To donate, you can go to any of these site:

UNICEF http://www.unicef.org/index.html

MercyCorps http://www.mercycorps.org/splash/

Red Cross http://www.ifrc.org/index.asp

Doctors without Borders http://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/

CARE, USA http://www.careusa.org/

AmeriCares http://www.americares.org/

This information is from CNN's website

DEATH TOLLS
SRI LANKA
Sri Lankan military authorities report more than 10,000 people killed. Tamil Tiger rebels report 2,000 dead in the territory they hold in the northeast of the country.

INDIA
At least 6,200 killed by waves that flooded the southern coast, official media report.

INDONESIA
News agencies report more than 4,350 killed, many of them in Aceh in northern Sumatra.

THAILAND
Thai authorities report at least 866 people dead.

MALDIVES
46 people are dead and more than 70 missing, according to Hassan Sobir, the Maldives high commissioner.

It's so overwhelming.

emmy

[(JD)]

sigh, yes. Though we've been expecting the sunami to one day do this, who can imagine the loss?

[elmarko]

my couzin is in thailand at the moment, and he knew nothing of it until he saw it on the news! he is luckily inland tho. my thoughts are with them in the thick of it all tho. poor people.

[saving_grace]

Such a waste...the numbers ARE overwhelming, makes me feel so insignificant. Wish there was more I could do to help those who are missing family and friends now.

[SpazKatt]

that's like twice as many people in my hometown

[Butterfly_Faerie]

It's so sad to hear, there will be over 100,000 people who have died. My friends friend lives in Malysia, and haven't heard from her yet.

Also there are 3 Canadians that died.

I also heard of a victoria secret/swimsuit model went there to thailand with her photographer boyfriend, she said she heard kids screaming, and then there was nothing.

She clung to a palm tree for 8 hours, and her boyfriend got swept away, they still haven't found him.

It's so scary, and so terrible sad...

[(JD)]

THE USA still has nearly 3000 people unaccounted for in these disasters... The USA has promised $35 billion, and is sending in the Marines.

It's sad to think about, and sadder still of what is to come. There will be more loss because of the impending diseases that occur due to the carnage (typhoid fever to name one.)

That is SO true, Sky.

I meant to say that if you donate through www.amazon.com, the money goes to the Red Cross. Their total is now $2,675,816 ! Amazing.

And a thank you to DocJohn for making this a "sticky"

em

[Rapunzel]

It's unimaginable, and overwhelming, and very much the entire world's problem, as people were there from all over the world. I watched something on the news about it. They said that if it had been the Pacific Ocean, there are detection and warning systems in place, and in fact it was detected in the Pacific, but the warnings didn't reach the affected locations in time. It was not the kind of thing that is expected to happen there. It's a tragedy.

[Butterfly_Faerie]

It is so sad, and so scary to know that a disaster can do so much damage to a country.

It's devastating... So sad.

[SpazKatt]

8 countries actually

That www.amazon.com donation center has now collected $11,989,550 !!! I just read an article about online donations on CNN so I checked it again.

Here's the link to the article.

http://us.cnn.com/2004/TECH/internet...aid/index.html

Many ways to give. Even unemployed chicks, up to their necks in debt gave.... what's a little more debt?

Heck, what's the bank gunna do - break my kneecaps??

emmy (can you tell I'm enjoying the new Smileys?)

[gardenergirl]

all right, you've convinced me!

And now it's $12,019,929.95. Woo hoo!


Who's next?

gg

$30,379! Wow GG!!! That was quite a generous contribution you made girl!! I knew I had great friends , but I didn't know HOW great!!!

em

[gardenergirl]

Yep, I feel flush today. Or is it flushed?



Who's next?

gg

[SpazKatt]

If any of you are Oprah fans, she has a decorator on her show that does makeovers (nick) well he was in Sri Lanka during the tusnamis and he lost his partner *hugs* and thoughts to him.

Novica is a company I have done business with for years. They are affiliated with National Geographic. Novica finds master artists from around the world and helps them sell their products, and ship it directly to us. Back when I had some moola, I purchased many items from them and was delighted with every purchase. Their main site is www.novica.com

The reason I am telling you about them is because of an email I received from them today.

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...through the month of January, 10% of all Novica web site sales from Thailand, India and Indonesia will be donated to UNICEF's Tsunami Relief Efforts:

Thailand:
http://www.novica.com/referral.cfm?c...2005010504&r=9

Bali & Java, Indonesia:
http://www.novica.com/referral.cfm?c...005010505&r=10

India:
http://www.novica.com/referral.cfm?c...005010506&r=15

Thank you and warmest wishes from the Novica global team,

Roberto Milk
CEO
NOVICA
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So if you happen to have an interest in international art, craft (weavings, rugs, etc.) and received any money for the holidays, this would be a great way to spend it. What I love is that in buying from Novica you are supporting the artists with a good income in their villages, not buying from trashy sweatshop labor. One thing to note, since the products are shipped directly from other countries, the shipping does take quite a while.

Emmy