notes: UPDATE FROM THE WEBSITE: Thursday 04 March 2010 ShelterBox Response Team arrive in Chile A three-person ShelterBox Response Team (SRT) has arrived in Chile after a massive earthquake rocked the country last weekend. They had to travel through Argentina and across the Andes in order to reach Chile’s capital Santiago and are now pulling out all the stops to establish where ShelterBoxes are most needed. The team, consisting of Pat Prendergast (UK), Tom Lay (UK) and Traci Oliver (US) have met with Rotary contacts and government officials in Santiago. They will be travelling south to Concepcion and the worst affected areas tomorrow (Friday, March 5). Concepcion is Chile’s second largest city and was nearest to the quake’s epicentre. Speaking at the time of the team’s arrival in Santiago, Pat said: ‘From all the reports we’ve heard there’s an absolute crying need for shelter in Concepcion and areas along the coast which have been largely overlooked.’ The team’s contacts in Chile told them that the Iloca region, on Chile’s coast, was hit by a tsunami after the earthquake. The tsunami reached three miles inland in some areas causing widespread damage and destruction. The SRT will be visiting the area as soon as they travel south towards Concepcion, a twelve hour drive from Santiago. 448 ShelterBoxes have already been committed to Chile and more look set to follow. If you can help support ShelterBox’s work around the world in any way great or small, please visit the donation page on the website. --------------------------------------------------------- FROM RELIEFWEB: ShelterBox responds to Chile earthquake Source: ShelterBox Date: 27 Feb 2010 International disaster relief charity ShelterBox is responding to the news of destruction in Chile which has been hit by a massive earthquake. An initial ShelterBox Response Team (SRT) is currently preparing to mobilise with two SRT members from the UK and one from the US. The 8.8 magnitude quake struck southern Chile at 0643 GMT on Saturday, February 26, and triggered a tsunami alert in large parts of Latin America and beyond. It caused buildings to collapse in the Chilean capital, Santiago, 200 miles from the epicentre. Hundreds of people are feared dead while thousands of people have been left homeless. ShelterBox General Manager Lasse Petersen said: 'ShelterBox will respond quickly where needed, as the unfolding news becomes clearer and the scale of need is confirmed. A ShelterBox team is preparing to mobilise at the earliest opportunity. Our thoughts go out to the people who have been affected by this disaster.' Chile's second-largest city, Concepcion, just 75 miles from the epicentre, is likely to be the worst affected, with more than 200,000 people living along the Bio Bio river. The initial earthquake was followed by two aftershocks measuring 6.9 and 5.5 in magnitude A tsunami warning has been extended across the Pacific rim, including most of Central and South America and as far as Australia and Antarctica. The quake is Chile's largest in 25 years and Chile's president Michelle Bachelet has declared a 'state of catastrophe' in the country. About ShelterBox ShelterBox is an international disaster relief charity specialising in emergency shelter provision. Humanitarian aid is delivered in iconic green ShelterBoxes. Each one contains a disaster relief tent for up to 10 people, a stove, blankets and other items essential for survival. ShelterBox responds to disaster as quickly as possible with the aim of helping the people who are most in need. Every box is individually numbered and can be tracked by donors. Each box costs £490 – including the cost of all materials, packing, storage, transport worldwide and distribution to the needy. Assuming six months' use, this equates to shelter and warmth for less than 30 pence per person per day. All aid delivery is undertaken by international volunteer ShelterBox Response Team members who have carried out extensive training with ShelterBox. We are often able to get aid where it is needed faster than any other organisation. An initiative of Rotarian Tom Henderson OBE, a former Royal Navy search and rescue diver, ShelterBox started in 2000 as a project of the Rotary Club of Helston-Lizard, Cornwall. ShelterBox, now the largest Rotary Club project in the world, has responded to disasters including the Haiti Earthquake, Indian Ocean Tsunami, Hurricane Katrina and Cyclone Nargis in Myanmar (Burma). In 2010, ShelterBox is celebrating its tenth anniversary. -> FROM THE SITE: Friday 26 March 2010 ShelterBox gets aid to remote areas in Chile ShelterBox getting aid to hardest to reach areas in Chile ShelterBox Response Teams (SRT) in earthquake-hit Chile have been delivering emergency shelter to remote communities across a huge geographical area. The 8.8-magnitude quake that struck the South American country a month ago caused widespread destruction in dozens of towns and villages and triggered a tsunami which ravaged a large section of the Chilean coast. A SRT made up of Jessica Stanton, Andy Green, Sallie Buck and Malcolm Shead (all UK) has