and we have also been responding to earthquakes and tsunamiss in lombok and central sulawesi for thefive months. so the stocks are definitely depleted. we have enough to get through tomorrow, through this current emergency, but we are requesting assistance to resupply and replenish our stocks because we still do not know what is coming next. here in indonesia there is always another event we need to respond to, and we always need to keep our volunteers trained and equipped so they can get out and do the job they need to. steve, i was going to say, also, your local teams there, are having to do this work in the knowledge that another wave might the on the way? is that a problem for them? that is definitely something that we are concerned about and we are raising awareness among our teams. government has put out advisories to stay away from coastal areas, because there is still a high chance of service in armies. —— further tsunamis. luckily our teams are well equipped and we have awareness and training around this. but everybody really needs to stay awake, stay alert, and be ready to

and we have also been responding to earthquakes and tsunamis in lombok and central sulawesi for the lastnths, so sulawesi for the last five months, so the stocks are definitely depleting. we have enough to last today and tomorrow, but we are requesting assistance to replenish and resupply the stocks because we still don't know what's coming next. here in indonesia, there is always another event we have to respond to and we always need to keep our volu nteers and we always need to keep our volunteers trained up and equipped so volunteers trained up and equipped so they can do the job they need. volunteers trained up and equipped so they can do the job they needlj was so they can do the job they need.” was just so they can do the job they need.” wasjust going to so they can do the job they need.” was just going to say, steve, also, your local teams there are having to do this work in the knowledge that another wave might be on the way. is that a problem for them? it is definitely... it is definitely something that we are concerned about and we are raising awareness with all of our teams. s

and we are still responding to the two tsunami and earthquakes that occurred earlier this year in lombokl speed and we're just keeping at it. i was going to ask you about whether any of the teams have experience. presumably it is an area that has suffered this before and there are lots of people who know the area well and have sadly been in this situation before? yes, i think indonesia has some of the best teams in the world, especially when it comes to the red cross teams we have doing first aid, search and rescue and response to tsunamis. there's nowhere else in the world we have good people like this. ourjob is just to give them the supplies, the fuel and the materials they need to keep doing the work but as far as experienced teams, we have the best in the world here. and is impossible to assess how long you will be there on the ground trying to deal with the of this? we know we are going to be here for at least months. we are already looking at a two and a half year response to the sulawesi and lombok tsnuamis that occurred earlier this year. so we'll be here as long as it takes. yo

be here for at least months, and we are already looking at a 2.5 year response to the sulawesi and lombokthat occurred earlier this year. so we will be here as long as it takes. and it is... you know, these people, they are counting on us. so they put their hopes into the emergency teams in the red cross teams, and they don't want... there is no deadline on hope, so we're just going to keep at it. we keep going forward, and as long as it takes. hello there. very good evening to you. let's take a look at what to expect this christmas week. i'm afraid to say the only snow you are going to see is that on my tie at the moment, because it will be a christmas week devoid of something cold enough for snow. but at least if you are on the move, nothing overly severe as far as the weather is concerned. a lot of dry weather to come, there will be some light winds. a bitter frost to come, there will be some light winds. a bitterfrost by night, the big problem if you are travelling, every now and again some of you will experience some lingering fog. and fog is on the cards tonight for some of you afte

and we also can't forget they were also responding still to a series of devastating earthquakes and lombok that occurred in late july and the engine august so. the capacity of the country and the nation red cross has really grown since that indian ocean tsunami and fortunately it is a country that experiences a lot of disasters that sits on the. the ring of fire so they do get a lot of earthquakes. so that that expertise has really crawled exponentially since that indian ocean tsunami. from the international red cross in indonesia thank you so much for making time to speak to us let's now look at some of the other stories making news around the world president donald trump has named patrick shanahan as the new acting u.s. secretary of defense and is the current deputy defense secretary and he'll take over from jim mattis who resigned his position citing key policy differences with president trump. hundreds of yellow vests protesters have demonstrated in tel aviv israel against the cost of living and alleged government corruption the protests which have been running for weeks were inspired

and we also can't forget they were also responding still to a series of devastating earthquakes in lombok that occurred in late july and engine august so. the capacity of the country and then tunisian red cross has really grown since that indian ocean tsunami unfortunately it is a country that experiences a lot of disasters that sits on the the ring of fire so they do get a lot of earthquakes. so that that expertise has really grown exponentially since that indian ocean tsunami. kathy mueller from the international red cross in indonesia thank you so much for making time to speak to us. a so have a look at some of the other stories making news around the world rescue teams in russia zero mountains have found the bodies of nine construction workers who were trapped inside a burning coal tash mine a fire erupted saturday at the mine operated by a fertilizer company now russia's mining industry is accident prone and that's due to poor safety standards. british police have released two people without charge who had been arrested during a probe into criminal drone use at london's gatwick airpo

and we also can't forget they were also responding still to a series of devastating earthquakes and lombok that occurred in late july and engine august so. the capacity of the country and then the nation red cross has really grown since that indian ocean tsunami and fortunately it is a country that experiences a lot of disasters it sits on the the ring of fire so they do get a lot of earthquakes. so that that expertise has really grown exponentially since that indian ocean tsunami. kathy miller from the international red cross in indonesia thank you so much for making time to speak to us and remind our of the top story we're following for you rescue teams are searching for survivors after a tsunami struck the coast of indonesia on saturday night killing at least two hundred twenty two people more than eight hundred are reported injured dozens of people remain unaccounted for at the tsunami was a frankly triggered by the eruption of an island will cain which sent a wall of water crashing i'm sure. you're watching live from brain more coming of the top of the hour and don't forget you can ge

