THE CHURCH WORLD SERVICE: EMERGENCY RESPONSE PROGRAM
CWS SITUATION REPORT: CHINA EARTHQUAKE
JUNE 6, 2007


SITUATION: A 6.4-magnitude earthquake has caused the evacuation of at least 
180,000 persons in Ning*er County in China*s southern Yunnan Province.  The 
quake, the most serious in the region in nearly three decades, has caused at 
least three deaths and more than 300 injuries. More than 90,000 houses have 
collapsed and some 270,000 are damaged, according to state media reports.

Ning*er County is one of the poorest counties in China where most of the 
farmers live in houses constructed of wood and mud which are easily destroyed 
in an earthquake. Although more than 20,000 tents have been provided as part of 
immediate relief efforts, a large number of people remain homeless. There is 
also a serious lack of potable water and food in the affected areas, Action by 
Churches Together (ACT) International reports.


RESPONSE: CWS and other ACT members are supporting the efforts of the Amity 
Foundation, a long-time CWS partner. The CWS-supported response will include 
assistance to help meet the basic needs of 2,000 of the most vulnerable 
families rendered homeless and who have not received any help from the 
government or other agencies.

Amity plans to provide immediate assistance of rice, quilts and plastic 
sheeting to help meet the most urgent need of food and shelter. Assistance for 
reconstruction of 100 houses, two village schools and three irrigation systems 
is planned during the post-crisis phase.

A CWS-supported appeal will be forthcoming.

For further information about disasters to which Church World Service is 
responding please visit www.churchworldservice.org or call the CWS Hotline, 
(800) 297-1516.

CWS Emergency Response Program special contacts: (212) 870-3151
Program Director: dderr@churchworldservice.org
International: flumeya@churchworldservice.org
Domestic: lreedbrown@churchworldservice.org

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