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Chile Earthquake Death Toll, Disaster Relief & Charity Effort

by Sudha Krishna | February 27, 2010 at 03:17 pm

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Chile Earthquake Death Toll: 795

The Chile Earthquake Death Toll is climber higher every day as the full scope of the death and destruction caused by the earthquake and corresponding Tsunami becomes more clear

The Chilean government confirmed 795 people had been killed in the quake, and a further 2 million made homeless, but many more, including tourists camping on the coast are thought to have been dragged into the Pacific Ocean by the 40ft-high tsunami that followed.

Survivor accounts and statements from Chilean police suggest the final death toll of the tsunami could be in the hundreds.

Earlier Chile Earthquake Death Toll Figures

The Chile Earthquake Death Toll has hit at least 214 while disaster and charity relief efforts kick in. The 8.8 Magnitude earthquake his central Chile is causing widespread damage leaving hundreds dead and triggering Tsunami warnings for much of the Pacific from Hawaii in the South to British Columbia in the north Pacific.

The Chilean government, which declared a state of "national catastrophe", put the death toll at 147 people. Chile later reported put the toll, unofficially at 214. There were also unconfirmed reports of tsunami-related deaths on the sparsely-populated Juan Fernandez islands, off Chile's 2,700-mile long coastline.

Chile Earthquake and Tsusami Stories

The American Red Cross is responding to the Chile Earthquake through its regional disaster response center in Panama meanwhile it is preparing for the impending Hawaii Tsunami too that is expect to hit Hawaii late Saturday

The American Red Cross is coordinating with the state of Hawaii and the federal government to ensure an appropriate response to the impending tsunami that is expected to strike Hawaii later in the day Saturday. The local Red Cross chapter is readying volunteers and supplies in Hawaii to support any response that may be needed.

For Chile, other non-profits including Oxfam, Save The Children and Doctors Without Borders are sending initial response teams.

The team from Argentina--composed of a doctor, a logistician and a nurse--should arrive Saturday night to the capital of the country, Santiago de Chile, crossing through the neighboring Argentine province of Mendoza.

For the moment, MSF doesn’t have further direct information of the current situation in the most affected areas, but a staff member of MSF is already in Santiago and compiling information.

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at 16:49 on February 27th, 2010

Very good information. Thanks.

Uwe Paschen

at 17:02 on February 27th, 2010

Every one in good health and off sound mind, should be trained in disaster relief and first aid as well as registered as a volunteer with disaster relief organisations such as the Red Cross.

We should make this a mandatory civil service for all over 18 years of age.

jasneet

at 13:18 on February 28th, 2010

The death toll has risen to above 700 now

Crisis Response (not verified)

at 10:12 on March 2nd, 2010

President Obama proclaims March to be Red Cross month. Now is the time to create awareness for Chile quake victims and Haiti earthquake survivors. The earthquake death toll in 2010 is at new heights. Volunteers across the world are extending their reach to donate supplies and funds to humanitarian relief efforts. Medicine, materials, generators, fuel and clean water are what people need most.

Generosity is what drives us. chiledisasterrelief.com