Our response
We work on four fronts, prioritising what communities themselves identify as most urgent and hiring locally wherever we can.
Emergency shelter
Shelter kits and materials for families whose homes are uninhabitable, with support continuing until repair becomes viable.
Clean water
Household filters, storage, and repair of the rural aqueducts the earthquake damaged.
Medical care
Supplies for mobile teams in areas where health centres were put out of service.
Rebuilding
Repairing homes and schools using local labour, so recovery also sustains the local economy.
What happened
7.4
Earthquake magnitude
331
People killed
361,353
People affected
210,128
Homes damaged or destroyed
494
Municipalities affected
Aug 10, 2026
Date of the earthquake
Figures from public reporting on the earthquake of 10 August 2026. · Aug 26, 2026