OK everyone, please help with what is one of the largest disasters ever. So far over 60,000 people have died. What you may not know is that there will likely be double that number of people that die in the aftermath. They will die of horrible diseases such as cholera (basically sh*t yourself to death in a couple of days), dysentery (bloody diarrhea death), typhoid fever (death from salmonella poisoning), and malaria. These are not pleasant ways to die and are totally preventable. Donations need to be in money. It costs tremendous amounts of resources to try and send items and food. It is more efficient to send money. I would suggest the Red Cross or some organization that will allow you to send money to specific causes. The donations are tax deductible and besides your contribution can save lives.

Editor’s note: Hi, this is your friendly neighbourhood 24601. This is a fantastic idea (in fact, Angel had already proposed something of the sort just yesterday evening). We will be taking a group collection in conjunction with our New Year’s party. If you are attending, please bring a donation. Also note that Red Cross accepts Mastercard/Visa, so we will probably be sending our collection there.

Update: The number of people who died from the tsunami is now estimated over 100,000. Here is some satellite imagery of the before and after effects. The size of the waves 4 hours after are huge: