Donations Open For Asia Tsunami Relief

Continuous valiant efforts around the globe are being done to reach out to the thousands of victims of the tsunami disaster that affected several Asian countries. The tremendous death toll and terrible destruction caused by the giant tidal waves caused by an underwater earthquake, on December , , waved out a global call for every relief organization to do what they can in helping out the victims. It was truly one of the worst disasters to happen in history. Between , and , people have been reported dead and the number of missing ranges from , to , with most presumed dead. One of the hardest hit was Indonesia, with between , and , dead and between , and , were missing. Aceh province at the northern tip of Sumatra Islands was near the quakes epicenter and the hardest hit region in Indonesia. In India, the government confirmed , deaths and , people missing. Sri Lanka reported deaths between , and , and , to , missing people. In Thailand there were , dead and , missing. Phang Nga province and the nearby resort islands of Phuket and Phi Phi were worst hit by the waves. Death tolls were also reported in Malaysia, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Maldives and Somalia. Contamination and diseases from mosquitoes, contaminated drinking water, exposure and handling of dead bodies, mass injuries and trauma are widespread. It sure is a good way to spread out word in the web calling out for donations, and another link would make much more difference. It is a worthwhile effort of Christopher Mackay to post a reminder and call for users on December , , : am http://chris.tantramarinteractive.com/node?from=. He have invited people to donate what they can to the Canadian Red Cross, which have a tsunami fundraising program to go on for the next ten years involving relief, recovery and rehabilitation. And according to press releases on January , at Ottawa, Canada, General Dr. Pierre Duplessis, the Canadian Red Cross Secretary General proudly announced that outpouring of care and generosity has been overwhelming all over the world and particularly in Canada. They reported that national societies that belong to the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) have collected $. billion for tsunami aid already. This includes $ million from individuals, corporations and governments of Canada. With these figures, they have decided wind down fundraising. This decision was also based on the progress of damage and assessment reports, consultations with other relief agencies and Red Cross experience in disaster management. Announcements through the web have really helped much for their efforts. The International Red Cross has already completed tsunami relief flights. They are continuing relief efforts, moving beyond the emergency phase in Asia with more than , trained Red Cross workers. After about days from the date of the disaster, , people has been provided by the Red Cross. Clean water, temporary shelter, food and basic relief items.