been delivering disaster relief tents and life-saving supplies for up to 10,000 people in four different regions of southern Chile. The massive area stretches from Iloca, north of the worst-affected city Concepcion, to Lebu on the coast, and measures an estimated 40,000 square kilometers – roughly the size of the Netherlands. Jessica Stanton, ShelterBox Operations Coordinator and Team Leader in Chile, said: ‘This deployment has been by far the most complex I’ve experienced. The effects of the disaster are split across such an enormous area. It was one of the biggest earthquakes ever with some communities hit by the earthquake and others by the subsequent tsunami. Every town we are going to is in a critical state but we have to ensure the 1,000 tents we have on the ground go to those most in need. ‘Yesterday we gave a box to a large family where the mother was just three days away from giving birth and her older baby had bronchitis. They had been living in a greenhouse with no proper floor and because it’s so hot and dusty it was making the baby’s condition worse. They were very emotional when they received the ShelterBox and everybody just burst out crying.’ 'Unbelievably resilient' The team has been working with the NGO, Un Techo Para Chile, consignee Adelphos, logistics firm Goodyear and Rotary clubs, Scouts and fire services to ensure aid is distributed. A fifth ShelterBox Response Team member, Peter Leach (UK), has been based in Santiago assisting with customs and logistics. ShelterBoxes have so far been given out to people who have lost their homes in Retiro, Parral, Cauquenes, Chanco and Copihue. Along the coast, Talcahuano, Lebu and Coronle have also received ShelterBox aid. Andy Green said: ‘Shelterbox has been working in some of the hardest to reach places in rural Chile near the epicentre of the earthquake. We are the first organisation to be operating in the rural areas around some of the towns and villages. ‘The small town of Retiro was one of the worst affected places and a huge distance away from any major routes. We have been working with the Retiro scouts and Retiro fire bridage to work in areas that have not received aid.’ Aid recipient Sara Norambvena ,70, said: ‘I never thought I would lose my house. Thanks to ShelterBox I have a place now to spend the winter that is coming. I have seven grandchildren that I look after and now having these two tents means we will be safe. Shelterbox is the first aid we have seen since the earthquake. We are so happy we have not been forgotten.’ Jessica added: ‘Down on the coast, such as in Talcahuano, we delivered boxes to families who had been living under plastic sheeting in really cramped conditions. The rains are due imminently and once they start, the whole situation will become a million times worse. 'In more urban areas such as Parral, there is a lot less space and with all the buildings made of mud and sand, the earthquake turned the whole town into rubble. In the old mining town of Coronle, houses built on top of mining tunnels which have collapsed have caused the houses to slip downhill. And in the fishing town of Lebu, people have not only lost their homes but also their livelihoods. 'The Chilean people are unbelievably resilient and are really pulling together.’ --------------------------------------- UPDATE FROM THE WEBSITE: Thursday 04 March 2010 ShelterBox Response Team arrive in Chile A three-person ShelterBox Response Team (SRT) has arrived in Chile after a massive earthquake rocked the country last weekend. They had to travel through Argentina and across the Andes in order to reach Chile’s capital Santiago and are now pulling out all the stops to establish where ShelterBoxes are most needed. The team, consisting of Pat Prendergast (UK), Tom Lay (UK) and Traci Oliver (US) have met with Rotary contacts and government officials in Santiago. They will be travelling south to Concepcion and the worst affected areas tomorrow (Friday, March 5). Concepcion is Chile’s second largest city and was nearest to the quake’s epicentre. Speaking at the time of the team’s arrival in Santiago, Pat said: ‘From all the reports we’ve heard there’s an absolute crying need for shelter in Concepcion and areas along the coast which have been largely overlooked.’ The team’s contacts in Chile told them that the Iloca region, on Chile’s coast, was hit by a tsunami after the earthquake. The tsunami reached three miles inland in some areas causing widespread damage and destruction. The SRT will be visiting the area as soon as they travel south towards Concepcion, a twelve hour drive from Santiago. 