How to help the victims of the Japanese Earthquake

[teknight]

I am reposting this thread, verbatim (save for the title), from the PG.
To the best of my knowledge, there are not a lot of Japanese on this site (although, what do I know?)
Japan was hit by a 8.9 earthquake at 2:46 pm Friday local time (GMT +9). That and the concurrent tsunami have killed hundreds of people, and did massive infrastructure damage.

For more news, go here:
http://www.newsonjapan.com/

This is what you can do to help (from a newspaper article, found here.

In the meantime, here are several ways you can help:
- Convoy of Hope's Disaster Response team established connection with in-country partners who have been impacted by the damage and are identifying the needs and areas where Convoy of Hope may be of the greatest assistance. The best way to help is to donate online at convoyofhope.org or text TSUNAMI to 50555 to donate $10 to Convoy of Hope's Disaster Response efforts.
- GlobalGiving.org has already launched the Japan Earthquake and Tsunami Relief Fund, raising funds which they plan to distribute to various efforts in the region.
- International Medical Corps is responding to the health needs of the disaster's victims.
- The Red Cross is asking for $10 donations to their relief efforts in Japan online or by texting REDCROSS to 90999 to donate from your phone.
You can donate online here.
- Save the Children is moving quickly to address the situation there. Donations to their Children's Emergency Fund will support this effort.
- World Vision has also announced global mobilization in response to tsunami warnings. To help, consider making a donation to their World Vision's Disaster Response Fund.

 

[DarkBee]

Fuck you all.
They do need expertise and people to help though.

 

[teknight]

I think Japan has enough money and resources to help itself.
Not that it's not a dramatic event, but we're not talking about a poor country here.

I promise not to give aid to Holland should your dikes ever fail. You're rich, you can do it on your own, right? That's fair, based on your statement, right?

 

[DarkBee]

Fuck you all.
They do need expertise and people to help though.

 

[teknight]

Copied from the PG thread.

The death toll in Japan is expected to top 10,000.

People in Sendai, one of the hardest hit cities, are queuing up for food and fuel.

The BBC mentions that:

British nationals and friends and relatives of those in Japan should contact the Foreign Office in the UK on +44(0) 20 7008 0000.

A new tsunami is approaching the Japanese coast.
Here's the latest news. (the news is about 20 minutes old at the time of this post.)

This mashable page shows how you can help.

1. If you would like to donate to the American Red Cross for Japan Earthquake Relief, just text REDCROSS to 90999. Each text will provide $10 towards the Red Cross’s humanitarian efforts.
2. Alright, donate to the Red Cross here.
3. Zynga, known for its effective social good campaigns, has partnered with Save the Children’s Japan Earthquake Tsunami Emergency Fund to get its users to donate money through the purchase of virtual goods in CityVille, FrontierVille, FarmVille and its other games.

100% of the proceeds from the purchase of sweet potatoes in CityVille, radishes in FarmVille or kobe cows in FrontierVille will go towards Save the Children’s efforts to provide relief in the Pacific. The world’s largest social gaming company is shooting to raise $2 million for relief efforts.
4. If you run a website, you can add a snippet of code to help.
5. Explore.org will donate $1 to send search and rescue dogs to Japan if you click the like button here.
6. Use the following hashtags on Twitter:
#Jishin: focuses around general earthquake information
#Anpi: a hashtag for the confirmation of the safety of individuals or places
#Hinan: Evacuation information
#311care: a hashtag regarding medical information for the victims
#PrayforJapan: A general hashtag for support and best wishes for victims of the crisis
7. Follow this link to make a donation using iTunes. This will ask you to open/install iTunes if you click on it.

If you want to help all the pets affected by the earthquake, this blogpost offers you options.

 

[Nasty_Deeds]

I think Japan has enough money and resources to help itself. Not that it's not a dramatic event, but we're not talking about a poor country here.

I wonder if your attitude would be the same if Amsterdam was hit with an 8.9 earthquake, and a 15 meter tsunami? I doubt even Dutch arrogance would be a match for that kind of disaster.

 

[bailadora]

I wonder if your attitude would be the same if Amsterdam was hit with an 8.9 earthquake, and a 15 meter tsunami? I doubt even Dutch arrogance would be a match for that kind of disaster.

Fuckin' for real. I've family in Japan and people are getting hammered left and right. This disaster hasn't stopped with just the one quake (which ranks among the top five most powerful in recorded history). There have been more than 154 aftershocks of at least 5.0 and 27 of them have been 6.0 or higher. Not to mention two explosions at one of the nuclear plants and concern over the condition of reactors at two more.

But hey, they're a rich country, so why should we help them, right?

 

[NippleMuncher]

Copied from the PG thread.

The death toll in Japan is expected to top 10,000.

And it will go quite a bit higher than that when the power plants blow as expected. Oh, and it won't be a local event as the media and everyone else would have the world believe. things like this have a nasty habit of circumnavigating the globe and raining it's crap everywhere. Sure the major devastation will stay local, but it will affect us all.

 

[bailadora]

As if the people of Japan aren't already dealing with enough, they now get to contend with a volcano eruption.

 

[silverwhisper]

darkbee quoth:
i think japan has enough money and resources to help itself.

not that it's not a dramatic event, but we're not talking about a poor country here.

you're the kind of person who doesn't understand why nobody ever wants to spend time in your company, aren't you?

ed

 

[goddessoflove]

I think Japan has enough money and resources to help itself.
Not that it's not a dramatic event, but we're not talking about a poor country here.

Wow. So Canadian soldiers shouldn't have risked their lives to liberate Holland? If we all thought like you we would REALLY be in a very sorry mess.

 

[bailadora]

Fuck you all.
They do need expertise and people to help though.

Thank you for your oh so generous offer, but I decline.

I really do not understand your defensiveness, DB. Did you honestly expect NOT to be called out for making such a cold, callous statement in the wake of human suffering and tragedy?

 

[silverwhisper]

darkbee: if you don't like what people have to say in response to what you say, then don't fucking say it on an internet discussion forum.

welcome to the internet, where sometimes, other people also have opinions.

ed