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Background: The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic poses a grave threat to refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs).
Mount Sinabung erupted in September 2013, causing the mass evacuation of more than 30,000 people.
Children under 18 can represent 50% or more of a crisis-affected population.
Following the Asian tsunami of 26 December 2004, the vital domestic fresh-water wells in the coastal zone were either scoured out of
Batch water treatment consists of the intermittent use of settling tanks for water clarification, and is a common treatment practice