448 ShelterBoxes have already been committed to Chile and more look set to follow. If you can help support ShelterBox’s work around the world in any way great or small, please visit the donation page on the website. --------------------------------------------------------- FROM RELIEFWEB: ShelterBox responds to Chile earthquake Source: ShelterBox Date: 27 Feb 2010 International disaster relief charity ShelterBox is responding to the news of destruction in Chile which has been hit by a massive earthquake. An initial ShelterBox Response Team (SRT) is currently preparing to mobilise with two SRT members from the UK and one from the US. The 8.8 magnitude quake struck southern Chile at 0643 GMT on Saturday, February 26, and triggered a tsunami alert in large parts of Latin America and beyond. It caused buildings to collapse in the Chilean capital, Santiago, 200 miles from the epicentre. Hundreds of people are feared dead while thousands of people have been left homeless. ShelterBox General Manager Lasse Petersen said: 'ShelterBox will respond quickly where needed, as the unfolding news becomes clearer and the scale of need is confirmed. A ShelterBox team is preparing to mobilise at the earliest opportunity. Our thoughts go out to the people who have been affected by this disaster.' Chile's second-largest city, Concepcion, just 75 miles from the epicentre, is likely to be the worst affected, with more than 200,000 people living along the Bio Bio river. The initial earthquake was followed by two aftershocks measuring 6.9 and 5.5 in magnitude A tsunami warning has been extended across the Pacific rim, including most of Central and South America and as far as Australia and Antarctica. The quake is Chile's largest in 25 years and Chile's president Michelle Bachelet has declared a 'state of catastrophe' in the country. About ShelterBox ShelterBox is an international disaster relief charity specialising in emergency shelter provision. Humanitarian aid is delivered in iconic green ShelterBoxes. Each one contains a disaster relief tent for up to 10 people, a stove, blankets and other items essential for survival. ShelterBox responds to disaster as quickly as possible with the aim of helping the people who are most in need. Every box is individually numbered and can be tracked by donors. Each box costs £490 – including the cost of all materials, packing, storage, transport worldwide and distribution to the needy. Assuming six months' use, this equates to shelter and warmth for less than 30 pence per person per day. All aid delivery is undertaken by international volunteer ShelterBox Response Team members who have carried out extensive training with ShelterBox. We are often able to get aid where it is needed faster than any other organisation. An initiative of Rotarian Tom Henderson OBE, a former Royal Navy search and rescue diver, ShelterBox started in 2000 as a project of the Rotary Club of Helston-Lizard, Cornwall. ShelterBox, now the largest Rotary Club project in the world, has responded to disasters including the Haiti Earthquake, Indian Ocean Tsunami, Hurricane Katrina and Cyclone Nargis in Myanmar (Burma). In 2010, ShelterBox is celebrating its tenth anniversary.

town: -> Concepcion, Iloca Region
notes: FROM RELIEFWEB: ShelterBox responds to Chile earthquake Source: ShelterBox Date: 27 Feb 2010 International disaster relief charity ShelterBox is responding to the news of destruction in Chile which has been hit by a massive earthquake. An initial ShelterBox Response Team (SRT) is currently preparing to mobilise with two SRT members from the UK and one from the US. The 8.8 magnitude quake struck southern Chile at 0643 GMT on Saturday, February 26, and triggered a tsunami alert in large parts of Latin America and beyond. It caused buildings to collapse in the Chilean capital, Santiago, 200 miles from the epicentre. Hundreds of people are feared dead while thousands of people have been left homeless. ShelterBox General Manager Lasse Petersen said: 'ShelterBox will respond quickly where needed, as the unfolding news becomes clearer and the scale of need is confirmed. A ShelterBox team is preparing to mobilise at the earliest opportunity. Our thoughts go out to the people who have been affected by this disaster.' Chile's second-largest city, Concepcion, just 75 miles from the epicentre, is likely to be the worst affected, with more than 200,000 people living along the Bio Bio river. The initial earthquake was followed by two aftershocks measuring 6.9 and 5.5 in magnitude A tsunami warning has been extended across the Pacific rim, including most of Central and South America and as far as Australia and Antarctica. The quake is Chile's largest in 25 years and Chile's president Michelle Bachelet has declared a 'state of catastrophe' in the country. About ShelterBox ShelterBox is an international disaster relief charity specialising in emergency shelter provision. Humanitarian aid is delivered in iconic green ShelterBoxes. Each one contains a disaster relief tent for up to 10 people, a stove, blankets and other items essential for survival. ShelterBox responds to disaster as quickly as possible with the aim of helping the people who are most in need. Every box is individually numbered and can be tracked by donors. Each box costs £490 – including the cost of all materials, packing, storage, transport worldwide and distribution to the needy. Assuming six months' use, this equates to shelter and warmth for less than 30 pence per person per day. All aid delivery is undertaken by international volunteer ShelterBox