West-Sumatra-EQ-2009

- 2009: Earthquake Relief, West Sumatra, Indonesia

In September 2009, a powerful earthquake struck off the West Sumatra coast in Indonesia, measuring 7.9 on the Richter Scale. This was followed by another two deadly earthquakes which triggered landslides. The earthquakes left a trail of destruction and caused the death of at least 1,117 people and severely injured another 1,214 people.  In addition, approximately 135,000 houses were severely damaged, 65,000 houses were moderately damaged and 79,000 houses were slightly damaged.  An estimated 250,000 families (1,250,000 people) were affected by the earthquake through the total or partial loss of their homes and livelihoods.

Uplift International and Project Hope partnered in the relief effort.  Long term Uplift corporate partners FedEx and APL/APL/Logistics provided free shipping/logistics for the relief effort to provide $2.1 million/16 tons of medicines and medical supplies for emergency earthquake relief efforts to 6 hospitals and 14 puskesmas (local health centers). Uplift relief teams assisted local efforts to assist in the most severely damaged areas for months after the earthquake.

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