Urgent Haiti Earthquake Appeal
At minutes to 5pm on Tuesday, January 12th, 2010, the small island nation of Haiti was hit with a magnitude 7.3 earthquake, making it the worst earthquake to hit the nation in the past two centuries. The epicenter of the quake was located approximately 10 miles south-west of the capital city Port-au-Prince. Currently it is estimated that 1 in 3 persons have been affected.
The Cayman Islands Red Cross will be taking tracing requests from Cayman residents who have family members living in Haiti. HOWEVER, due to the near total devastation of communication equipment on the ground, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Haiti is currently focusing on getting messages from Haitians to family members abroad. The CIRC will be monitoring the situation, and as soon as communication capacity is re-established it will be working to restore family links between Cayman residents and their families in Haiti. In the meantime, requests should be sent to
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or 916-1742. The information needed is the person(s) full name, last known address, last known phone number, last known place of employment (if possible), and the names of any next of kin also in Haiti.
Butterfield Bank under the Cayman Islands Red Cross Haiti Earthquake Appeal (02-201-035054-04) - Butterfield Bank
Scotia Bank Account under the Cayman Islands Red Cross Earthquake Appeal (CI$ 10015473 -- US$ 10015474) - Scotia Bank
Food, clothing and other relief supplies are *NOT* being sent at this time due to the logistic burden and security issues on the ground. Those wishing to help are urged to contact the Cayman Islands Red Cross at
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925-0681 or 949-6785 ext. 22.
