ShelterBox Italy Update
An update about ShelterBox's deployment to
April 8, 2009:
International disaster relief charity ShelterBox has put up a "tent city" to house more than 300 homeless people in a village close to the epicenter of the April 6 earthquake in central
A ShelterBox Response Team (SRT) has put up 40 tents in the
ShelterBox is working with the local disaster relief co-coordinator to identify other nearby villages that require emergency shelter. "We are working through a list of villages in need of our help, and we will be getting assistance to them as quickly as we can," adds John.
The international charity has sent 240 boxes to
Each ShelterBox contains a 10-person tent, blankets, water purification and cooking equipment, basic tools, a stove and other essential equipment. Every box is individually numbered and can be tracked by donors.