Chile Earthquakes: Statement (Feb. 27)

27/02/2010

Ottawa, ON (February 27, 2010) HUMANITARIAN COALITION member agencies, CARE Canada, Oxfam Canada, Oxfam-Québec and Save the Children Canada, are all carefully monitoring the situation in Chile following the recent earthquakes and preparing appropriate humanitarian relief activities.

In this complex and rapidly evolving crisis, HUMANITARIAN COALITION member agencies are determining how they can best provide assistance, including urgently needed food, water and medical supplies. Though total estimates vary, many thousands of Chileans are known to be directly affected by the damage caused following the recent earthquakes.

Member agencies are carrying out assessments across the region and will be revising their response plans as the situation evolves. In the next few days the information from these assessments will determine the types of programs and scale of funding support that will be required to assist those affected by this crisis.

For more information, please contact the member agencies at the coordinates in the right hand column.