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Visalia nonprofit asking for donations for Ecuador earthquake relief

By Megan Ginise

mginise@fresnobee.com
Volunteers serves food to children affected by the earthquake in Pedernales, Ecuador, Sunday, April 24, 2016. Ecuador’s government says the death toll from the 7.8-magnitude April 16 quake that flattened towns along the country’s coast has risen to 655 with another 48 people missing.
Volunteers serves food to children affected by the earthquake in Pedernales, Ecuador, Sunday, April 24, 2016. Ecuador’s government says the death toll from the 7.8-magnitude April 16 quake that flattened towns along the country’s coast has risen to 655 with another 48 people missing. Rodrigo Abd Associated Press

The Visalia-based nonprofit Living Water World Missions is asking for donations to purchase water bottles to help those devastated by the April 16 earthquake in Ecuador.

Clean drinking water is in short supply now in Pedernales, one of the cities hit hardest by the earthquake, the worst natural disaster in Ecuador since 1949.

Living Water World Missions says it was asked by the government of Ecuador to build two clean drinking water systems in Pedernales to provide emergency drinking water to residents, and is sending a team from Visalia on May 19 to build and install the systems.

Living Water is asking for cash donations to purchase water bottles that will be used to distribute the clean drinking water. Donations can be mailed to: Living Water World Missions, PO Box 7509, Visalia CA 93290.

Megan Ginise: 559-441-6614

This story was originally published April 27, 2016 at 1:00 PM with the headline "Visalia nonprofit asking for donations for Ecuador earthquake relief."

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