Operational overview
| Estimated no. people reached by the International Federation through 31 March 2009 |
4,529,000 |
| Total expenditure through 31 March 2009 |
CHF 2.444 billion |
On 26 December 2004, an earthquake measuring 9.0 on the Richter scale struck the area off the western coast of northern Sumatra, triggering massive tidal waves, or tsunamis, that inundated coastal areas in countries all around the Indian Ocean rim - from Indonesia to Somalia. At least 226,000 people are presumed to have died in the disaster.
From around the world, more than 100 Red Cross and Red Crescent National Societies raised funds to assist those whose lives were devastated by nature's random fury. The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies recently updated its plan of action which will direct ongoing relief and recovery operations for 2005-2010.
The collective amount spent by the Federation (Secretariat and its members) for the first 54 months of the operation to provide humanitarian assistance in tsunami-affected countries exceeds CHF 2.444 billion .
More than 4.5 million people have benefited from Red Cross Red Crescent support since the tsunami struck. This assistance has been wide-ranging with the main focus being the reconstruction of physical infrastructure such as homes, schools and health facilities.
So far, Red Cross Red Crescent partners have supported the construction of more than 44,000 new houses – of the target number of 55,769 houses. 11,000 of these new homes have been completed during the last 11 months. During the last six months, 500 houses have been handed over to their new owners in Sri Lanka, 862 houses have been completed in the Maldives while in Indonesia the number of finished homes reached 1,300. Most housing projects are expected to draw to a close by the end of 2009.
| Health and care |
| Hospitals and clinics |
356 completed or under construction of 363 planned |
| No. people with access to an improved water source |
621,200 |
| No. people with improved waste management facilities or improved latrines |
313,500 |
| No. people reached by communitty-based health services |
874,500 |
| Expenditure in health and care through 30 September 2008 |
CHF 396 million |
| Shelter and community construction |
| Transitional shelters |
all 21,112 completed and handover |
| Permanent houses (55,769 planned) |
44,258 completed, 10,748 under construction and another 1,716planned |
| Schools (156 planned) |
145 completed and 17 under construction |
| Expenditure in shelter and community construction through 30 September 2008 |
CHF 974 million |
| Disaster management and risk reduction |
| Communities with disaster preparedness or a risk contingency plan |
487 communities reached of 1,167 targeted |
| Poeple trained in vulnerability and capacity assessments or disaster management as of 30 September 2008 |
36,230 people trained |
| Expenditure in disaster management through 30 September 2008 |
CHF 128 million |
| Livelihoods |
| No. households reached by asset replacement or enhancement |
38,890 |
| No. households that have received livelihood support grants |
59,950 |
| Expenditure in livelihoods through 30 September 2008 |
CHF 153 million |
More information: Tsunami operation progress report |
Disaster management
