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Safety a priority for survivors of China earthquake 
Aid workers and quake survivors are making safety a priority in quake-stricken Sichuan, where aftershocks, flooding and landslides continue to frighten people and pose risk to relief operations after a deadly earthquake struck southwest China.World Vision New Zealand has received generous support from around the country for the survivors in China, helping us to assist those affected to rebuild their lives. World Vision has been distributing food, blankets and tarpaulins for shelter to help with the immediate needs of surviors. To better equip children to cope with the ongoing stress of aftershocks, World Vision has also been running disaster preparedness activities in open areas. These activities help children understand how to identify risks and how they can better protect themselves during earthquakes, flooding and other natural disasters. World Vision aid workers continue to work under challenging conditions. “We work with communities and together face the same dangers – it is terrifying when the earth buckles due to an aftershock or when we have to evacuate areas where we are doing distributions due to threats of flooding. Last week a landslide blocked the road we were using to deliver our emergency supplies, furthering the challenge of getting aid through,” said World Vision aid worker in Qingchuan Office, Andrew Lok. The need in quake-affected Sichuan remains great. More than 45.6 million people have been affected and 5.2 million made homeless, according to government reports. As the number of dead and missing from the China earthquake reaches 88,000 people, World Vision plans to reach 350,000 survivors with immediate and long-term assistance over the next three years. Emergency and rehabilitation work will continue in Shifang and Mianzhu in Deyang City; and in Qingchuan, Yuanba, and Jiange in Guangyang City. |
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