International Recovery Platform

At the end of December 2004, Plan joined people from neighbouring communities, local governmental and voluntary organizations, and the international community to respond to the Indian Ocean tsunami disaster. It seems appropriate now both to reflect on

Clearly, in terms of disasters, the South-East Asia Region has been particularly hard-hit in the recent past. The earthquake and tsunami of 26 December 2004, which affected more than six countries of this part of the world, was one of the worst natural

The tsunami left an overwhelming path of destruction in its wake. More than 230,000 people lost their lives, some 400,000homes wee reduced to rubble, and the livelihoods of as many as five million people were thrown into jeopardy. The earthquake and waves