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A team of Oxfam emergency specialists has been dispatched to Haiti today to bolster the charity’s response to the devastation wrought by the earthquake that struck the country on Tuesday.

Oxfam aware of situation following large earthquake in Haiti and poised to respond

International aid agency Oxfam today began tankering clean water into Padang, as part of the relief effort for the many people affected by last Wednesday’s 7.6 magnitude earthquake. Providing clean water is an immediate priority.

Oxfam-funded local organizations in West Sumatra are on aid missions in the earthquake-hit area ready to distribute 2,400 sheets of tarpaulins for
emergency shelter, hygiene kits and clothing said the international agency today.