The JDC today (Tuesday) sent medical equipment for first aid to the disaster in Haiti, through the Department of Humanitarian Aid and International Development.
At the same time, the organization began raising funds for earthquake victims.
Avital Sandler Leff, Director General of the Department of Humanitarian Aid and International Development at the JDC: "We are saddened by the tragic disaster in Haiti.
As we have done in the past, this time too we mobilized as quickly as possible to transfer aid and stand by the citizens of the country. "
As you may recall, the Caribbean island continues its search for survivors of the earthquake that struck the area last Saturday. Hospitals are struggling to cope with the many injured and the lack of medical supplies. The death toll from the disaster reached more than 1,400 people tonight, with a tropical storm on its way to the disaster area.