this latest devastation is much less and smaller than the earthquakes we had in july and august and lombok and then we had tsunamis and earthquakes in central sulawesi palo in late september and knows disasters were far far more extensive and the reason i'm here in my international team in including other members of the international movement we have german red cross we're all here working on those disasters and we were actually just going to take a few days of relaxed for this weekend when the tsunami hit the sunder straight so the effect that this is having is it's just one more strain upon the emergency response system that was already already under strain so i we're almost out of relief supplies and all of our all of our food supplies everything's kind of really running low now we were in a process of trying to restock from those other two disasters so it's just adding to our efforts but at the same time there's nowhere else me in my coworkers would want to be this is what we're trained for and this is what we do i mean red cross volunteers all over the world and. they stay day love th

indonesian archipelago lies in the pacific "r successive earthquakes hit the indonesian island of lombok in julynd aust and a double quake and tsunami killed more ple on sulawesi island in september. a vigil was held in morocco last night for two scandinavian college students who were murdered while on a hiking trip in the atlasountains. hundreds of people brought flowers and lit oucandleide the norwegian and danish embassies. louisa vesterager jespersen, 24 and maren uelandmu28, were found ered monday in the atlasop mountains, a pular hiking destinatio four suspects who pledged their allegiance to isis have been arrested in connection to the murders, along with nine others. protests in lebanon continued today over economic uncertainty as the country remains without a government. political parties have n been able to form a government since elections were held last may. the marchers called for an end to the deadlock and also for an end to politicl corruption. some protesters wore yellow vests similar to demonstrators in france who have been protesting the high cost of living. >> thompson

been a terrible year for indonesians, this is the 3rd major natural disaster after earthquakes in lomboknd palu. what is happening to those who have been evacuated from their homes? well, the media focus right now, it is still about search and rescue, we are trying to provide services to people in the communities defined as many people hopefully alive as possible. people who have evacuated, their immediate needs health care, food, ist aid. we, the indonesian red cross, with support from the international federation and other societies, we have sent 14 water trucks to make sure people have water. 22 ambulances, would health clinic personnel, because there is also a lot of traumatic injuries and so on also a lot of traumatic injuries and so on to deal with. also, we cannot underestimate the psychosocial impact on people. so we send teams to help people come to terms. from some of the images we are seeing, the devastation is quite severe. that must be making things very difficult for rescuers and those trying to assist on the ground as well? yeah, it is a terrible job. so far the official n

people died and two major earthquakes killed more than five hundred people in the eastern oil and of lombok a few months ago so just and volcanologists say the amount of tectonic activity in indonesia in twenty eighteen hasn't been particularly unusual what is unusual is that the areas destroyed were heavily populated increasing the number of victims that's meant a very busy year for emergency services and aid organizations that help survivors. beyond our planning yet so that's why we. we didn't read. the rest of it is in to assist us and they also collect money over and under now some of these are nice in the north hundred land is now in the first stage of a disaster recovery process that is moored bones to other parts of in the media it's almost as if this rain which has been a constant since the tsunami hit is mocking the people upon the ground i think trying to clear up and dry out their lives but it will clear and like a it will improve that's little comfort right now but the narrative in indonesia is a familiar one under thomas al jazeera tanika. so ahead on al jazeera voters in the d

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there was a series of earthquakes on the island of lombok injuly and earthquakes on the island of lomboksettings. our focus at the red cross is to try to shift as many people as possible back to their own communities, where it is feasible, and into more safe and secure shelters. tents are wonderful in the immediate aftermath of the disaster, but they are not meant to be long—term, they start leaking, there is not a lot of privacy. so, to help with people's recovery, if we can get them into secure shelter, back into their communities, that helps to spur the recovery process. and also living in those circumstances, disease can become an issue, can't it? of course, yes. it is the rainy season right now in indonesia, so we are concerned about disease outbreak here in sulawesi and that will be a concern in the tsunami area that was just hit, sumatra and java. people are not living in their normal conditions, infrastructure is also damaged, so what we are doing with the red cross, we are actually sending in things like tarpaulins to give people a little bit of shelter, some protection from the

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we also can't forget they were also we're bonding still to a series of devastating earthquakes and lombokhat occurred in late july and august so. the capacity of the country and the indonesian red cross has really grown since that indian ocean tsunami. fortunately it is a country that experiences a lot of. the ring of fire so they do get a lot of earthquakes. so that expertise has really grown exponentially since that indian ocean tsunami kathy luna from the international red cross in indonesia thank you so much for making time to speak to us well let's take a look now at what we know about this tsunami which left a trail of destruction through the region we know the wave was powerful but it wasn't all that big only up to about a metre high it followed an eruption of the. kaino which has been especially active since june but scientists still investigating the cause of the tsunami now they also suspect that it could have been triggered by a landslide. on the volcanoes steep slope they also say an abnormally high tide may have also been a factor now unlike tsunamis triggered by earthquakes

and we also can't forget they were also responding still to a series of devastating earthquakes in lombokt occurred in late july and into august so. the capacity of the country and then tunisian red cross has really grown since that indian ocean tsunami and fortunately it is a country that experiences a lot of disasters it sits on the the ring of fire so they do get a lot of earthquakes. so that that expertise has really grown exponentially since that indian ocean tsunami. kathy mueller from the international red cross in indonesia thank you so much for making time to speak to us. four indonesian tsunami is a constant threat just part of living in a seismic region but this latest one followed an eruption of krakatoa volcano which has been especially active since june the volcanic island from the sea off to one of the largest eruptions in recorded history the legendary krakatoa more than a century ago. and i'm now joined in the studio by frederick tillman he is the head of the seismology program at the german research center for geosciences thank you for joining us today a sephardic it see