Oxfam’s response on the Earthquake in Panzhihua, Sichuan
Oxfam International Press Release
2 September 2008
HONG KONG: An earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter Scale hit Panzhihua in southwest Sichuan on Saturday, 30 August. Parts of Yunnan Province, which borders Sichuan, were also affected. According to the latest information, the death toll stands at 33, with 506 people injured. More than 250,000 houses are damaged and more than 150,000 people displaced.
The affected areas ofChuxiongzhou and Luquan, both in Yunnan, are two locations where Oxfam had previously been running anti-poverty projects.
OXFAM'S RESPONSE to the 30 AUGUST EARTHQUAKE
Yunnan:
Coordinating with the local government of Luquan County and starting to deliver relief items in Tanglang Village.Working with the Poverty Alleviation Offices of Yunnan and Chuxiongzhou to conduct needs assessments in Yongren, Yuanmou, Wuding and Dayao.
Sichuan:
lWorking with an organisation in Liangshanzhou and the local government of Huili County to conduct needs assessments, and starting to deliver relief items in Huili County, the epicentre of the earthquake
For more information or interviews, please contact:
ROI: Paul Dunphy, Media and Communications Executive, 01 635 0422, paul.dunphy [at] oxfamireland.org
NI: Phillip Graham, Media and Communications Officer, 028 9089 5959, phillip.graham [at] oxfamireland.org
Oxfam Ireland is an independent member of Oxfam International- a group of thirteen non-governmental agencies dedicated to fighting poverty and related injustice around the world.
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