Indonesia Tsunami Appeal launched by Disasters Emergency Committee Cymru

Over 1,300 people are confirmed dead
and 200,000 people are in urgent need of clean
water, food, medical care and shelter.  

Homes and entire communities have been destroyed after the
earthquake and a tsunami with waves travelling at over
400 miles per hour left a trail of destruction in their wake
in one of the worst Indonesian disasters since the 2004 Boxing
Day tsunami. 

As rescuers struggle to reach outlying communities, authorities
fear that casualties and the number of people displaced by the
disaster will rise in the coming days. Up to 1.5 million people may
have been affected. 

DEC Cymru Chair, Rachel Cable, said: 

‘DEC member organisations across Wales are working closely with
the Welsh Government and businesses to raise awareness of this
important appeal and the devastation in Indonesia that requires our
urgent support. 

Our charities and partners are on the ground in Sulawesi
providing people with water, food and shelter. Every day brings
more news of the impact the tsunami and earthquake has had on their
lives. 

With your support we can scale up our response, reach more
people and save more lives. We may be a small nation but we are
known for our generosity. We urgently need your
donations.’ 

To make a donation to the DEC Indonesia Tsunami Appeal visit
www.dec.org.uk, call the 24-hour hotline on 0370 60 60 900, donate
over the counter at any high street bank or post office, or send a
cheque. To donate £5 text HELPU to 70000. Texts cost £5 and
the whole £5 goes to the DEC INDONESIA TSUNAMI APPEAL. You must be
16 or over and please ask the bill payer’s permission. For full
terms and conditions and more information go to www.dec.org.uk 

Stay up to date with developments in Indonesia, the emergency
response and the fundraising efforts with the DEC on
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