Samaritan's Purse:
http://www.samaritanspurse.org/
Hopefully there are other organizations out there that are equally effective...
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Posted on 03/17/2011 4:13:20 PM PDT by goodnesswins
Japanese Catholic Church opens aid center, Mar 17th
http://www.asianews.it/news-en/Japanese-Church-launches-aid-centre-for-tsunami-victims-21058.html
At this point, it is probably a recovery mission rather than a rescue. The earthquake was a week ago, and they have had freezing weather and snow. It’s very sad...
YOU are probably correct....maybe Admin Moderator can make it RESCUE/RECOVERY?
Hat tip to TigerLikesRooster....Military mounts massive relief effort...
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2690564/posts
How sad—the entire Catholic Diocesan kindergarten is gone.
These stories are heartbreaking.
OTOH, many Japanese are offering to take the refugees into their own homes.
Did not see anything about the Scots rescue team.
Lessons: need to be 100% SELF SUFFICIENT, help from sister organizations inside, and cooperation of the rescue organization’s nation’s state department.
Disaster in Japan: Scottish rescue team ‘disgusted’ as red tape prevents them from helping search effort
Mar 16 2011
A BRITISH rescue team worker in Japan today said he was “disgusted” at being prevented from travelling to the disaster zone.
Willie McMartin, from the International Rescue Corps, told of his “sheer disbelief” that the British embassy refused to provide a covering letter confirming they were a genuine UK charity.
The document was needed to get a permit from the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) so they could draw petrol which has been rationed.
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Thanks...doesn’t seem to be much interest in rescue/relief/recovery here....but, still thinking of RE-Posting the thread as a new one again today....
Samaritan's Purse:
http://www.samaritanspurse.org/
Hopefully there are other organizations out there that are equally effective...
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Please do.... keep trying....thanks.
New thread for March 18th
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