8:54 PM |
Media Release, 17 October 2009
Villagers receive first
containers
The first container loads of urgent tsunami relief, organized by the
Samoa
Tsunami 2009 Appeal Charitable Trust, have reached villagers in Samoa.
Ten containers of supplies were filled in three days when two collection
centres were opened in Auckland by the appeal organisers.
These were loaded aboard the HMNZS Canterbury which sailed a day later
and has
since arrived in Apia.
Four containers from this first consignment have reached villages on the
south-east coast which were the worst affected by the tsunami. The
remaining
eight containers will be distributed over the next few days.
A second shipment of 14 containers left Auckland this weekend and is due
to
arrive in Apia in a week.
The work of the tsunami appeal has been made easier by extensive
sponsorship
from government and private businesses as well as support from a large
pool of
volunteers.
The Samoa Tsunami 2009 Appeal Charitable Trust is headed by Samoa's
Consul
General in Auckland, and works closely with Samoa's National Disaster
Relief
Council chaired by the Prime Minister.
Villagers receive first
containers
The first container loads of urgent tsunami relief, organized by the
Samoa
Tsunami 2009 Appeal Charitable Trust, have reached villagers in Samoa.
Ten containers of supplies were filled in three days when two collection
centres were opened in Auckland by the appeal organisers.
These were loaded aboard the HMNZS Canterbury which sailed a day later
and has
since arrived in Apia.
Four containers from this first consignment have reached villages on the
south-east coast which were the worst affected by the tsunami. The
remaining
eight containers will be distributed over the next few days.
A second shipment of 14 containers left Auckland this weekend and is due
to
arrive in Apia in a week.
The work of the tsunami appeal has been made easier by extensive
sponsorship
from government and private businesses as well as support from a large
pool of
volunteers.
The Samoa Tsunami 2009 Appeal Charitable Trust is headed by Samoa's
Consul
General in Auckland, and works closely with Samoa's National Disaster
Relief
Council chaired by the Prime Minister.
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