Emergency Response in the Wake of Peru’s Devastating Earthquake
Action Against Hunger Mobilizes an Emergency Team to Assess Water, Sanitation Needs
Madrid, Spain —
Following the Peruvian government’s call for emergency assistance, Action Against Hunger-Spain is sending a team of three representatives—an emergency coordinator, a logistician, and a water-and-sanitation technician—to areas most affected by the August 15th earthquake. Their objective is to execute a rapid assessment of needs related to water and sanitation in the areas most affected by the 7.9 magnitude earthquake that shook the coast of Peru on Wednesday, causing at least 450 deaths.
Senior External Relations Officer, ACF-USA
Contact James Phelan
Direct: 212-967-7800 x108
Cell: 646-265-7796
August 17, 2007
Madrid, Spain —
Following the Peruvian government’s call for emergency assistance, Action Against Hunger-Spain is sending a team of three representatives—an emergency coordinator, a logistician, and a water-and-sanitation technician—to areas most affected by the August 15th earthquake. Their objective is to execute a rapid assessment of needs related to water and sanitation in the areas most affected by the 7.9 magnitude earthquake that shook the coast of Peru on Wednesday, causing at least 450 deaths.
The three principal areas addressed by the Action Against Hunger team will be the level of damage to water infrastructure, the basic sanitary conditions of people who have lost their homes, and the potential for an outbreak of diseases related to water. The purpose of the survey is to make certain that when an emergency intervention is launched, it will meet the population’s needs as effectively as possible.
Action Against Hunger has received funding from the Spanish Agency for International Cooperation and from the Emergency Fund for Social Work of the bank Caja Madrid for these initial stages of mobilization. In short order, the team will identify the type of intervention that is necessary to assure that our assistance meets the basic needs of the most vulnerable people.
Toll Climbs in Peru, Areas Lack Water and Power (NYT)About Action Against Hunger
Action Against Hunger / Action Contre la Faim (ACF), an international relief and development organization committed to saving the lives of malnourished children and families, provides sustainable access to safe water and long-term solutions to hunger. For nearly three decades, ACF has pursued its vision of a world without hunger by combating hunger in emergency situations of conflict, natural disaster, and chronic food insecurity.Press Contact
Action Against Hunger - USA
James L. PhelanSenior External Relations Officer, ACF-USA
Contact James Phelan
Direct: 212-967-7800 x108
Cell: 646-265-7796
