A statement about the Haiti Earthquake disaster

WaterAid is deeply saddened by the devastation and loss of life caused by the 7.0 magnitude earthquake that hit Haiti on 12 January 2010.
The international Red Cross estimates that at least 150,000 people died in the earthquake, and more than a million people were left homeless. The disaster has caused widespread destruction of buildings and infrastructure, including water supplies and sanitation facilities. Safe water is in short supply, leaving survivors vulnerable to deadly water-related diseases.

There is an urgent need for water purification kits in the short term and work to rehabilitate destroyed water and sanitation systems in the long term.

WaterAid does not currently operate in Haiti and, as our specialist focus is on long term sustainable water supply and sanitation in developing countries, we are not equipped to deal directly with disasters of this sort.
If you would like to see how you can help support the relief efforts in Haiti, there are several Australian agencies responding to the emergency.

We recommend you visit the ACFID website at as a first point of reference.

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A statement about the Haiti Earthquake disaster