Informes

The Australian Government will contribute towards relief efforts following the devastating earthquake in Colombia. On behalf of all Australians I wish to extend the Government's sympathy to those affected by this disaster. The earthquake struck western Colombia on Monday and registered…

CHURCH WORLD SERVICE EMERGENCY RESPONSE OFFICE 35 Denominations & Communions Working Together to Meet Human Needs SITUATION: Wide-spread shortages of water, food and medicines were reported in earthquake-leveled western Colombia on Wednesday and hundreds remained buried in ruble. Officials were growing increasingly pessimistic that…

Bogota Drugs, medical-surgical material, clean water, blankets and shelter are the most urgent needs in the area of Armenia affected by the earthquake last Monday. Aid is arriving into the main cities. However, access to small towns is difficult…

United Nations agencies on the ground in Colombia are evaluating immediate food, health and medical needs in the wake of the devastating earthquake that struck the western part of the country earlier this week. According to preliminary reports from the UN…

Ref: OCHAGVA - 99/0008Colombia - Earthquake OCHA Geneva Situation Report No. 2 27 January 1999 Preliminary figures indicate 700 dead and 2,300 injured Situation 1. The United Nations Resident Coordinator in Colombia has informed OCHA that, according to preliminary consolidated figures…

Offers of assistance have been pouring into the Geneva headquarters of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies in the wake of Monday's severe earthquake in north-west Colombia. Already the International Federation has released 300,000 Swiss francs from…

A powerful earthquake struck areas of western Colombia on Monday, 25 January . The quake measured 6 on the Richter scale, and was followed by several strong aftershocks. The affected area is within a prosperous and mountainous coffee growing…

UNICEF today dispatched an emergency team to three districts in Colombia in the wake of the most disastrous earthquake in the country's modern history. UNICEF said its priority is to bring immediate assistance to an estimated 10,000 children who…

Ottawa -- Canada will provide humanitarian assistance to victims of the earthquake that shook western Colombia this week killing and injuring thousands, the Honourable Diane Marleau, Minister for International Cooperation and Minister responsible for La Francophonie announced today. "We are working…

Reported by Angela Bartel, World Vision Program Officer BOGOTA (1/27/99) - According to Colombian authorities, the death toll from a January 25 earthquake is confirmed at 700. But that number is expected to rise to at least 1,500 as additional bodies…