HELP THE VICTIMS OF THE TSUNAMI!
A massive tsunami, created by a 9.0R earthquake off the coast of
Sumatra, Indonesia, has caused severe damage in Sri Lanka. Here
is how you can help the victims: Use your credit card to make a donation
here.
We will send all the donations collected to ease the suffering.
Alternatively, send a check payable to "Lanka Academic Network" (and
marked "Tsunami Victims") to: C/O Daya Weerakkody, LAcNet Treasurer,
9603 Avenel Road, Silver Spring, MD 20903-2311, USA. All donations
are tax-deductible in the USA.
LAcNet
is a 501(c)(3) organization in the USA.
Its US tax Id: 411-69-1170.
We have collected over
Thank you! Please
do continue to send the donations, more donations the better.
LACNET TSUNAMI RELIEF EFFORT lists
Sri Lanka's current needs, how your donations are being spent,
ways to find your missing loved ones, and all other matters related to the tsunami.
LAcNet Blog:
You can post your thoughts, wishes and anything you want to say
about the tsunami here.
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Sri Lanka: More than 12,000 families helped in the North and East
alertnet.org,
02 Jan 2005 18:03:00 GMT.
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has so far provided essential household items to nearly 12,150 families in the North and East of Sri Lanka hit by the Tsunami on 26 December. Each kit typically comprises a bucket, three bed sheets, two plastic mats, a cooking set, and soap. Many families also received lanterns and clothing. All ICRC relief distributions were carried out in close co-operation with the Sri Lanka Red Cross Society (SLRCS)
Starting a few hours after the catastrophe, the ICRC and the SLRCS began helping authorities in the affected areas to evacuate hundreds of injured persons and recover corpses. In addition to its large-scale relief distributions, the ICRC has also provided medical supplies including vaccines, antibiotics, disinfectant and bandages to hospitals in Mullaitivu and Kilinochchi. In these areas and in the Trincomalee district the ICRC has also begun delivering water tanks to welfare centres hosting displaced persons.
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Published: Sun Jan 2 14:21:31 EST 2005
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