Washington, DC (May14)\u2014In some areas 80 percent of all buildings have collapsed and officials
estimate that 3.5 million homes have been destroyed in the largest earthquake to affect China in over
thirty years. The official death toll has been estimated at almost 15,000 and rising, with tens of
thousands still missing.

The Government of China has responded quickly and is leading the relief effort, having mobilized
50,000 soldiers to assist with rescue efforts. Disruptions to telecommunications and destruction of
roads and infrastructure have hindered response. The United Nations has offered its support to the
Government of China, and has received no official response to date. Bilateral assistance from the
U.S., UK, Russia, Korea, Japan, Thailand and India has been offered. The government of China has
welcomed assistance from the EU, with an immediate focus on search and rescue capabilities. It is
expected that the government of China will accept international assistance responding to needs
identified in its assessments.

A number of InterAction members have been working in Sichuan and nearby provinces in long-term
development activities, and have mobilized to assist survivors. Other InterAction members are
responding to local needs through partners on the ground who will be distributing essential relief
supplies such as food, clean water, medicines, shelter materials and blankets furnished by or
purchased with funds from the InterAction members.

InterAction is the largest alliance US-based private relief, international development and refugee
assistance organizations. InterAction members have agreed to abide by a set of standards to ensure
accountability to donors, professional competence and quality of service.

Strategic Crisis Fund
1420 K Street NW
Suite 900
Washington, DC 20005
202-370-9912

Emergency Response Fund
12501 Old Columbia Pike
Silver Spring, MD 20904
1-800-424-ADRA (2372)

China Fund
88 Hamilton Avenue
Stamford, CT 06902
800-486-4357

28606 Phillips Street, P.O. Box 968
Elkhart, IN 46515
800-297-1516

Emergency Relief Fund
P.O. Box 7058
Merrifield, VA 22116-7058
800-334-7627 ext. 5129

8332 Commonwealth Ave
Buena Park, CA 90621
714-523-4454

China Earthquake
121 Habitat Street
Americus, GA 31709-3498
1-800-Habitat

Crisis Relief Fund
401 S. Clairborne
Suite 302
Olathe, KS 66062
866-341-GIVE

China Earthquake
P.O. Box 17061
Baltimore, MD 21298-9832
800-597-5972

China Earthquake Fund
Dept NR
PO Box 2669
Portland OR 97208
1-800-852-2100

226 Causeway Street
5thF lo or
Boston, MA 02114
800-776-9326

255 Carter Hall Lane Millwood, VA 22646 1-800-544-4673

1575 Westwood Blvd
Suite 200
Los Angeles, CA 90024
310-478-1200

54 Wilton Road
Westport, CT 06880
800-728-3843

International Disaster Response
China Earthquake #982450
PO Box 9068
New York, NY 10087
800-554-8583

China Earthquake
P.O. Box 131570
Carlsbad, CA 92013
888-484-4543