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• NEWS STORY: OCTOBER 30, 2009Philippines: ACT workers preparing for fourth storm

  ACT International members in the Philippines are bracing for a fourth storm in just over a month as Typhoon Mirinae bears down on already devastated northern regions.

• NEWS STORY: OCTOBER 28, 2009Myanmar: Emergency Drill Tests Village’s Skills

  A drill in emergency preparedness brought an entire Myanmar village together, the first such drill in a country still recovering from the devastation of Cyclone Nargis last year.

• NEWS STORY: OCTOBER 22, 2009West Sumatra: ACT Minding the Gaps - One Thing Less to Worry About

  The tiny village of Palak Pisang consists of eight families separated from the next closest village by about two kilometres. For the people of Palak Pisang, those two kilometres might as well be a thousand.

• SITUATION REPORT: OCTOBER 22, 2009Pakistan: ACT Responds to Assist South Waziristan IDPs

  The security situation for civilians and aid workers in Pakistan has deteriorated further with an increase in military offensives and militant attacks over the past couple of weeks.

• SITUATION REPORT: OCTOBER 21, 2009Indonesia: West Sumatra Earthquake

  Nearly three weeks after the 7.9 Richter Scale earthquake struck West Sumatra, ACT members continue to deliver assistance to affected areas.