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In late December, a huge earthquake off northern Indonesia triggered giant tidal waves and flash floods across western Asia.
The quake, one of the largest in history and measuring 8.9 on the Richter scale, struck in the Indian ocean southwest of Aceh province on Sumatra island, unleashing massive destruction throughout the region.
South Asia was the worst hit region, with more than 120,000 deaths reported as of 30 December. International aid has begun reaching survivors of tsunamis that swept across the Indian Ocean from Thailand to Somalia and relief workers are now in a race against time to prevent other people from dying of disease and starvation.
Below is contact information to contribute to relief efforts:
District 3000 plans to adopt a small village or two in the affected area and help each person reconstruct his/her life. Send your check, payable to "RI District 3000," to "RI District 3000, c/o Governor M. Elangovan, M D., Hotel Sevana, Tiruchirapalli 620 001, India." For additional details, contact: Sd.Prof R Panchanadhan, District Secretary, RI District 3000, No 5, 9th Cross, 7th Main, Srinivasanagar, Tiruchirapalli 620 017, India.
District 3230 has started a project to provide relief to the fishermen community and general public who lost their families as well as property. The district will provide 3,000 to 5,000 blankets to the affected people who are presently housed in schools, churches, and temples. Additionally, rehabilitation kits will be given to families when they return to their village. The kits will consist of cooking utensils, a kerosene stove, mats, and bed sheets. Rotaract clubs and Rotary Community Corps will assist in assessing the needs of the communities and providing counseling. To contribute to this relief effort, please send your check earmarked for "R.I. District 3230 Tsunami Relief Fund" to DG Benjamin Cherian, #38 Malony Road, T. Nagar, Chennai – 600 017, India; telephone: (O): 91-44-24341079, 91-44-24342136; fax: 91-44-24346736.
Rotary District 3220 has updated its Web site to assist the tsunami victims. For details on relief efforts, please visit www.rotarysrilanka.org or contact Governor Lucky Pieris at lakipee@eureka.lk or governor.lucky@rotarysrilanka.org.
The Rotary Club of Bali Ubud is collecting donations of all kinds for the residents of Aceh in Sumatra, Indonesia. The district governor for Indonesia currently is traveling to Aceh to determine how Rotary can help on the ground. A fund is being established and volunteers may be necessary but there are no details yet. Please visit www.rotaryubud.org for the latest updates. For more information, please contact: John Pyle, Dirnah Bungalows, Penestana Kaja, Ubud, Bali 80581, Indonesia.
Gehan de Alwis, Rotary Club of Colombo Regency, c/o Omega Technologies (Private) Limited, # 618 ½, Galle Road, Colombo 3, Sri Lanka (Office), Mobile/Text: + 94 77 7368820; e-mail: gehan@omega-tec.com; MSN ID: gehan77@hotmail.com. The club has also set up a relief Web site at www.reliefforsrilanka.blogspot.com. Additionally, www.lankafood.com has set up a site for purchasing donations online. Donations will be routed to the Rotary Club of Colombo Regency to help the affected areas.
Funds to assist in Thailand can be sent to PDG Krit Indhewat or Miss Danucha Pumitavorn, Director, Rotary Centre in Thailand, 32/f Ocean Tower 2, 75-82-83 Soi Watana, Asoke Road, Watana, Bangkok 10110, Thailand; telephone: (662) 661-6720; fax: (662) 661-6719; e-mail rotaryth@ksc.th.com.
Governor Voravut of District 3330 will lead a caravan of trucks loaded with relief from all joining clubs to Phuket, stopping en route in Suratthani to preside at the Rotary Club of Sritapee President Duangkamol's funeral rites. DG Voravut Pongvitayapanu has opened a bank account in Kanchanaburi while PDGs and ADGs in Phuket have opened another account in Phuket to accept contributions to assist victims of the earthquake. For further details, please contact DG Pongvitayapanu at telephone: 66-1856-8106; fax: 66-3463-6626 or PDG Prasert Fakthongphon at telephone: 66-1374-6565; fax: +66-7657-1205.
Source: Rotary Belgium-Luxembourg, 30.12.2004
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