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Reply #80 on: December 28, 2004, 08:26:58 pm
I'm donating money

Friend of mine suggested sending rubber dhingy's :rolleyes:
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Reply #81 on: December 28, 2004, 08:28:07 pm
At least. 60,000 now, projections are doubling just because of disease alone from contaminated water. 150,000-200,000 is my estimate.

Jeez... and now people are criticizing the US for being 'stingy' with our cash (only $35 million dedicated as of now)...

...considering as how we're doing more to help the relief effort that just about any other country. Some people just don't appreciate our generosity and aid...
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Reply #82 on: December 28, 2004, 08:47:57 pm
well let's keep this on personal contributions, rather than a nation as a whole, cause that's bound to stem into some political flamewar.
 

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Reply #83 on: December 28, 2004, 10:08:07 pm
A very cool story I just heard on the radio.  They found an infant, alive, on a floating mattress.  They also found a 2-year old sitting by the side of one of the few remaining roads, his uncle saw his picture on the internet and is currently enroute to claim him.  One word: miracle
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Reply #84 on: December 29, 2004, 12:32:03 am
Indeed. :nod:
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Reply #85 on: December 29, 2004, 12:43:48 am
so sad...  

Anyone know where I could find some videos of the wave?
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Reply #86 on: December 29, 2004, 02:56:47 am
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also, anyone plan on taking any action to personally help the victims?  by that i mean, rather than going "OMG that's horrible", actually sending money, or volunteering for the relief efforts?


Funny you should ask. Just last night I was at my offices watching a movie with some friends (from work and from elsewhere), and my boss had been listening to the news on the radio as he was driving there. He felt an urge to have basically the whole company (3-4 guys - yeah, we're tiny) fly out to lend a helping hand wherever we could.

So, long story short, we might be flying out in.... 6 hours. I'll try to let you know more definitively when I find out, but considering the short time span, I may not have the time to. If that happens I'll probably SMS Kalfireth or Darkage on the way to the airport and have them post for me. :p

EDIT: Ok, my boss's son has a birthday on Friday, so he didn't get the OK from his wife to go until after that. So I'll probably be flying out Friday night or Saturday morning.

As for where, looks like Jakarta is the destination. Hmm. I've never been south of the equator. :p
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Reply #87 on: December 29, 2004, 06:09:27 am
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...considering as how we're doing more to help the relief effort that just about any other country. Some people just don't appreciate our generosity and aid...


Hmm..I believe Japan has donated twol hundred million dollars worth of aid, according to figures here.

The total amount will go >200,000 probably touching 250,000. Disease is going to be rampant everywhere, especially in India, since it has some of the densest population figures in the world, but the most victims will actually come from Sri Lanka or the locations near the epicentre itself.

What worries me most however, is that figures of starvation deaths will come in from the Andamar and Nicobar islands, which are almost totally cut off. Some of the islands dont have any means of travel in and out except by boat...
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Reply #88 on: December 29, 2004, 06:33:24 am
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As for where, looks like Jakarta is the destination. Hmm. I've never been south of the equator. :p


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Reply #89 on: December 29, 2004, 06:59:10 am
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Hmm..I believe Japan has donated twol hundred million dollars worth of aid, according to figures here.

The total amount will go >200,000 probably touching 250,000. Disease is going to be rampant everywhere, especially in India, since it has some of the densest population figures in the world, but the most victims will actually come from Sri Lanka or the locations near the epicentre itself.

What worries me most however, is that figures of starvation deaths will come in from the Andamar and Nicobar islands, which are almost totally cut off. Some of the islands dont have any means of travel in and out except by boat...


The only figures I know of are $35m US, £15m UK (approx US$28-30m).... these are the 2 highest pledges AFAIK.  

Also, apparently Burma was hit by the tsunami, but the government there is not of a nature to comment on casualties.
 

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Reply #90 on: December 29, 2004, 07:18:59 am
Japan : 30 Mio
EU : 30 Mio + some extra Mio from several member states
Australia : 20 Mio
US : increased to 35 Mio

That's the current figures.
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Reply #91 on: December 29, 2004, 07:22:33 am
Mio?
  

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Reply #92 on: December 29, 2004, 07:44:33 am
Mio = Million i think.
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Reply #93 on: December 29, 2004, 07:46:28 am
Dollars, pounds, or euros though?  Because the US is defo giving $35m, and the UK ~$29m (15m GBP), which would thus mean that the contribution of other EU countries was miniscule in comparison if they add up to $29m (inclduing or excluding the UK contribution)
 

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Reply #94 on: December 29, 2004, 07:53:09 am
Sorry, I forgot that. The US payment was $, the others were given in €. My bad.

The EU funds come directly from the EU as an organisation. Several member states, including the UK, have proposed additional funds.
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Reply #95 on: December 29, 2004, 08:31:01 am
I just found out my boss was in the Maldives.  He's alright, though; waves never hit where he was for some reason.
 

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Reply #96 on: December 29, 2004, 09:13:32 am
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so sad...  

Anyone know where I could find some videos of the wave?



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[l]edit: any idea how much Canada is sending?[/l]

4 million dollars! Cheap basatards, they could easily do 10 times that without breaking a sweat. Hmm, I guess its better than nothing :doubt: :doubt:
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Reply #97 on: December 29, 2004, 09:45:52 am
4.2 million from Canada. Probably US$.

http://www.canada.com/national/story.html?id=cfcaa660-1cc6-48e6-8818-f5cc6483c329

Edit : I should not open browser windows and post half an hour later...20 million € from Germany, btw.
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Reply #98 on: December 29, 2004, 10:16:23 am
The only thread I know of that has managed to stay on topic for 5 pages.

Very uppsetting tragedy indeed. Not only have tens of thousands died, but it has altered the terrain quite a bit due to its natural size.
 

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Reply #99 on: December 29, 2004, 12:26:16 pm
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Funny you should ask. Just last night I was at my offices watching a movie with some friends (from work and from elsewhere), and my boss had been listening to the news on the radio as he was driving there. He felt an urge to have basically the whole company (3-4 guys - yeah, we're tiny) fly out to lend a helping hand wherever we could.

So, long story short, we might be flying out in.... 6 hours. I'll try to let you know more definitively when I find out, but considering the short time span, I may not have the time to. If that happens I'll probably SMS Kalfireth or Darkage on the way to the airport and have them post for me. :p

EDIT: Ok, my boss's son has a birthday on Friday, so he didn't get the OK from his wife to go until after that. So I'll probably be flying out Friday night or Saturday morning.

As for where, looks like Jakarta is the destination. Hmm. I've never been south of the equator. :p


hey i may end up meeting you then, because there's a fairly big chance that in the next few days i'll be shipped off to Asia too :p
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