Ve’ahavta is monitoring the situation on the ground in Chile following a devastating 8.8 magnitude earthquake on Saturday, February 27th. Nearly two million people have been affected by the earthquake in Chile, with close to a thousand feared dead or missing, several hundred Canadians among them. Thousands throughout the country have been displaced, sleeping on the streets out of fear of aftershocks.
Approximately 20,000 Jews live in Chile, more than half in the capital of Santiago. According to reports from the country, Jewish facilities were either lightly damaged or were largely unaffected. Ve’ahavta is accepting donations for Chile. Donations will be distributed through the Jewish Coalition for Disaster Relief (www.jdc.org/jcdr_main.html) to partner agencies which are providing crisis relief in Chile. For more information, please call 416-964-7698.
Earthquake in Chile
Ve’ahavta is monitoring the situation on the ground in Chile following a devastating 8.8 magnitude earthquake on Saturday, February 27th. Nearly two million people have been affected by the earthquake in Chile, with close to a thousand feared dead or missing, several hundred Canadians among them. Thousands throughout the country have been displaced, sleeping on the streets out of fear of aftershocks.
Approximately 20,000 Jews live in Chile, more than half in the capital of Santiago. According to reports from the country, Jewish facilities were either lightly damaged or were largely unaffected. Ve’ahavta is accepting donations for Chile. Donations will be distributed through the Jewish Coalition for Disaster Relief (www.jdc.org/jcdr_main.html) to partner agencies which are providing crisis relief in Chile. For more information, please call 416-964-7698.