Response Team members who have carried out extensive training with ShelterBox. We are often able to get aid where it is needed faster than any other organisation. An initiative of Rotarian Tom Henderson OBE, a former Royal Navy search and rescue diver, ShelterBox started in 2000 as a project of the Rotary Club of Helston-Lizard, Cornwall. ShelterBox, now the largest Rotary Club project in the world, has responded to disasters including the Haiti Earthquake, Indian Ocean Tsunami, Hurricane Katrina and Cyclone Nargis in Myanmar (Burma). In 2010, ShelterBox is celebrating its tenth anniversary. -> UPDATE FROM THE WEBSITE: Thursday 04 March 2010 ShelterBox Response Team arrive in Chile A three-person ShelterBox Response Team (SRT) has arrived in Chile after a massive earthquake rocked the country last weekend. They had to travel through Argentina and across the Andes in order to reach Chile’s capital Santiago and are now pulling out all the stops to establish where ShelterBoxes are most needed. The team, consisting of Pat Prendergast (UK), Tom Lay (UK) and Traci Oliver (US) have met with Rotary contacts and government officials in Santiago. They will be travelling south to Concepcion and the worst affected areas tomorrow (Friday, March 5). Concepcion is Chile’s second largest city and was nearest to the quake’s epicentre. Speaking at the time of the team’s arrival in Santiago, Pat said: ‘From all the reports we’ve heard there’s an absolute crying need for shelter in Concepcion and areas along the coast which have been largely overlooked.’ The team’s contacts in Chile told them that the Iloca region, on Chile’s coast, was hit by a tsunami after the earthquake. The tsunami reached three miles inland in some areas causing widespread damage and destruction. The SRT will be visiting the area as soon as they travel south towards Concepcion, a twelve hour drive from Santiago. 448 ShelterBoxes have already been committed to Chile and more look set to follow. If you can help support ShelterBox’s work around the world in any way great or small, please visit the donation page on the website. --------------------------------------------------------- FROM RELIEFWEB: ShelterBox responds to Chile earthquake Source: ShelterBox Date: 27 Feb 2010 International disaster relief charity ShelterBox is responding to the news of destruction in Chile which has been hit by a massive earthquake. An initial ShelterBox Response Team (SRT) is currently preparing to mobilise with two SRT members from the UK and one from the US. The 8.8 magnitude quake struck southern Chile at 0643 GMT on Saturday, February 26, and triggered a tsunami alert in large parts of Latin America and beyond. It caused buildings to collapse in the Chilean capital, Santiago, 200 miles from the epicentre. Hundreds of people are feared dead while thousands of people have been left homeless. ShelterBox General Manager Lasse Petersen said: 'ShelterBox will respond quickly where needed, as the unfolding news becomes clearer and the scale of need is confirmed. A ShelterBox team is preparing to mobilise at the earliest opportunity. Our thoughts go out to the people who have been affected by this disaster.' Chile's second-largest city, Concepcion, just 75 miles from the epicentre, is likely to be the worst affected, with more than 200,000 people living along the Bio Bio river. The initial earthquake was followed by two aftershocks measuring 6.9 and 5.5 in magnitude A tsunami warning has been extended across the Pacific rim, including most of Central and South America and as far as Australia and Antarctica. The quake is Chile's largest in 25 years and Chile's president Michelle Bachelet has declared a 'state of catastrophe' in the country. About ShelterBox ShelterBox is an international disaster relief charity specialising in emergency shelter provision. Humanitarian aid is delivered in iconic green ShelterBoxes. Each one contains a disaster relief tent for up to 10 people, a stove, blankets and other items essential for survival. ShelterBox responds to disaster as quickly as possible with the aim of helping the people who are most in need. Every box is individually numbered and can be tracked by donors. Each box costs £490 – including the cost of all materials, packing, storage, transport worldwide and distribution to the needy. Assuming six months' use, this equates to shelter and warmth for less than 30 pence per person per day. All aid delivery is undertaken by international volunteer ShelterBox Response Team members who have carried out extensive training with ShelterBox. We are often able to get aid where it is needed faster than any other organisation. An initiative of Rotarian Tom Henderson OBE, a former Royal Navy search and rescue diver, ShelterBox started in 2000 as a project of the Rotary Club of Helston-Lizard, Cornwall. ShelterBox, now the largest Rotary Club project in the world, has responded to disasters including the Haiti Earthquake, Indian Ocean Tsunami, Hurricane Katrina and Cyclone Nargis in Myanmar (Burma). In 2010, ShelterBox is celebrating its tenth anniversary.
