tsunami

[sex_scorpion666]

dan rather just reported the death toll in asia after the tsunami is at 59,000. and rising. and disease as a result of contaminated water and insufficient resources is expected to nearly double this. we're talking 100,000 potential lives lost, then consider the survivors. this will be the largest relief effort the world has ever made. what can i do

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[aries75]

Did a very quick search and found this: http://www.aidindia.org/CMS/

Unfortunately for the cash-strapped wanting to help, cash seems to be the thing they need most atm. Even if people donate needed goods instead, there's the issue of shipping them there (logistics are always the death of good intentions--we're talking about a region where communication and infrastructure has all but been completely wiped out).

It's very strange, but I felt uneasy and disturbed all of Christmas day, had trouble sleeping during the night, and was thinking to myself, "whenever I feel this way, it usually means something bad is going to happen." Then my mother tells me "something terrible just happened in Asia", I turn on the news...it was eerie and sickening. I'm still in disbelief at the sheer scale of it.

But keep looking--I'm sure organization like schools, businesses, etc, will soon set up drives to help out in some way.

[sex_scorpion666]

thanks for commenting. thats crazy that you were feeling off right before it happened, i completely believe that some people have ways of sensing things before they happen. unfortunately everywhere ive looked has also said that money is most needed. all the canned food and clean water in the world is useless unless they can afford to bring imports to a region with nowhere to land a plane/ dock a boat/ even communicating with the region is so limited. im planning to keep looking and do whatever i can. im going to try to get a fund-raiser going. just because i dont have money doesnt mean i cant encourage those who do to share what they can.