Asia: Tsunami aid work under question

Some of the aid agencies operating in Asia after the tsunami disaster lack the skills needed, charity Oxfam says.

Exactly a month on, Oxfam praised the international response. But the agency also highlighted problems with the quality of the aid that had been given.

Millions were affected by the disaster, in which more than 280,000 people are believed to have died.

Of a “flash appeal” for $977m (£522m) requested by the UN for immediate emergency operations, $775m has been received, according to the UN’s Office for Co-ordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).