The wave swept away everything in its path, leaving the region devastated. The human and economic toll was dramatic. In Aceh province, in the north of the island, more than half the schools and 77 health care facilities were damaged or destroyed. The international mobilization to help the stricken population is unprecedented.
The French Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the French Red Cross called on Veoliaforce to set up emergency water supply operations.
In the Sigli region, Veoliaforce is supplying water to 28,000 displaced persons in 50 camps and villages:
- The team is setting up two drinking water production sites capable of producing 400 cubic meters per day.
- In collaboration with its partners, it uses 10 tanker trucks to intensively distribute water to the most remote areas.
In Meulaboh, 33 volunteers work in shifts for eight months to produce specially treated drinking water and completely rehabilitate the regional hospital's distribution network:
- The team created a new polyethylene network linking over 20 buildings.
- All the shower rooms were refurbished.
- Local staff are trained in the use of mobile production units, network maintenance and electro-welding to ensure the long-term future of the installation.
- Location:
Sigli and Meulaboh region, Indonesia - Date:
December 2004 - Partners :
French Ministry of Foreign Affairs, French Red Cross, SIAAP, Sedif, local authorities
3 volunteers taking turns in the field for eight months, representing 750 man-days of work
300 days of coordination and logistics in France with a coordination team mobilized 24 hours a day
20 tonnes of equipment, including 5 mobile drinking water production units (Aquaforce 5000)