10 SEPTEMBER 1965, Page 17

Disaster in Chile

SIR,—T was interested to read (albeit somewhat be- latedly on my part) Quoodle's reference to the re- cent storms and floods in Chile. The press in general gave scant coverage to this major disaster, and news was very slow to "come through. Even now there have been no photographs or films of the devastation.

Oxfam has sent nearly £10,000 for relief and rehabilitation, including £3,750 through FAO for the purchase of chain saws to make use of some 20,000 acres of fallen timber for rebuilding pur- poses. Eighty thousand people are homeless, and roads, railways and bridges have been washed away. The total damage is estimated at $200 million. It is indeed a cause worth helping.

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