BBC Charity Appeals - Disaster emergency appeals – DEC Indonesia, Philippines and Vietnam Appeal
Disaster emergency appeal – Indonesia, Philippines and Vietnam
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Indonesia, Philippines and Vietnam emergency appeal launched
The Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC), an umbrella organisation for 13 major UK humanitarian aid agencies, has launched an emergency appeal to get vital help to people affected by the earthquakes and typhoons that have struck in the last week.
First typhoon Ketsana hit the Philippines and also affected the wider region including Vietnam leaving hundreds of thousands of people without food or shelter.
Then an earthquake struck Indonesia measuring 7.6 on the Richter scale. The aftershock measured 6.6. Homes were literally 'swallowed up'. Hospitals and schools were destroyed.
The DEC charities are working to help these people. In the Philippines hundreds have been rescued from buildings. In Vietnam DEC agencies are giving out bottled water and basic foodstuffs. In Indonesia hundreds of volunteers have been involved in search and rescue operations.
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How to donate
By phone 0370 6060 900
(UK only)
Cheque donations: By sending a cheque made out to DEC Disasters Appeal to
DEC Disasters Appeal
PO Box 999
Birmingham
B99 9AA
You can also give at any high street bank or post office
£25 will feed 4 families for a month.
£50 will provide a household kit for a family who have lost everything.
£100 will provide tarpaulin shelters for 5 families.
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