Reuters is now reporting that 120,000+ people are dead as a result of the tsunami that hit countries on Boxing Day. There are tens of thousand of people still un-accounted for, and the real figure could be much much higher. Hundreds of thousands of people are still at serious risk from disease and they desperately need your help and support. In all, as many as five million people are without homes. Please, spare what you can. International Aid Organisations can make a difference. They need your donations urgently. With donations, they can help get vital supplies like clean water and drugs to the places most badly hit.
This is a tragedy on a global scale and badly needs a strong global response. More information on how you can best help can be found here. You can donate direct to Sarvodaya, a charity dealing with one of the worst hit countries, Sri Lanka, via Paypal, here. Another Sri Lanki based charity accepting Paypal donations is Karuna.
Update : Neowin member noneneed has written up his person experience of the tsunami on the west coast of Malaysia; he luckily survived. Read it here.
View: Hub of Information : Tsunami relief @ Google | Constantly updating coverage of the tragedy
Video: Amateur Videos of Tsunami coming in 1 | 2 | 3 | Cryptome Photos View: Donate via Paypal - Sarvodaya(Sri Lanka) | Karuna(Sri Lanka)
Screenshot: Scale of the damage : before and after at Banda Aceh Sat. Photos
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What Google did rigth now is great and I would like to deeply thank to Google and all people who have beuatifull mind. Btw, Sri Langa, India, Indonesia may need more help than mine, so please take more concentrate on those country.
If some of the one you know are in my country. Most of them can access free oversea telephone serivce, internet, free hotel & food, flexible way for visa & passport, and theThai Air provide seat to travel home. If you lost contact with them and want to know the situation you can check it out via this link:
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More than 125,000 people have now been confirmed dead across south Asia following Sunday's tidal wave disaster."
- Sky News
Yes it is a terrible tragity! One of my cousins was over there when it happend. Fearing he might be dead, we got a phone call off him on the day from his mobile phone (all land-line communications were down). I'm glad he's safe but some of his friends, whom I didn't know really, are still missing. This is a thousand times worse than 9/11. And, just like 9/11, it affects families and friends world-wide.
Very sad situation, but it isn't a surprise that the world is responding.
dont get me wrong please... i feel sorry for the 125000+ peole who died and they need ALOT of donations... but compareing this to 9/11 should not have been said as there different things.
another thing that sucks about donations is can u really trust the places that claim there gonna donate it to the tsunami victims?... i mean say i donated a 100 dollars i would want to see with my own eyes as to what it's helping u know
p.s. on a side note i think there is ALOT of countrys want to see AMERICA fall so they can controll most of the world. namely russia and china. ... screw communism!
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Btw: Russia isn't even communist.
"no one came to AMERICA'S aid after 9-11"
What about Europe? and all the other nations who sent money to America? ... Did we not donate enough for you?
How ungrateful.
Appreciate the circumstances are very different, but this disaster is more than likely going to result in 300,000+ people dying (from the quake & tsunami & disease).
You disgust me zeaous.
Several Russian MCHS plains came to america hel after 9/11
But they could not come the same day or even the following week.
Since America it self did not allow for any plains to enter to america after that happened.
Russia and China want to see america fall?? Screw them???
Listen, you are saying the same thing about those countries.
Russia is not communist countryanymore, the government in russia
now is very wierd, because i can't call this government to be truly
democractic watching Putin's policy, and also it has nothing to do
with communism anymore, of course....
Well don't make me laugh. Please.
I bet you experienced that first hand then?
Moron.
And my word is - screw (American-style) capitalism! How can money be worth more than than feeling as an integral part of the whole? (I am speaking of socialism, not real-world communism)
Please send what you can, even if you can only spare $5 or whatever, the money goes a long way over there.
Approximately 151 000 - 261 000 humans (Yes, a wide range) died directly after both detonations plus many more succumbing the consequential damages.
But anyways, that does not qualify this disaster in any way!
It's horrible!
Sms costs 1.50 Euro and goes to NL Rode Kruis.
Having said that my heart goes out to all the familys with people missing and dead, i dont have much money but ill donate as much as i can.
Donating as much as possible.
Edit, as I posted down there I have since donated £10 to oxfam
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ps quote button doesnt work for me
Come on, people. Donate SOMETHING. It doesn't matter if you're cheap. Be cheap and donate $5 if you have to. Something is better than nothing. All you people who complain about America's economic problems should now realize how fortunate we are and should want to help out these people who have lost over 120,000 of their friends, family, and co-workers. If you're heartless, then go find one and donate something.
If you have the money to buy a soda, then you have the money to donate. Don't point the finger at those who are rich in your eyes, because they do the same thing. The fact is that the vast majority of people in this nation are filthy rich in comparison to the rest of the world -- especially the countries affected. Don't claim you have nothing, because you're a liar if you do. Look at the soda, then look at the pictures of the tragedy. Think about it.
EDIT, I've donated £10 now to oxfam, just would like to know exactly were it goes. :p.
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The answer to your question is, "It will make $2.50 difference, which is infinitely more than $0."
Once again, I understand how you feel, but don't use that as an excuse to not give anything.
So if you don't want to help out, that's your business, but please don't use that flimsy excuse that your money is just going to the volunteers.
Makes me question my faith, what kind of god would allow something like this to happen?
But then again, God probably doesn't exist anyway.
it is a tradegy that this has happened and i offer anyone who has lost someone my condolences, and may we hope that people who have loved ones in that part of the world hear that they are safe.
Rev. A. Youll
Whos to say it hasn't ever literally rained gumdrops? Does that mean because their is no proof that at no point in time it rained gumdrops, it might have?
Such fools who put their belief in a false, nonexistant god.
God means good. And this certainly isn't something that is good. So either good is all relative, or the creater isn't good.
This is a horrible. I'm not sure what I'll be able to donate, kinda broke right now. But will round up what i can.
Let's keep it at that, and think about the victims of this disaster.
you don't believe in evolution then?
screw that either way i'm donating the hard way first thing tomorrow, as long as I donate ill be happy.
ABC and a half!
Last edited by 41347 on 31 Dec 2004 - 07:20
The movement of Tectonic Plates are natural... The movement of the Earths Crust is natural; it has no relevance or anything to do with pollution...
What happened is dreadful and awful and we need to help them in any way we can by donating as much money as possible... The organisation I work for are already starting a collection right across the board to raise money and we are not a small company but, a huge Blue Chip company in both the UK and the US...
No. The sun is more ACTIVE since decades, but not HOTTER. Global warming is still caused or at least reinforced by the human civilization. Evidence has been yielded that the hurricanes and floodings of last years are indirectly man-made.
I find it very sad that on page 4 of the photo pack they have too politicize the disaster, by baggin on the US Government, typical Democrats.
that is horribly reprehensible, callous, insensitive, and utterly shameful.
Tanning on Hell Beach
no respect for the dead just caring about their holiday...
Utter w**kers
My 2c.....
kairon and a half!
you dissapoint and disgust me
And going back to the beach might be those peoples way of dealing with this, please try to understand and respect that...