Americares - 2010 Chile Earthquake
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- Mission
- AmeriCares is a nonprofit disaster relief and humanitarian aid organization which provides immediate response to emergency medical needs – and supports long-term humanitarian assistance programs – for all people around the world, irrespective of race, creed or political persuasion.
- Areas served
- Chile
- Service
- Temporary
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UPDATE FROM THE SITE:
As Chile's Earthquake Situation Worsens, AmeriCares Sends Relief
03/02/10
In earthquake-ravaged Chile, hundreds of people have been confirmed dead and 2 million men, women and children have been affected by the disaster. Many parts of the disaster zone remain inaccessible and a full picture of the devastation is just beginning to become clear. Chile’s President Michelle Bachelet has made a plea for international aid.
“AmeriCares rapid response team is coordinating the delivery of critical medicines and medical supplies to help earthquake survivors” says Christoph Gorder, AmeriCares Vice President of Emergency Response. “AmeriCares has $1.5 million in medical aid in the pipeline available for immediate Chile relief.”
AmeriCares relief efforts are focused on providing medical aid including antibiotics, infection control items and surgical equipment. With regard to health care, the most serious problems have occurred in southern Chile, where six hospitals collapsed and two others were damaged severely and left unable to function.
To help speed aid to survivors, AmeriCares is also working with partners in the region—Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia, Argentina and Colombia—to coordinate our response. Medicines, medical supplies and other humanitarian aid are expected to be delivered to local hospitals, clinics and other health care providers in the coming days.
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FROM THE SITE:
AmeriCares Responds to Chile Earthquake
February 27, 2010
An 8.8 strength earthquake struck early Saturday morning off the coast of Concepcion, Chile’s second largest city. Over 700 people were killed and 1.5 million homes were destroyed or damaged.
“AmeriCares is sending a rapid response team to help provide disaster relief in Chile,” says Christoph Gorder, Vice President of Emergency Response. “Medicines, medical supplies and other humanitarian aid are being readied for immediate shipment.”
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Currently, there are over 700 confirmed deaths and this number is expected to rise. Chile’s President Michelle Bachelethas declared a state of emergency. Search and rescue are underway to locate Chilean earthquake survivors.
Electricity and basic services are damaged, regional hospitals had suffered damage and some were evacuated. A major bridge connecting north-south of Chile reportedly damaged and inoperable now.
To help speed aid to survivors, AmeriCares is also working with our active partners in the region—Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia and Colombia—to coordinate our response.
Since 1989, AmeriCares has delivered over $16 million in medical and humanitarian donations to Chile. For over 25 years, AmeriCares has responded with emergency relief and lifesaving aid to catastrophic disasters around the world that have affected millions of families: from Hurricane Katrina in the U.S., the Tsunami in Southeast Asia, to deadly cholera outbreaks in Zimbabwe, to the January earthquake in Haiti - and now to the earthquake in Chile.