Our thoughts go out to the people of Chile as they recover from the massive 8.8 magnitude earthquake that hit them on Saturday, killing over 100 people, and triggering tsunami warnings across the Pacific, including Australia.
As with the Haiti disaster, Australian aid agencies have already launched their emergency relief teams to help on the ground.
"This quake won’t be the same as the January 12 earthquake in Haiti," said Madeline Wilson, Emergency Communications Specialist for World Vision, who is currently in the Dominican Republic after spending a month responding the earthquake in Haiti.
"Haiti was concentrated and that led to the challenge of tons of aid and hundreds of aid workers being sent into a small zone. This quake off the Chilean coast has potential to reach remote areas. It will take some time to assess the number of deaths and amount of damage.”
Since 1980, World Vision Chile has been implementing development projects reaching about 100,000 children and adults within the country's poorest, most marginalised communities, including a focus on education and microfinance opportunities for poor entrepreneurs.
Here's what you can do:
- Read more about the Chilean Earthquake and current emergencies World Vision is responding to.
- Donate to World Vision's Emergency Relief & Preparedness Fund.
- Read blogs from Emergency Relief Workers like Madeline Wilson - On the Ground in Haiti.
Images via The Boston Globe
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