If you want to help the Chilean earthquake victims you can donate money to: EMBASSY
OF CHILE – EARTHQUAKE RELIEF FUND Account
# 40006 01408 13 BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA 119
Queen St. Ottawa,
ON K1P 6L8 ***************************************************************************************************************************** RED CROSS IN CHILE CITIBANK Account No. 9941973331 ABA Code: 021000089 Address: 153 E. 53rd St, 4th Floor, New York, NY ******************************************************************************************************************************
The Consulate General of Chile in Montreal informs the public that a PayPal account has been opened, for donations to the victims of the earthquake that impacted our country on February 27, 2010.
You only have to click on the link and you will be sent to the PayPal website. There you can make an online donation.
DONATIONS FOR THE VICTIMS OF THE CHILEAN EARTHQUAKE – FEBRUARY 27, 2010
The Government of Chile has requested from the international community the following help:
Mechanical bridges
Field hospitals with surgery capacity
Satellite phones and relay stations
Generator equipment
Evaluation systems of structural damage (hospitals, schools, public building, among others)
Desalination plants
Tent shelters
Autonomous dialysis centers
Mobile dining facilities
Rescuers
Some supplies require the envoy of specialized personnel. Please direct all technical inquiry about this help to Mr. Pedro Salamanca:
For all Chileans overseas wishing to collaborate with donations, money can be sent to the following account of Banco Estado:
Account name: "Chile Ayuda a Chile"
Account number: 4545
Address of Banco Estado: Avenida del Libertador Bernardo O'Higgins 1111, Santiago, Chile
SWIFT/Bic: BECHCLRM
Chileans wishing to send money through the Consulate can send a money order or draft in US dollars payable to the Ministerio del Interior.
These money orders will be sent to Chile through the diplomatic pouch of the Consulate.
For more information regarding the earthquake, please visit www.onemi.cl or the website of the Consulate General of Chile in Vancouver: www.chilevancouver.com
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EARTHQUAKE IN CHILE
Regarding the massive earthquake that affected the Central/South part of Chile, mainly in the Provinces of Valparaiso, O`Higgins, Maule, Bio Bio and Araucania, the Embassy of Chile in Canada can inform so far:
To Canadian citizens:
If you are a Canadian citizen and have family in Chile, please contact the emergency number of the Canadian Embassy in Chile: 613 9441310 (TTY) 613 996 8885. You can also visit the Canadian Embassy website: http://www.canadainternational.gc.ca/chile-chili/index.aspx?lang=spa
Communications by phone to and from Chile are still slow, but in process of recovery. So be patient. May we suggest you contact your loved ones by email, Facebook, or any other social network, which are mostly working.
Please note that since Santiago International Airport will be closed at least the next 72 hours, international flies have been cancelled.
To Chilean citizens
Since most communications are down, though in process of recovery, we advice you to visit the web of the Emergency National Office www.onemi.cl in order to find out about the general situation in Chile.
We also recommend you insist trying getting in touch with your family by phone, as well as by internet (Facebook, Twitter and others).
About last minute information, you can also visit the following web sites:
To find people via GOOGLE:
http://www.chilepersonfinder.appspot.com/?lang=en