Reference :
V-P-LK-E-00025
Date :
02/01/2005
Caption :
Colombo. International airport, relief items being unloaded from an ICRC-chartered aircraft.
Confidentiality level :
public
Publication restrictions :
publication without restrictions
Description :
ICRC web site 30/12/2004:
Based on information received from the ICRC field offices in Jaffna, Vanni, Trincomalee and Batticaloa, the ICRC, in close collaboration with the Sri Lankan Red Cross and local authorities, aims to continue to deliver essential household items to around 30,000 families over the coming week.
On December 29, a first relief flight carrying more than 100 tonnes of tarpaulins, blankets, buckets, jerry cans and other emergency items arrived in Colombo from the ICRC logistics base in Nairobi. Further flights from Nairobi are planned for today and tomorrow. An ICRC flight also left Geneva on December 30 carrying 10 tons of medical and sanitation equipment.
In Colombo, relief parcels are being put together at an improvised "assembly line" from where they will be sent to affected areas.
The ICRC is also involved in tracing activities, with joint ICRC/Sri Lanka Red Cross field teams helping separated families restore contact through the use of satellite phones.
Since the beginning of the crisis, staff have also been transporting human remains to hospitals and morgues and, when possible, returning those identified to their families.
Over the coming days, the ICRC plans to further reinforce its assistance operations, continuing to deliver additional household goods, shelter and medical supplies while aiming to provide safe drinking water to about 200,000 people. To support these operations, additional staff are also being sent to Sri Lanka.
Original material :
digital
Resolution :
2048x1536
Orientation :
landscape
Colour/B&W :
colour
