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WINA (World Instant Noodles Association) provides instant noodles as in aid to the poor and the victims of natural disasters that occur all over the world. Here are some examples.
Typhoon Durian (2006)
IRMA (the forerunner of WINA) donated more than 100,000 instant noodles for the victims suffered from a typhoon, which struck southern part of Luzon, Philippines, on December 1, 2006. Universal Robina Corporation, a member of WINA in the Philippines, arranged the shipment to three different sites: Rotary Club in Legaspi on Dec. 9, Provincial Governor Office in Camarines Sur on Dec. 13, and Philippine Disaster coordinating Center in Sorsogon on Dec.15. The donated products were Payless (Universal Robina), Pancit Canton and Yakisoba (Nissin Universal Robina).
| Detail |
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| Formed |
November 25, 2006 |
| Dissipated |
December 5, 2006 |
| Areas affected |
Luzon, Philippines |
| Fatalities |
1,497 |
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| Donation Volume |
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| about 100,000 pieces |
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| Member(s) Who Shipped Products |
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| Universal Robina Corporation (Philippines) |
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Earthquake in Java, Indonesia (2006)
| Detail |
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| Date |
May 27, 2006 |
| Epicentre |
Yogyakarta on the southern side of the island of Java, Indonesia |
| Magnitude |
6.2 |
| Casualties |
42,000+ |
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| Donation Volume |
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| 186,560 pieces |
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| Member(s) Who Shipped Products |
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| Indofood (Indonesia), Nissin Mas |
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Earthquake in Pakistan (2005)
| Detail |
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| Date |
October 8, 2005 |
| Epicentre |
Muzaffarabad, Pakistan |
| Magnitude |
7.6 |
| Casualties |
180,000+ |
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| Donation Volume |
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| 107,730 pieces |
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| Products were shipped by |
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| Nestle (Malaysia) |
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Hurricane Katrina & Rita (2005)
| Detail |
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| Hurricane Katrina |
| Formed |
August 23, 2005 |
| Dissipated |
August 31, 2005 |
| Areas affected |
Louisiana (especially Greater New Orleans), Mississippi, Alabama in USA |
| Fatalities |
1,836 total |
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| Hurricane Rita |
| Formed |
September 17, 2005 |
| Dissipated |
September 26, 2005 |
| Areas affected |
Texas in USA |
| Fatalities |
120 total |
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| Donation Volume |
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| 52,800 pieces |
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| Products were shipped by |
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Maruchan (USA)
Nissin Foods (USA) |
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Earthquake in Sumatra-Andaman & Tsunami in Indian Ocean (2004)
| Detail |
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| Date |
December 26, 2004 |
| Epicentre |
off the west coast of Sumatra, Indonesia |
| Magnitude |
9.3 |
| Casualties |
229,866 |
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| Donation Volume |
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| 182,476 pieces (Indonesia : 145,200 Thailand : 37,276) |
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| Products were shipped by |
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Indofood (Indonesia)
Saha Group (Thailand) |
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