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Indonesia: West Sumatra Earthquakes Emergency Appeal No. MDRID004 Operations Update No. 10

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Period covered by this operations update: 30 September 2009 - 31 January 2010

Appeal target (current): CHF 13,293,583 (USD 12.9 million or EUR 8.8 million)

Appeal coverage: With contributions received to date, the appeal is 93 per cent covered in cash and kind, with further pledges in the pipeline. Additional funds are needed to enable Palang Merah Indonesia (Indonesian Red Cross) to scale up its response and provide humanitarian assistance to those affected by the disaster.

Appeal history:

- The Emergency Appeal was launched on 5 November for CHF 13,293,583 (USD 12.9 million or EUR 8.8 million) in cash, kind, or services. The overall budget of PMI's operations is CHF 19,627,833 (USD 19.17 million or EUR 12.99 million). The balance is being covered by bilateral contributions made directly to PMI by a number of partner national societies.

- A revised preliminary Emergency Appeal was launched on 7 October for CHF 19,185,775 (USD 18.64 million or EUR 12.69 million) in cash, kind, or services to support the Palang Merah Indonesia (Indonesian Red Cross) to assist up to 20,000 families (approximately 100,000 individuals) for six months.

- A Preliminary Emergency Appeal was launched on 4 October 2009 for CHF 6,842,032 (USD 6.60 million or EUR 4.53 million) in cash, kind, or services to support the Palang Merah Indonesia (Indonesian Red Cross) to assist up to 5,000 families (approximately 25,000 individuals) for six months.

- CHF 235,000 (USD 227,106 or EUR 155,302) was allocated from the International Federation's Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) to support this operation.