WATER MISSION RESPONDING TO DEVASTATING EARTHQUAKE IN MYANMAR AND THAILAND

N. CHARLESTON, S.C., April 2 (Bernama) -- Water Mission, a Christian engineering nonprofit, is deploying a Disaster Response Assistance Team to Southeast Asia following the deadly magnitude 7.7 earthquake in Myanmar and Thailand. The earthquake has caused widespread destruction to infrastructure such as buildings, homes, and roads across the countries of Myanmar and Thailand. The Water Mission team will initially start their mission in Thailand working to assess safe water, sanitation, and hygiene needs across the region.

The earthquake is believed to have claimed more than 150 lives and hundreds of people are also reported as missing. Initial reports expect that these numbers could rise in the days ahead. During any disaster, clean, safe water is critical. It helps prevent the spread of water-related illnesses, which are especially deadly to young children