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El Salvador Update

  Floods in La Libertad!  
     
 

Floods in El Salvador Threaten La Libertad Projects
In late November of 2009, El Salvador was hit with exceptional rainfall resulting in serious flooding in various regions including the La Libertad projects run by SimplyHelp.

The Mayor, citizens and former First Lady Dona Ely were all summoned to assist in the situation. Below are photos from the organized relief effort.

 
     
 

The people affected by the floods are still in need of relief and assistance. If you know of anyone that may want to contribute to the effort they can do it by sending donations or sending cash for the needed food and medicines that are in short supply. They can send it to the account 200647212, BANCO DE AMERICA CENTRAL, NAME: COMITE DE PROYECCION SOCIAL.

 
 
 

 

 

El Salvador Relief

What Is The Project? Click Here To See Photos Of This Project

The Simply Help Foundation delivered disaster relief in Usulutan in 2001, after an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.6 on the Richter Scale caused a major damage in El Salvador.

SimplyHelp Volunteers collected medicine, food and clothes and sent four full containers of 50 tons each, to the disaster area. Each container benefitted 5000 families

 

Why Is It Needed?  

El Salvador’s National Emergency Committee (COEN) reported 726 deaths, 4,421 injuries, 1,016,440 people affected, 74,955 houses destroyed, and 109,359 houses damaged. The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) estimated that 68,000 people had been evacuated, and that 60,000 people were living in temporary shelters.

 

Future Activities

The Simply Help Foundation will continue to assist victims of natural disasters in the future.