International Groups React to Earthquake in Chile

The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) estimates that at least 723 people were killed and 2 million affected by the 8.8-magnitude earthquake that took place off the coast of Chile on Saturday, February 27. See the latest report on the crisis, and UN response to it, in this UN News Centre article. Today we searched for updates on the earthquake's impacts, and relief efforts for Chile, as reported by various international organizations:

• Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), "UN Agencies Coordinate Earthquake Relief with Government of Chile" (March 1, 2010)
• Pan American Health Organization / World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO), Emergency Operations Center Situation Reports, Chile Earthquake (February 27 to March 2, 2010)
• International Organization for Migration (IOM), IOM Stands Ready to Work with the Government of Chile and Local Partners to Assist Vulnerable Migrants
• ReliefWeb, links to various articles on the earthquake in Chile

Other international organizations' web sites have commented on the disaster in Chile, but many of them are just brief statements of condolence. However, they may provide more substantive information and statistics in the coming days and weeks. See this web page for a list of international organizations and links to their web sites. If you read Spanish, you can go straight to the Chilean government's web pages (most are Spanish-only), listed on our guide to Chile.