Mennonite
Central
Committee

Indonesian Mennonites to assess damage from recent tsunami

Tim Shenk
July 21, 2006

A tsunami struck the Indonesian island of Java on July 17, causing more than 300 deaths and destroying more than 600 homes, according to local media reports.

The director of an MCC partner organization, Mennonite Diaconial Services, travelled to the affected area on July 19 to prepare for a possible relief response.

"We are in touch with Indonesian partners who are assessing the situation and may be responding," says Ed Martin, MCC's director for central and southern Asia. "If they do we will likely be supporting them."

Martin notes that MCC is continuing to support the disaster recovery work of Mennonite Diaconial Services in communities affected by the May 27 earthquake in Java.