Chile Earthquake Response

 

CRWRC Newsroom | February 27, 2010

 

When a devastating 8.8 earthquake hit the coast of Chile early this morning, Pacific tsunami warning signals put in place after the catastrophic 2004 Asia Tsunami sounded just a few moments later. The quake, the worst in Chile in 50 years, is causing tidal waves that are expected to continue to slam into several coastal areas this afternoon from Hawaii to New Zealand. Several hundred are known to be killed, with the death toll expected to continue to rise when communication channels improve.

 

The Christian Reformed World Relief Committee (CRWRC) has opened a fund to accept donations for an emergency response to the Chile earthquake. The organization will work with partners and networks on the ground in Chile as funding channels while considering plans for an organizational response.

 

CRWRC mounted an $11 million response to the Asia tsunami in 2004, providing immediate, emergency food, water, shelter, and non-food items. The organization just completed long-term rehabilitation and reconstruction projects on hard-hit Banda Aceh in June, 2009.

 

The initiating earthquake and resulting, multi-faced tsunami could displace and possibly leave homeless much of the surviving population where these disasters hit,” CRWRC director Andrew Ryskamp said this morning. “CRWRC has the expertise and networks to provide effective and immediate relief in this type of devastating disaster.”

 

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Checks marked "Chile Earthquake 2010" can be sent to

 

CRWRC-US
2850 Kalamazoo Ave SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49560
Ph: 1-800-55-CRWRC

CRWRC-Canada
3475 Mainway
P.O. Box 5070 STN LCD 1
Burlington, Ontario, L7R 3Y8
Ph: 1-800-730-3490