Tens of thousands of people have been killed or injured by
the
devastating earthquake that struck south west China on 12 May. Many
more have lost their homes and the death toll continues to rise.
The epicentre of the 7.9 magnitude quake was Wenchuan County
in
Sichuan Province, with another seven provinces affected. Tremors were
felt as far away as the capital Beijing.
A number of
heavily populated areas have been badly hit. In the town
of Beichuan, 80 per cent of buildings are reported to have collapsed,
including several schools, burying children and teachers under piles of
rubble. The nearby town of Mianzhu, which has a population of 60,000,
was also seriously affected.
We ask all TOC members or
visitors to please donate some money as a team effort to help the quake
victims, familes and loved ones
Please donate
through the
British Red Cross
Donate online on the British Red Cross
Website
Donate by phone
0845 054 7201 (24
Hours)
By
Cheque:
British
Red Cross
PO Box 1217
Sunderland
SR9
9WD
Your help is really needed.
£10 could
purchase five jerry cans,
£15 could buy purification tablets to help
provide 40,000 litres of drinking water,
£25 could buy 11
blankets,
£105
could purchase 15 tarpaulins. So much more is
needed.
Please help
today.
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