1.Location: Mentawai Island, West Sumatra, Indonesia 2. Cause:
25th October a powerful earthquake (7.2 RS) struck off the west
coast of Sumatra triggering a Tsunami. 3. Effects: The Tsunami
hit the islands of Mentawai killing 430 people and displacing
15,000 people. The total population of the affected districts is
34,500 people. 4. Total numbers affected and in need of
emergency food aid: The 2009 Food Security and Vulnerability
Atlas shows that the islands are highly vulnerable to food
insecurity, with a low under five malnutrition indicators, any
additional shock pushes these communities further along the
scale of vulnerability. Prior to the Tsunami these islands were
dependent upon the mainland for food supply. The government is
mobilising supplies of staple foo stocks.WFP's plan is to
mitigate any further deterioritation in nutritional status
therefore will target vulnerable groups of women and children.
Initial report estimate are 4,500 are under 5 years oldand 1,700
are mothers (PLW). These figures are