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Uncategorized Saturday, January 16th, 2010
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Haiti earthquake
Powerful earthquake hits Haiti – Urgent help needed
On January 12, 2010 a 7.0 magnitude earthquake, followed by several powerful aftershocks, struck off the western coast of Haiti, causing buildings to collapse in Port au Prince and chaos as people fled the damage. It is estimated that 3 million people have been affected and 200,000 left homeless.
Red Cross response
The Red Cross response was immediate, today hundreds of local volunteers continue to work around the clock to assist thousands in need or humanitarian aid.
The Canadian Red Cross has mobilized to support the work of our sister National Society the Haitian Red Cross. In addition to financial assistance and emergency supplies the Red Cross has deployed 12 trained emergency response workers. Canadian Red Cross continues to send additional supports to Haiti as needed.
Our work in Canada
In Canada, local Red Cross volunteers in collaboration with the Government of Quebec are assisting earthquake survivors as they return home. This work includes reuniting families and ensuring people have a safe and warm place to sleep.
Contacting family in Haiti
Friends and relatives in Canada seeking information on Canadian citizens believed to be in Haiti should contact the Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada’s Emergency Operations Centre by calling 1-800-387-3124 If you are searching for a family member from Haiti please click here to learn more about how the Red Cross is helping to reunite families separated by the earthquake.
How you can help
The needs in Haiti are great and your support is urgently needed. Please give generously. Canadians who wish to give may to support relief efforts in Haiti may do so by donating online, by calling toll-free 1-800-418-1111 or by visiting any Red Cross office.
Double your impact! – The Government of Canada will match dollar for dollar the contributions of individual Canadians to eligible Canadian charitable organizations, such as the Canadian Red Cross, in support of humanitarian, recovery and reconstruction efforts in response to the earthquake in Haiti, up to a total of $50 million. Visit the Canadian International Development Agency website for more details.
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IN KIND DONATIONS Traveling to the area or in-kind donations of food, clothing and other items, while well intentioned, are not the best way to help those in need. There are tremendous processing and transportation costs involved in shipping these items to beneficiaries. Local purchases of food and clothing are more culturally appropriate and effective. Red Cross supplies can be purchased in the immediate area, thereby reducing transportation costs. Cash transfers to the affected region provide the optimum flexibility to our Red Cross colleagues so they can meet the most urgent needs.
Posted January 11, 2010/updated January 16, 2010
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on Jan 16, 2010. Filed under Uncategorized.
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