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status: Open -> Standby

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mission: We instantly respond to earthquake, volcano, flood, hurricane, cyclone, tsunami or conflict by delivering boxes of aid. Each box supplies an extended family of up to 10 people with a tent and lifesaving equipment to use while they are displaced or homeless. The contents are tailored depending on the nature and location of the disaster, with great care taken sourcing every item to ensure it is robust enough to be of lasting value. The cost of a box is £490, including delivery direct to those who need it. Each box bears its own unique number so as a donor you can track your box all the way to its recipient country via the website Highly trained ShelterBox Response Teams distribute boxes on the ground, working closely with local organisations, international aid agencies and Rotary clubs worldwide. Since its inception in 2000, ShelterBox has firmly established itself at the forefront of international disaster relief, providing emergency shelter for the people who need it most on every continent. -> We instantly respond to earthquake, volcano, flood, hurricane, cyclone, tsunami or conflict by delivering boxes of aid. Each box supplies an extended family of up to 10 people with a tent and lifesaving equipment to use while they are displaced or homeless. The contents are tailored depending on the nature and location of the disaster, with great care taken sourcing every item to ensure it is robust enough to be of lasting value. The cost of a box is £490, including delivery direct to those who need it. Each box bears its own unique number so as a donor you can track your box all the way to its recipient country via the website Highly trained ShelterBox Response Teams distribute boxes on the ground, working closely with local organisations, international aid agencies and Rotary clubs worldwide. Since its inception in 2000, ShelterBox has firmly established itself at the forefront of international disaster relief, providing emergency shelter for the people who need it most on every continent.

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mission: We instantly respond to earthquake, volcano, flood, hurricane, cyclone, tsunami or conflict by delivering boxes of aid. Each box supplies an extended family of up to 10 people with a tent and lifesaving equipment to use while they are displaced or homeless. The contents are tailored depending on the nature and location of the disaster, with great care taken sourcing every item to ensure it is robust enough to be of lasting value. The cost of a box is £490, including delivery direct to those who need it. Each box bears its own unique number so as a donor you can track your box all the way to its recipient country via the website Highly trained ShelterBox Response Teams distribute boxes on the ground, working closely with local organisations, international aid agencies and Rotary clubs worldwide. Since its inception in 2000, ShelterBox has firmly established itself at the forefront of international disaster relief, providing emergency shelter for the people who need it most on every continent. -> We instantly respond to earthquake, volcano, flood, hurricane, cyclone, tsunami or conflict by delivering boxes of aid. Each box supplies an extended family of up to 10 people with a tent and lifesaving equipment to use while they are displaced or homeless. The contents are tailored depending on the nature and location of the disaster, with great care taken sourcing every item to ensure it is robust enough to be of lasting value. The cost of a box is £490, including delivery direct to those who need it. Each box bears its own unique number so as a donor you can track your box all the way to its recipient country via the website Highly trained ShelterBox Response Teams distribute boxes on the ground, working closely with local organisations, international aid agencies and Rotary clubs worldwide. Since its inception in 2000, ShelterBox has firmly established itself at the forefront of international disaster relief, providing emergency shelter for the people who need it most on every continent.