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Disaster Overview

As of Oct. 21, 2005, the 7.6 earthquake that struck the region bordering Pakistan, northern India, and Afghanistan early on Saturday, Oct. 8, is estimated to have killed at least 40,000, injured more than 65,000 and left 3.3 million homeless with figures expected to rise.

December 29, 2004/ January 11, 2005

Aid groups accepting donations for victims

(CNN) -- International aid organizations are accepting donations to help victims of the powerful earthquake and resulting tsunamis that caused widespread destruction in parts of South Asia and East Africa. [full story] [more CNN, 1,2,3 ]

[pdf] [map]

WHO: South Asia tsunami - Latest situation report (update)

Charity Navigator, America's premiere independent charity evaluator

Help Tsunami Victims

Don't let an unscrupulous charity take advantage of your goodwill. Avoid fly-by-night charities created specifically to deal with tsunami victims...... [Give To An Established Charity]

USAID: U.S. Agency for International Development

List of Relief Organizations Working in the Disaster Area

USAID's Guide to Effective Giving/ Volunteer Information

Tips on Charitable Giving

South Asia Tsunami [The Latest]

Press Release: BBB Cautions Donors on Tsunami Relief Appeals

Tsunami Relief Appeals

Click here to access helpful tips on giving to tsunami relief appeals.

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Why should we be surprised? Criminals are using email and websites to siphon charitable contributions for tsunami victims into their own pockets.

What kind of schemes? .... [read more]

Internet Crime Complaint Center [iC3]

SOME TIPS FOR SEARCHING THE WHEREABOUTS OF
TSUNAMI VICTIMS

U.S. Response to Tsunami and Earthquake in Asia

State Department Hotline – For information about the welfare and whereabouts of American citizens affected by the disaster, call 1-888-407-4747, in the U.S. and Canada. If you are outside the U.S. or Canada, call 202-501-4444.
FamilyLinks Website to Help Those Separated by the Disaster – The International Committee of the Red Cross has set up this website to help connect families and friends separated by the disaster. Please note it is receiving heavy visitor traffic. You may need to try several times before you can access the site.

Secretary Powell (Jan. 6): "...I think that we were able to bring the international community together in a more effective way to coordinate our efforts and also to tee up the donor's conference that will be taking place on the 11th in Geneva under UN auspices." [full text; photos: 1, 2; also see other material released from Secretary Powell's travel with Governor Jeb Bush as they assess the areas affected by the tsunamis.]

The aim of the ICRC's familylinks website is to help those separated by conflict or disaster to find information about their loved ones in order to restore contact.

Phuket Disaster Message Board

The Official Website of Thailand for Tsunami & Disaster Center :

www.ThaiTsunami.com

Long-term Impact of a Traumatic Event

Coping With a Traumatic Event:

Information for the Public

President Commits $350 Million for Tsunami Relief Efforts

View

January 1, 2005
President Discusses Tsunami Relief in Radio Address

Listen

President Asks Bush and Clinton to
Help Raise Funds for Tsunami Relief (03 Jan 2005)

Former Presidents George H. W. Bush and
Bill Clinton Film Public Service Announcement

In response to this tragedy, former Presidents George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton have joined with the Ad Council to encourage Americans to support humanitarian organizations that are conducting relief operations. To contribute, Americans are directed to visit www.usafreedomcorps.gov, where they can find a comprehensive listing of organizations accepting donations to aid in the disaster relief.

What Happens Next :10

January 8, 2005
President Bush in his weekly radio address said, "In this time of grief for so many around the world, Americans have come together to pray for the victims and families of the tsunami disaster. We think especially of the children who have been lost, and the survivors searching for their families. And we offer our sustained compassion and generosity as the people of the devastated region begin to rebuild." [audio]

FirstGov.gov: Asia Earthquake and Tsunamis

NOTICE: E-mail Fraud Warning

USA Freedom Corps

TSUNAMI FLASH SHOW [Lutheran World Relief] [pdf]

World Health Organization (WHO)

TSUNAMIS - Technical Hazard Sheet - Natural Disaster Profile (WHO)

American Red Cross Tsunami page [pdf]

Tsunamis such as those that recently hit South Asia can have serious public health consequences. This page provides information on those public health issues.

Learn more about the tsunami in South Asia from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC]

NOAA AND THE INDIAN OCEAN TSUNAMI [more] [movie]

[pdf]

National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), U.S. Department of Commerce.

Image of the effects of the September 1, 1992, tsunami on the near coastal shore of Leworahang, Indonesia.

POTENTIAL ECOLOGICAL IMPACTS OF INDIAN OCEAN TSUNAMI ON NEARSHORE MARINE ECOSYSTEMS

In addition to causing tremendous loss to human life and property, the tsunami that devastated coastal communities along the Indian Ocean may have also caused extensive environmental damage throughout the nearshore marine ecosystems in this region. NOAA researchers have found that tsunamis usually have little, if any, effect on deep open ocean waters, however, they rapidly intensify and become highly destructive once they enter shallower coastal waters—exactly where this area’s valuable coral reefs are known to thrive. Nearshore mangroves and sea turtle nesting areas are also likely to have been inundated by the powerful tsunami waves.
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National Public Radio (NPR)

Advice for Donating to Tsunami Relief Efforts

Day to Day, December 31, 2004 · NPR's Madeleine Brand talks to Trent Stamp, executive director of Charity Navigator. He offers advice for people who want to aid the tsunami victims about how to choose a reputable charity.

Xeni Tech: Tsunami Disaster Web Blogs

Tsunami Aid Blogs; [html]

Amateur Tsunami Videos at Waxy.org

• Google News: Tsunami coverage [more]

Internet aids tsunami recovery (CNN)

FIND A CHARITY: NGOs respond to Asia tsunamis

06 Jan 2005, Source: AlertNet

Mothers for Tsunami Relief
A good cause with a great URL (click for yourself), this site directs, rather than collects, donations to aid those affected by December’s catastrophic waves. Here’s the deal: Hold an eBay auction, pledging (via Missionfish, a previous Hot Site awardee) to donate proceeds to benefit tsunami victims. Alternately, you might prefer to simply bid on an appropriate auction. And that’s it. Simple and elegant, with its heart in the right place

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Help Support Disaster Relief in Southeast Asia [more]

Earthquake and tsunami
How you can help: WHO urgently needs US$ 40 million

Daily update: Tsunami complete coverage;

WHO: Latest situation report

6 January 2005
UN flash appeal
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