The word disaster is not enough to describe it.
Notice that the earthquake in Iran that killed over 25,000 poeple occured in December 26, 2003 and the corrent one in SE Asia occured also in December 26!
Forecast of earthquakes- WHEN?
While I believe that when a natural disaster such as this takes place, people who are able to help financially should do so, I ask this question:
Why is the UN disparaging "wealthy" nations for not sending more money while the UN shelters regimes that have brutally killed far more than this disaster?
Don't think too much , just keep supporting relief efforts,
be generous , open your hearts and your wallets .
As of today , 5 days on , reports are that over 1 BillionUS$
have been donated by private parties . Good job!
We 'private' Americans are one of the worlds greatest assets, let's live up to the accolade.
http://www.redcross.org/ (Red Cross United States)
http://www.icrc.org/eng (International Red Cross)
http://www.redcross.or.th/english/home/index.php4 (Thai Red Cross)
http://www.careusa.org/ (Care USA)
http://www.catholicrelief.org/ (CRS – very good one for India)
http://www.directrelief.org/sections/our_work/asia_earthquake.html (Direct Relief International )
http://www.usaid.gov/our_work/humanitarian_assistance/disaster_assistance/help/index.html (USAID – United States State Dept )
http://www.americares.org/ (AmeriCares)
This is a very good one!
http://www.slmana-east.org/ Sri Lanka Medical Association of North America
http://www.gospelcom.net/ia/ International Aid
Additional Relief Agencies now going into operation
in the affected areas :
Action Against Hunger
247 West 37th Street, Suite 1201
New York, NY 10018
212-967-7800
http://www.aah-usa.org American Jewish World Service
45 West 36th Street, 10th Floor
New York, NY 10018
800-889-7146
http://www.ajws.org ADRA International
9-11 Fund
12501 Old Columbus Pike
Silver Spring, MD 20904
800-424-2372
http://www.adra.org American Friends Service Committee (AFSC Crisis Fund)
1501 Cherry Street
Philadelphia, PA
215-241-7000
http://www.afsc.org Catholic Relief Services
PO Box 17090
Baltimore, MD 21203-7090
800-736-3467
http://www.catholicrelief.org Direct Relief International
27 South La Patera Lane
Santa Barbara, CA 93117
805-964-4767
http://www.directrelief.org Doctors Without Borders/Medecins Sans Frontieres
PO Box 2247
New York, NY 10116-2247
888-392-0392
http://www.doctorswithoutborders.org International Medical Corps
1919 Santa Monica Boulevard Suite 300
Santa Monica CA 90404
800-481-4462
http://www.imcworldwide.org International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
PO Box 372
CH-1211 Geneva 19
Switzerland
41-22-730-4222
http://www.ifrc.org/ International Orthodox Christian Charities
Middle East Crisis Response
PO Box 630225
Baltimore, MD 21263-0225
877-803-4622
http://www.iocc.org Lutheran World Relief
PO Box 17061
Baltimore MD 21298-9832
800-597-5972
http://www.lwr.org MAP International
2200 Glynco Parkway
PO Box 215000
Brunswick, GA 3121-5000
800-225-8550
http://www.map.org Mercy Corps
PO Box 2669
Portland, OR 97208
800-852-2100
http://www.mercycorps.org Northwest Medical Teams
PO Box 10
Portland, OR 97207-0010
503-624-1000
http://www.nwmedicalteams.org Operation USA
8320 Melrose Avenue, Ste. 200
Los Angles, CA 90069
800-678-7255
http://www.opusa.org Relief International
11965 Venice Blvd. #405
Los Angeles, CA 90066
800-572-3332
http://www.ri.org Save the Children
Asia Earthquake/Tidal Wave Relief Fund
54 Wilton Road
Westport, CT 06880
800-728-3843
www.savethechildren.org
US Fund for UNICEF
333 East 38th Street
New York, NY 10016
800-FOR-KIDS
http://www.unicefusa.or World Concern
19303 Fremont Ave. N
Seattle, WA 98133
800-755-5022
http://www.worldconcern.org World Relief
7 E. Baltimore St.
Baltimore, MD 21202
443-451-1900
http://www.wr.org World Vision
PO Box 70288
Tacoma, Washington 98481-0288
888-56-CHILD
http://www.worldvision.org
Desperate relief workers are struggling to get food and water to millions of Asia's tsunami victims facing starvation and disease as the death toll from what the UN called 'an unprecedented global catastrophe' passes 120,000. Here the before image (top) taken 23 June 2004 and the image taken on 28 December 2004 with the floaded aeras and destroyed buildings of the northern shore of Banda Aceh, shortly after a tsunami hit the area