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Iran Earthquake Emergency
Feb. 22, 2005: A powerful earthquake has razed villages in a mountainous region in southeast Iran. The area is only 160 miles from Bam, devastated a year ago by an earthquake that killed 31,000 people. Temporary shelter will be critical in the wintry rain. UMCOR will send emergency relief supplies and other aid. Please give to UMCOR Advance #624315, Iran Earthquake. Give through a local United Methodist church or send financial contributions to: UMCOR, 475 Riverside Dr., Room 330, New York, NY 10115. Call 1-800-554-8583 to make a credit card donation. Checks should be written to UMCOR with the Advance number and name of the response in the memo line.
Photo: An Iranian man walks through rubble and dead bodies after the earthquake that struck Bam on December 26, 2003. Credit: Reuters/Morteza Nikoubazl, courtesy AlertNet, http://www.alertnet.org.
Onsite and Partner News
- UMCOR Hotline, December 14, 2004.
- UMCOR Hotline, September 7, 2004.
- UMCOR Hotline, January 20, 2004.
- UMCOR Hotline, January 13, 2004.
- UMCOR to Supply Emergency Relief in Iran, UMCOR, December 31, 2003.
- UMCOR Hotline, December 30, 2003.
- UMCOR Launches Iran Earthquake Appeal and Sends Specialists to Assess Need, UMCOR, December 29, 2003.
- Iran Faces Years of Recovery, Disaster News Network, December 29, 2003.
- ACT Members Step Up Response to Earthquake in Iran, ACT, December 28, 2003.
Offsite News
- Concealed Fault Caused Bam quake, BBC News, June 15, 2004.
- Iran Earthquake: AlertNet
AlertNet provides global news related international disaster relief, including news about UMCOR. It is funded and run by Reuters Foundation, an educational and humanitarian trust. - Iran: Relief Web
ReliefWeb is a project of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). When a disaster strikes, it features news from UMCOR and other relief agencies. - Iran: Yahoo Full Coverage.
Maps and Facts
- Iran: GBGM Country Profile.
- Iran: AlertNet Country Profile.
- Chronology-Major Earthquakes in Iran: Reuters AlertNet.
- Worst Ever Natural Disasters: Reuters AlertNet.