Situation critical around SOS Children's Villages in Chilean tremor zone

02/03/2010 - After the heavy earthquake of 27 February, the town of Concepción and other affected areas are in a state of emergency. Co-workers at various SOS facilities, several of which have suffered severe damage to buildings, are also reporting that the situation is very threatening. Plunderers have tried to break into the SOS Children's Village in Concepción while the SOS Children's Village in Chaimávida reports thefts of cars and fuel. More...

Chile Earthquake: First report from SOS Children's Villages

27/02/2010 - This report is directly from the SOS Children’s Villages office in Santiago. An earthquake measuring 8.8 on the Richter scale rocked the coast of Chile this morning at about 3:34 local time affecting from the First to the Tenth Region of the country (from Tarapacá to Chiloe). The epicentre was located in the Bio Bio region (whose capital is the city of Concepción). More...

Deadly earthquake hits central Chile

27/02/2010 - A massive earthquake with a magnitude of 8.8 has struck central Chile, triggering a tsunami. The quake that devastated Haiti's capital, Port-au-Prince, in January was magnitude 7.0. More...

Cooking for 14,000 children

26/02/2010 - When the truck with the blue SOS Children's Villages logo arrives in the neighborhood of Centre Butter Boyer 1 on the outskirts of the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince, it's time for Violeta to organise the unloading of food items. More...