{"id":404173,"date":"2017-09-22T05:50:25","date_gmt":"2017-09-21T21:50:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2017\/09\/21\/apple-mexico-earthquake-recovery\/"},"modified":"2017-09-22T05:50:25","modified_gmt":"2017-09-21T21:50:25","slug":"apple-to-donate-1-million-to-earthquake-recovery-efforts-in-mexico","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/asmawisham\/apple-to-donate-1-million-to-earthquake-recovery-efforts-in-mexico\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple to Donate $1 Million to Earthquake Recovery Efforts in Mexico"},"content":{"rendered":"

Apple CEO Tim Cook this afternoon announced on Twitter that Apple plans to donate $1 million to recovery efforts in Mexico. “While there is life, there is hope,” Cook wrote in the tweet announcing the donation.<\/p>\n

On Tuesday, a powerful 7.1-magnitude earthquake hit Central Mexico, causing widespread devastation in Mexico City and surrounding states. Hundreds of people died in the disaster as buildings and structures collapsed. The earthquake followed a magnitude 8.1-earthquake that hit the southern coast of the country earlier this month.<\/p>\n

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Mientras hay vida, hay esperanza. Mexico\u2019s resilience is its strength. Apple is contributing $1M to recovery efforts. #FuerzaMexico<\/a> 🇲🇽<\/p>\n

\u2014 Tim Cook (@tim_cook) September 21, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Apple’s $1 million donation to help recovery efforts in Mexico comes following Apple’s efforts to raise more than $8 million for hurricane relief efforts in states and countries affected by Hurricane Harvey and Hurricane Irma.<\/p>\n

As of August, Apple had raised more than $3 million<\/a> both through its own donations, donations from employees, and donations from customers, and on September 8, Apple donated another $5 million<\/a> to Hand in Hand, a benefit held for hurricane relief. Apple is still accepting Hand in Hand donations through iTunes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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