Earthquake update
CHILE
· Feb. 27th, an 8.8 earthquake struck southern Chile (500 times the power of quake that hit Haiti)
· Over 500 dead in Chile
· 500,000 homes damaged, 2 million affected (mostly coastline because of the Tsunami)
· International Support: $13 million for non-food for 10,000 families, shelter for 10,000 more families, healthcare for 90,000 people
· American Red Cross has contributed $500,000 and continues to collect donations, also sending water buckets, tarps, hygiene kits, and specialists from Panama
HAITI
· Relief materials have been distributed to 400,000 people
· Supplied food to over one million people for a month
· Distributed 30 million liters of clean drinking water
· Built 600 latrines
· Vaccinated 100,000 people (and plan to vaccinate 100,000 more)
· Distributed 1700 units of blood with the Pan American Health Organization
· Treated 33,000 people at Hospitals
· 23 million text messages have been sent by Haitians relaying messages to family abroad
· 28000 registered on the Family Links Program
· Deployed 600 international Red Cross responders to Haiti

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1-800-696-3873.
Hours of operation: 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
and 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm, M-F.

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