>A moderate earthquake struck early Monday off the coast of Indonesia's Sumatra island, killing four people, officials and witnesses said. Comment</description><pubDate>2006-12-18T21:08+0100</pubDate><source>topix</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>topix-91ba06617e95a91b1e9a53e58c07df1c</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Indian Ocean Earthquake Tsunami, 26 Dec 2004 - Report on tsunami funds channelled through OCHA 2005-2006</title><link>http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/STED-6WLLN5?OpenDocument</link><description>FOREWORD The Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami that struck on 26 December 2004 created an unprecedented challenge for the United Nations and the world at large. At the same time, it started a new era of increased cooperation in response in the humanitarian sector.</description><pubDate>2006-12-18T19:09+0100</pubDate><source>reliefWeb</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>reliefWeb-014775189b9831a2dbefc5e549e890df</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>(MAP) Indonesia: Earthquake events - 18 Dec 2006</title><link>http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/JOPA-6WLL8X?OpenDocument</link><description>Date: 18 Dec 2006 Source: United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) Type: Natural Disaster Keyword(s): Earthquake; Natural Disaster Format: PDF *, 713k

With the exception of public UN sources, reproduction or redistribution of the above text, in whole, part or in any form, requires the prior consent of the original source.</description><pubDate>2006-12-18T17:09+0100</pubDate><source>reliefWeb</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>reliefWeb-034c1100d1fa34972a9854a7d0148273</guid><category>EuropeAid</category><category>UNbodies</category><category>NaturalDisasters</category><category>Echo</category></item><item><title>CWS Situation Report: Indonesia Earthquake</title><link>http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/ACIO-6WLKP4?OpenDocument</link><description>SITUATION: An earthquake early Monday on Indonesia's Sumatra Island -- the site of the devastating 2004 tsunami and earthquake -- has resulted in deaths and damaged scores of buildings. 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Three aftershocks sent residents rushing out of their homes in the region, where memories of the....</description><pubDate>2006-12-18T15:08+0100</pubDate><source>reliefWeb</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>reliefWeb-bc398ba99705c9953a1111aab6e44d31</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Squabbling, inaction beset tsunami warning system</title><link>http://www.manilatimes.net/national/2006/dec/19/yehey/top_stories/20061219top9.html</link><description>BANGKOK: Nearly two years after the tsunami, squabbling and inaction beset a regional warning system, officials and experts say, as individual countries instead scramble to implement their own schemes. Thailand this month released a US-funded deep-sea warning buoy into the Indian Ocean, while Indonesia plans to install about 15 similar devices.</description><pubDate>2006-12-18T15:00+0100</pubDate><source>manilatimes</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>manilatimes-79add6b9a2a2b0682074faf601c7e8f2</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category><category>FoodSecurityFoodAid</category></item><item><title>Indonesian quake kills seven</title><link>http://www.sundaytimes.co.za/News/Article.aspx?id=344864</link><description>By M. Jegathesan JAKARTA - A quake that struck the Indonesian island of Sumatra has killed at least seven people, injured 150 and damaged hundreds of homes, local officials and police said. 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Three aftershocks sent residents rushing out of their homes in the region, where memories of the 2004 tsunami, which devastated Aceh further to the north, are still fresh.</description><pubDate>2006-12-18T11:17+0100</pubDate><source>MailGuardian</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>MailGuardian-ad6d37db4e8369c1b14a34b46ce57cc1</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Quake in Indonesia Kills 7, Injures 100</title><link>http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=2733614&amp;CMP=OTC-RSSFeeds0312</link><description>7 Killed As Quake Strikes Indonesia's Sumatra Island</description><pubDate>2006-12-18T11:02+0100</pubDate><source>ABCnews</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>ABCnews-bbe8af8e777212df434b96bda1a5f7e7</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Four Killed After Quakes Hit Indonesia''s Sumatra</title><link>http://www.mediafax.ro/english/articole-free/Four-Killed-After-Quakes-Hit-Indonesia--s-Sumatra-593034-9.html</link><description>Three moderate earthquakes struck Indonesia''s Sumatra island on Monday, killing four people in one area including a child and triggering landslides, officials said, Reuters reported. 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The 5.5-magnitude tremor, felt across western and northern parts of the island, destroyed at least 20 houses and damaged scores of others, said local official Josikar Tanjung.</description><pubDate>2006-12-18T09:04+0100</pubDate><source>IHT</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>IHT-6786a887ac6c7e3f8927ba6967556a80</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Strong Tremor Jolts Indonesia</title><link>http://news.ert.gr/en/12/22385.asp</link><description>An earthquake measuring 5.7 on the Richter scale hit Monday morning the Indonesian island of Sumatra. 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