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SurfAid International News

Source: SurfAid International - www.surfaidinternational.org

Padang, 9am, November 30, 2010

The Indonesian Government formally ended the Emergency Response on Monday, 22 November, one month after a 7.7M earthquake and three metre-plus tsunami wreaked devastation in the Mentawai Islands on the night of Monday, 25 October.

Latest figures from the government indicate that 509 people were killed; 21 are still missing; 550 houses were destroyed; and more than 11,400 people remain displaced from their homes.

In the past two weeks, the focus has shifted from the immediate provision of food, shelter and medical attention to the issue of the displaced population. People continue to be traumatized, and many are still living in temporary camps on the high ground behind their villages.

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The International Surfing Association (ISA) is recognized by the International Olympic Committee as the World Governing Authority for Surfing. It was originally founded as the International Surfing Federation in 1964 and has been running Open Division World Championships since 1964, Junior World Championships since 1980, and Masters World Championships since 2007. The ISA will hold the first Stand Up Paddle (SUP) World Championship and the first World Bodyboard Championship in 2011.

ISA membership includes the surfing National Governing Bodies of 64 countries on five continents. Its headquarters are located in San Diego, California. It is presided over by Fernando Aguerre (Argentina), first elected President in 1994 in Rio de Janeiro and re-elected seven times since. The ISA's three Vice-Presidents are Alan Atkins (Australia), Mike Gerard (USA) and Kar�n Sierralta (Peru).

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