wfn.org | ADRA Prepares Aid To Earthquake Survivors in Taiwan

["Christian B. Schäffler" <APD_Info_Schweiz@compuserve.com>]

October 1, 1999
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ADRA Team Prepares Relief Distribution To Earthquake 
Survivors In Taiwan

Sai Kung, Hong Kong/SAR. (APD) An Adventist Development 
and Relief Agency (ADRA) ground response team is already on 
location at earthquake-devastated areas near Taipei, the 
capital of Taiwan, following the magnitude 7.6 quake that hit 
the Chinese republic early this morning. The ADRA team is 
determining the most critical needs of the survivors, and 
preparing for the distribution of supplies.

"Enough work is being done by our ground team to determine 
which supplies are needed most," says Scott Christiansen, 
ADRA's director for China, who is leading out in the 
assessment of the area.

ADRA's immediate plan is to be involved in water purification. 
ADRA's ground response team, led by ADRA's Taiwan 
representative James Wu, also plans to begin putting together 
health/sanitation/safety packages and food packages for those 
in greatest need.

The Taiwan Adventist College in Nantou County is the location 
chosen as ADRA's logistical center for assembling and 
distributing the packages of supplies. "Though very close to 
the epicenter, the college somehow escaped damage and no 
one was injured," adds Christiansen.

ADRA's international network is currently raising and allocating 
emergency relief funds to assist with further relief efforts in 
Taiwan. (Editor: Beth Schaefer for APD)