Buddha's Light International Association

BLIA began sending rescue workers, medical teams, and supplies to help the victims of the deadly Sichuan Earthquake in 2008 immediately after the earthquake struck.

Presented below is a record of our donations and daily events from the day the earthquake struck to the end of May 2008.

While this shows our work during the immediate aftermath of the earthquake, our efforts to help rebuild destroyed communities continues to this day.

Thank you for your compassion and support!

Epicenter

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The epicenter of the earthquake, Wenchuan, is about 90 miles from Chengdu.

Donations as of May 2008:

1. Changming Middle School in Jiangyou, Sichuan: RMB$12,000,000-13,000,000
2. Muyu Township Junior High School in Qingchuan County, Sichuan: RMB$10,000,000-$13,000,000
3. Qingchuan County Muyu Township Medical Center, Sichuan: RMB$7,000,000-$8,000,000
4. Rebuild a Buddhist temple in major disaster area: RMB$7,000,000
5. Mobile clinics as temporary medical care stations

Daily report to May 2008:

On August 7th, 2009, Typhoon Morakot brought heavy wind and rain to Taiwan, causing severe damage. BLIA was the first on-scene in disaster-struck areas, providing food that the victims needed that very night. On the very next day, 50,000kg of rice was sent to trapped villages. Other daily necessities were also sent to calamity areas. In addition, the “Southern Calamity Area Command Center” was set up at Nanzhou Interchange in Pingtung to guide relief efforts. Relief work run by BLIA include providing meals, accommodations, and medical services.
By August 13th, 107 people in Taiwan were confirmed to have been killed by the typhoon. The typhoon also caused $300 million USD in damages. Xiaolin, a mountain village of 1,300 residents in Jiaxian Township, was almost completely buried by a massive mudslide.

Typhoon Morakot

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A satellite image of Typhoon Morakot showing it completely covering Taiwan.