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Santa Claus on the streets of Caracas

'Santa in the Streets' is an organization which provides assistance to needy people, mainly in the streets by giving away a moment of...

by Carlos Ramirez in Venezuela on 22/12/2010

For almost a week since the earthquake occurred in Chile, youngsters and college students have prepared provisions and organized themselves to distribute aid throughout the country. Chile. 05/03/2010. A ya casi una semana de ocurrido el terremoto en Chile, jovenes y universitarios preparan y organizan ayuda para distribuir por todo el pais.

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Aid to earthquake victims in Chile

DMTX. For almost a week since the earthquake occurred in Chile, youngsters and college students have prepared provisions and organized themselves to...

by Rodrigo Daniel Selles Ferres in Chile on 05/03/2010

Residents of Mexico City, government institutions and civilians, have collected over 780 tons of humanitarian aid for earthquake victims in Haiti. Mexico City, Mexico. 21/01/2010. Until today, Thursday January 21, residents of Mexico City, government institutions and civilians, have collected 780 tons of humanitarian aid for earthquake victims in Haiti. That informed the holder of the Cuauhtémoc, Agustin Torres, along with Secretary of Civil Protection of the Federal District, Elias Miguel Moreno Brizuela. In a brief press conference in front of the Metropolitan Cathedral, where there is a collection point for humanitarian aid that installed the city government, officials reported that the collection will be moved to the port of Veracruz and Navy ships will transfer the cargo from Mexico to Haiti. They noted that 20 employees of the Federal District are still doing rescue works, so far they have managed to rescue 17 people from the rubble. Oscar Roa, director general of the Department of Prevention of Civil Protection, said he visited Haiti after the earthquake and said there are many similarities between the events in that country and the 1985 earthquake which caused severe affectations in Mexico. All officials praised the solidarity of the capital. Next Saturday January 23 will close the collect organized by the government of Mexico City for the victims in Haiti. However, different organizations will continue sending aid through various institutions such as the Red Cross, the Haitian Embassy in Mexico, among others. During the afternoon, dozens of people arrived in cars or on foot to deliver bottled water, medicine, blankets, canned food, in order to help those affected by the earthquake. _______________________ Hasta el día de hoy, jueves 21 de enero, los habitantes de la Ciudad de México, instituciones gubernamentales y civiles, han recolectado 780 toneladas de ayuda humanitaria para los damnificados por el terremoto en Haití. Eso informó el titular de la delegación Cuauhtémoc, Agustín Torres, junto con el secretario de Protección Civil del Distrito Federal, Elías Miguel Moreno Brizuela. En una breve conferencia de prensa realizada frente a la Catedral Metropolitana, en donde se ubica el punto de recolección de ayuda humanitaria que instaló el gobierno de la ciudad, los funcionarios informaron que el acopio será trasladado al puerto de Veracruz para que buques de la Armada de México trasladen el cargamento a Haití. También señaló que 20 trabajadores del Distrito Federal continúan realizando labores de rescate; hasta el momento han logrado rescatar a 17 personas de los escombros. Óscar Roa, director general de Prevención de la Secretaría de Protección civil, comentó que él visitó Haití después del terremoto y dijo que existen muchas similitudes entre los hechos ocurridos en ese país y el sismo de 1985 que causó severas afectaciones en México. Todos los funcionarios elogiaron la solidaridad de los capitalinos. El próximo sábado 23 de enero se cerrará la colecta de acopio organizada por el gobierno de la Ciudad de México para los damnificados en Haití. No obstante, distintas organizaciones continuarán enviando ayuda a través de distintos medios, como la Cruz Roja, la embajada de Haití en México, entre otros. Durante la tarde, decenas de personas llegaron en vehículos o a pié para entregar agua embotellada, medicina, cobijas, alimentos enlatados, con la finalidad de ayudar a los afectados por el terremoto.

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Mexico City's solidarity for Haiti

DMTX. Residents of Mexico City, government institutions and civilians, have collected over 780 tons of humanitarian aid for earthquake victims in...

by Omar Franco Pérez Reyes in Mexico on 21/01/2010

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