Following the earthquakes that hit Lombok Island this summer and three months after the devastating earthquake and tsunami that devastated the island of Sulawesi, Indonesia has once again been affected by extreme climatic events.

SOS Villages d’Enfants Indonesia, whose families and collaborators have been spared, is assessing the situation to help the victims.

On Saturday 22 December 2018 at 21:30, southern Sumatra and western Java were devastated by a powerful tsunami caused by an underwater landslide following the eruption of the Anak Krakatoa volcano. As no tsunami warning has been issued, the consequences of the disaster are all the more tragic.

For the moment, on both islands, located on both sides of the Sunda Strait, there are more than 280 fatalities, more than 1,000 injured and countless missing but the numbers unfortunately are expected to continue to rise. On the material side, hundreds of buildings were destroyed by the two huge waves that ravaged the shores of several beaches. On the island of Java, Banten province is the most affected.

SOS Villages d’Enfants Indonesia, active in the country since the 1970s, reports that SOS children, families and collaborators on the islands of Sumatra and Java have been spared from the disaster that struck some 270 km from its infrastructure. For now, the association assesses the situation and is organising to offer its help to victims.
Three months after the earthquake and tsunami that hit the island of Sulawesi, SOS Villages d’Enfants Indonesia continues its programme in Palu to accompany children in need.

Call for solidarity:

To support the victims of the tsunami in Indonesia, members of the public can make a donation to the CCPL account IBAN LU65 1111 0050 0053 0000 (mention Emergency - tsunami Indonesia).

SOS Villages d’Enfants Indonesia

Active since the 1970s, SOS Villages d’Enfants Indonesia supports nearly 12,000 children, adolescents and adults in eight localities on four islands (Sumatra, Java, Bali and Flores). In the face of numerous natural disasters and also armed conflicts, the association intervenes regularly with emergency assistance programmes. Following the 2004 tsunami, SOS Villages d’Enfants set up its largest multi-year emergency aid program in Indonesia, India, Sri Lanka and Thailand. In Luxembourg, SOS Villages d'Enfants Monde supported the various stages. Three months after the earthquake and tsunami that devastated the island of Sulawesi, SOS Villages d’Enfants Indonesia continues in Palu its programme to support children in need. SOS Villages d’Enfants Monde supports this programme.