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Japan earthquake and Pacific tsunami | CARE International United Kingdom | Defending Dignity, Fighting Poverty Friday, 11 March 2011 13:28 Houses are swept by water and fire following a tsunami and earthquake in Natori City. Reuters - courtesy Trust.orgA massive 8.9-magnitude earthquake hit Japan this morning. It unleashed a major tsunami which has caused major damage in the country. CARE staff in the Tokyo office felt the tremor, but no one was hurt. CARE Japan is currently responding, sending relief items such as food, water and sanitary items. Reaching the affected areas is currently difficult. CARE will drive from Tokyo to the city of Kamaishi in Iwate prefecture on Thursday evening. In the Philippines, CARE’s partner organisation assisted with the evacuation of 5 villages on the coast. At the time of the earthquakes CARE offices in Asia were on high alert and ensured that staff were informed of the tsunami warnings. Donate to the CARE rapid response fund now.

Japan Emergency Appeal : Save the Children UK Unpredictable and extreme weather, such as droughts and floods, rising pollution levels, poor access to sanitation and other public services, combined with global economic instability, are undermining children’s healthy development and reinforcing the poverty cycle. This policy brief examines children’s relationship with their environment in three ways: it looks at the impact of shocks, particularly environmental shocks; the effects of food insecurity on children’s lives; and children’s relationship to the environment in which they live. It uses data from four countries (Peru, Ethiopia, India and Vietnam) to demonstrate children’s vulnerability as a result of environmental insecurity, and to highlight children’s hopes and concerns for the future. Download After the Millennium Development Goals