Update as of 19 December 2007

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Almost three years on from the tsunami, and the Red Cross Red Crescent has helped hundreds of thousands of survivors take significant steps along the road to recovery. We have built thousands of houses and transitional shelters, health centres, schools and community meeting places. We have helped improve access to health care, and have supported people to rebuild their livelihoods and to deal with the emotional scars of the tsunami.

• An estimated 3.873 million people have received assistance from the Red Cross Red Crescent
• 21,331 houses built and a further 18,098 under construction out of planned 51,000
• 21,005 transitional shelters have been built in Indonesia, in the Maldives and Sri Lanka: 19,816 built in out of a planned total of 19,894
• 154 hospitals and clinics have been built or rehabilitated, with work in progress on a further 104 out of a total of 360
• 59 schools have been built with a further 63 under construction out of a total of 134
• 540,000 people now have access to an improved water source
• 801,000 people reached by community-based health services

For more information please consult the three years progress report of the International Federation tsunami operation.

• Approximately 3.076 billion Swiss francs were donated to Red Cross Red Crescent tsunami appeals
• 1.773 billion Swiss francs spent– 58 per cent of the 3.076 billion Swiss francs raised
• An estimated 2.064 billion Swiss francs will have been spent by year’s end (31/12/07) – about 67 per cent of total funds
• 895 million Swiss francs spent in Indonesia, 403 million Swiss francs in Sri Lanka, 127 million Swiss francs in Maldives – the three worst affected countries
• 656 million Swiss francs on shelter and community construction, 249 million Swiss francs on health and care (including water and sanitation), 370 million Swiss francs spent on emergency relief

For more information please consult the financial updates of the tsunami operation.

• The 26 December, 2004 earthquake and tsunamis killed at least 226,000 people in ten countries across two continents, sparking a tremendous outpouring of grief and generosity, and setting off one of the biggest humanitarian operations in recent memory.
• During the emergency phase of the operation, the Red Cross Red Crescent reached about 1.7 million people, distributing clean water, basic health care, food, and emergency shelter.
• 30,000 volunteers and hundreds of international staff from over 40 national Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies have been involved in the operation.