Italian Alpine Club aids earthquake survivors

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The UIAA supports efforts by the Italian Alpine Club (CAI) to come to the aid of the survivors of the devastating earthquake that rocked the mountain region of Abruzzo on April 6.

The tremor killed about 300 people and has left around 17,000 homeless. The CAI has set up a bank account (IBAN IT42 F056 9601 6200 0000 0500 X36) for the collection of funds to aid the affected population.

“It's a mountain area where quite a few local sections of the Italian Alpine Club are active, and in June and July some activities were planned under the UIAA flag,” said Silvio Calvi, member of the UIAA board and CAI.

"The UIAA supports the fund-raising initiative by the CAI,” he said. Volunteers from the various mountaineering clubs took part in the rescue efforts immediately following the earthquake, but the CAI says the relief response will need to go on for some time.

In June and July some activities under the UIAA flag are planned in Abruzzo, in a nearby area to the earth quake. According to our current information the planned activities will take place, with possible adjustments as the circumstances demand.