2010년 4월 5일 월요일

Haiti - Earthquake

An earthquake measuring 7.3 on the Richter scale struck Haiti on 12 January. It has primarily affected the capital Port-au-Prince and other areas in the West Province which has an estimated population of 2.2 million.

Thousands of Haitian Red Cross volunteers and hundreds of Red Cross and Red Crescent staff from other countries continue their work to help the country heal.

More than 4,850 tonnes of Red Cross Red Crescent aid and 21 emergency response units (ERUs) have been mobilized.

Red Cross Red Crescent emergency appeal seeks 218.4 million Swiss francs (203.5 million USD/149 million euro) to assist 300,000 people for three years.

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