Snapshot on Sichuan Earthquake

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Snapshot onSichuan Earthquake May 2008 April
2009

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On May 12, 2008, a powerful earthquake with a
magnitude of 8 shake Wenchuan County of Sichuan,
causing many houses collapsed...
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Many communities were left in ruins, collapsed
buildings were everywhere.
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At least 90,000 dead, 370,000 injured and about
50 million people affected.
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Some victims lived in relief camps run by
government or aid agencies.
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Some victims repaired their houses with simple
materials as temporary shelter.
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Survivors need time to move out from their
traumatized experience. Many children lost their
parents.
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CEDAR staff from Gansu and Hubei were sent to
affected areas to provide emergency relief and
rehabilitation in partnership with local churches.
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Photo Nan Chong Church
Partners went to Jiangyou City, Sichuan to visit
the injured.
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Photo Nan Chong Church
Counseling was given to one earthquake victim.
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Photo Nan Chong Church
Daily necessities and cotton quilt were delivered
and distributed.
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Photo Nan Chong Church
We care for physical and spiritual needs of the
victims.
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Photo Nan Chong Church
We help paid for medical fees and provided simple
medical equipments.
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Flour and cooking oil were delivered to over
2,500 households in Wen County, Gansu.
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Tarpaulin sheets were delivered to victims as
temporary shelter.
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• 1,600 victims in the Mianyeung relief camp,
  Sichuan received daily necessities like tooth
  brush, towel.

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130 poor households in Mianzhu City, Sichuan
received cooking oil.
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12 water pumps were provided to two villages
enabling villagers to have access of clean water.
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CEDAR supports the repair of an irrigation system
to revive paddy cultivation.
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Cotton quilt were delivered to 3,000 victims in
Deyeung and Mianyeung City in Sichuan before the
winter sets in.
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Iron bins were also given to 5,000 victims for
storing their harvest.
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Subsidies were given to poor households with
physically impaired member to rebuild their
houses.
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Photo Youth Foundation
In partnership with one HK group, CEDAR sponsors
psychological rehabilitation training to benefit
local medical staff and teachers in Cheungdu
City, Sichuan.
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Photo Youth Foundation
The trainees in turn provide psychological
education and prevention to victims.
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Photo Youth Foundation
Affected students and children also benefited
by counseling and trauma healing.
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They need your prayer and support
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• Pray for
• medical care and treatment of injured victims

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Photo Nan Chong Church

• Pray for
• trauma healing of victims

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• Pray for
• survivors as they adapt a new life. Many have
  lost their families and relatives.

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• Pray for
• materials and resources needed to rebuild
  victims houses

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• Pray for
• recovery process of victims, that daily lives can
  resume back to normal

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• Pray for
• good harvest this year

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Photo Youth Foundation

• Pray for
• professional and volunteers serving in the
  frontline

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With your support they smile again
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Continue your walk alongside with Sichuan Quake
victims
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Show Gods grace and mercy by our action