Category - earthquake

Mennonites assist with ongoing China relief efforts

agency reporter — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 07:55:30 +0000

Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) and Mennonite Partners in China (MPC) have jointly provided resources to support the relief work of churches in Sichuan and the aid work of The Amity Foundation, a Chinese humanitarian organization.

World Vision prioritises needs of children following China quake

agency reporter — Thu, 22 May 2008 08:11:34 +0000

Christian development agency World Vision says that it is prioritising children in the aftermath of the earthquake in China. More than 4.8 million people were made homeless after the earthquake destroyed homes and flattened schools.

Christian Aid backs the work of Amity in quake-hit China

agency reporter — Sun, 18 May 2008 00:27:34 +0000

The UK-based international developement agency Christian Aid is responding to the huge magnitude earthquake that hit China’s Sichuan province on 12 May through the work of the Amity Foundation, a recognised NGO.

Churches in China mobilise in support of earthquake victims

Ecumenical News International — Sat, 17 May 2008 23:18:16 +0000

Christian communities in mainland China and Hong Kong, both Protestant and Catholic, have been offering practical support and prayers to victims in Sichuan, who have suffered a devastating earthquake, China's worst in 30 years,

Chinese churches and NGOs respond to earthquake crisis

agency reporter — Wed, 14 May 2008 00:22:51 +0000

Chinese churches and Christian agencies, as well as the government and army, have begun responding to the recent earthquake. The quake, measuring 7.9 on the Richter scale, has devastated a region west of the provincial capital Chengdu.

China reeling from largest earthquake in 30 years

agency reporter — Tue, 13 May 2008 04:23:10 +0000

The most powerful earthquake to hit China in 30 years, registered at a magnitude of 7.9, has killed at least 10,000 people in the south-western Sichuan province, with thousands more trapped and injured, says the BBC and news agencies.

Churches back relief efforts in quake-hit Great Lakes region of Africa

agency reporter — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 07:31:49 +0000

As part of a global coalition of church bodies, Christian Aid is working with the UN to assess the needs of the people of East Africa's Great Lakes region after it was struck by a major earthquake leaving 39 people dead.

Earthquakes hit Great Lakes region of Africa

staff writers — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 00:01:51 +0000

Regional and international staff working for major church agencies involved in the region are consulting about relief interventions in the immediate aftermath of a series of quakes in Africa's Great Lakes area.

Aid agencies leave for Sumatra

staff writers — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 06:33:32 +0000

Relief teams from aid agencies in the UK have left to assess the impact of a series of massive quakes that rocked Sumatra’s west coast and led to tsunami warnings being issued across the Indian Ocean.

Christian Aid pledge to earthquake survivors in Peru

staff writers — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 05:52:54 +0000

Christian Aid is sending £50,000 to local partner organisations in Ica, one of the regions most badly affected by the 8.0 magnitude quake which struck off the coast of Peru on 15 August 2007, claiming 500 lives and leaving thousands homeless.