HUALIEN, Taiwan - The Tzu
Chi relief team returned from Iran on
January 11. Tzu Chi Foundation to plan mid- and long-term
aid programs for victims of Iran earthquake.
Since the return of its relief team
from Iran, Tzu Chi Foundation has been planning additional
assistance programs to the people of Bam, Iran. Mid-term goals
are building temporary housing and settling survivors. Long-term
plans include the reconstruction of schools and assistance
to orphaned children.
Fifty-two members of Ali's family
passed away during the earthquake. Another woman lost
over one hundred family members. Half of the population
of Bam did not survive the quake.
A father brings his five-month-old child to the Tzu
Chi free clinic late at night.
A woman listens to EMT nurse for directions on using
medication.
An injured woman on the roadside is cared for by
the passing doctor.
The city of Bam is in ruins. Ninety
percent of its buildings collapsed during the earthquake.
