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Chile Earthquake - News Release - March 2, 2010 Habitat for Humanity Responds in Chile Habitat for Humanity Canada will be mobilizing resources to address shelter solutions for low-income families affected by the 8.8-magnitude earthquake which struck Chile on February 27, 2010.
 Residents recover their belongings from their home in Talca after Chile's major earthquake.
Reuters/Mariana Bazo, courtesy www.alertnet.org
The earthquake left more than 1,000 people dead and missing in the central regions of Biobío, Maule, Metropolitan Santiago and Valparaíso where Habitat for Humanity Chile has regional offices and currently builds homes. A report from the Ministry of Housing indicates that more than 1,500,000 homes suffered some damage, and over 500,000 homes suffered serious structural damage. Your Help is Needed
Our ability to respond effectively to this disaster will require support from donors, volunteers, churches, corporate partners and other community organizations. Please make a tax-deductible donation today to help families rebuild and repair homes.
  A resident observes the remains of the
San Francisco de Curico church in Curico.
Reuters/Eliseo Fernandez, courtesy www.alertnet.org
Habitat for Humanity Chile's Role
Habitat for Humanity Chile has provided more than 3,500 families with adequate housing since 1998 and has extensive training in disaster response. Habitat Chile’s team is currently evaluating the damage to homes in the most affected areas of Chile. We are happy to report that all Habitat-built homes in the Metropolitan Santiago and Valparaíso regions appear to have withstood the earthquake. Habitat Chile’s initial focus will be on the city of Talca in Maule - one of the most affected zones - to evaluate the damage and establish intervention priorities. In the capital city of Santiago many building have suffered superficial damage, but few have suffered serious structural damage.  Children sit on a mattress at a make-shift camp in Talca, Chile. Habitat for Humanity Response
 Earthquake victims lie in beds in a field hospital set up after the earthquake destroyed a large swath of the coastline of southern Chile, in Talca.
How You Can Help
Habitat for Humanity Chile requests your financial support on an urgent basis, and will also be receiving Global Village volunteers. Please donate now! To make a donation, please click here to support Habitat’s efforts to rebuild in Chile.  A family gathers outside their home in Constitucion, destroyed by Chile's major earthquake.
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