Yushu Earthquake,
2183 people have been confirmed dead, 256 missing and 12,128 injured, of which 1,424 are severely injured, and more than 10,000 people are left homeless. Many believe that the death toll and numbers of injured to be much higher than what's been reported in the media. At this time of year, the temperature in Yushu often sinks to -25 Degree Celsius; under these freezing conditions, many people remain trapped under rubble, while thousands are still without basic needs.
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Yushu Earthquake Update 19th April 2010
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Casualty figures reported as of Sunday 19th April were 1,706 dead, 12,088 injured and many more missing. Almost all the buildings have either been destroyed or severely damaged, making the whole town uninhabitable. The entire population of some 100,000 people are now living in the open air without adequate shelter in freezing temperatures, below -0 Centigrade.
His Holiness the Dalai Lama is deeply saddened by the effects of the devastating earthquake and on 17th April he issued the following statement:
“I appeal to governments, international aid organisations and other agencies to extend whatever assistance they can to enable the families of those devastated by this tragedy to rebuild their lives.” DALAI LAMA
This morning (Monday 19th April), Tibet Foundation has sent the sum of 100,000RMB (approximately £10,000) to be used for the purchase and provision of any emergency needs of the Earthquake victims as part of our immediate relief work. Our field officer, Sonam Wangchuk, a retired Govt. official who was involved with the relief effort in the same region during the snow storm disaster in 1995 and the Sichuan earthquake disaster in 2008, is once again out there on behalf of Tibet Foundation. He will, in consultation with relevant local authorities and the Sershul Tibetan Hospital, coordinate the relief effort in the coming days, weeks and months according to the urgent needs of the victims that the Government effort cannot adequately address. The Sershul Hospital is itself one of the projects supported and funded by Tibet Foundation since 1996.
Our initial aid effort is just like a drop in the ocean. We need to do much more to help the people of Yushu to rebuild their lives. More importantly, Tibetans in exile with their friends in the West must be seen as not only showing their solidarity with the Tibetans inside Tibet but also be seen as giving practical help when they most need it.
We are very encouraged by the overwhelming expression of sympathy and support from the general public and the keen interest shown by various Tibet-related charities all over the world.
Tibet Foundation has already set up a 'Yushu Earthquake Relief Fund' and a 'Yushu Earthquake Committee' that will invite all UK Tibet-related charities to join and support the relief work. The committee consists of three working members under the chair of Tsering Dhundup Gonkatsang, a trustee of the Tibet Foundation.
Funds raised will be used exclusively for poverty relief, education and healthcare. The Committee will be responsible for the accounting of the funds, making the work of the committee transparent and producing progress reports. Tibet Foundation, with three of its trustees, will supervise, execute and coordinate the relief work with the relevant Chinese authorities in London, Beijing and Yushu.
It is our strong belief that a disaster of this scale requires both immediate and long-term coordinated plans to support the people of Yushu. This evening (19 April) the Foundation has invited all UK Tibet-related organizations for an emergency meeting.
For the long term, Tibet Foundation aims to be able to help rebuild schools and medical clinics and to provide support to the people of Yushu where it is most needed. This is an earnest wish that we hope can be realized by pulling together all our energies, efforts and resources. We need cooperation and support from all the Tibet-related charities and their members and supporters.
Karma Hardy
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TIBET FOUNDATION
Tibet Foundation has worked in the earthquake affected area for the past 18 years undertaking a variety of aid projects benefitting the local population. It has also undertaken emergency relief work during the Snow Disaster in Sershul in Sichuan province and Yushu in Qinghai province in the winter of 1995; for the Tsunami victims in south India in 2005; and most recently during the Sichuan Earthquake in China in 2008 and the Bihar Flood disaster in India in the same year. Tibet Foundation has received praise in the past from both the people and the authorities for its various relief and aid programmes. Tibet Foundation can be trusted to deliver the aid as intended to the victims of the Earthquake Disaster in Yushu and its surrounding areas.
