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As most of you would know, a tragic earthquake followed by multiple tsunamis have wrecked havoc in Asia. Although I am in India, I was fortunate enough to be 100s of miles away from the affected areas.
However there were millions who were not so lucky. Indonesia, Srilanka and India have been most affected by the quake and the casualties are in the thousands. Almost the entire population of tribals living on some of the Andaman Nicobar islands is believed to have been wiped out.
Help is urgently needed in all these countries and so the following is a collection of links to sites and organizations through which you can donate / help the tsunami affected. I am sitting in India and so have stuck to reliable Indian sources as well as international ones. However help is as much needed in Srilanka and Indonesia as it is in India. So if anybody familiar with these countries is reading, please add links to relief funds from these nations as comments to this item and I will later add them to the main list.
You contribution can make it a happy new year for both yourself as well as someone in the tsunami and earthquake hit areas.
** Although it is important that you donate and help the tsunami victims, please watch out for fraudulent links and funds that will appear online over the next few days. So before you pay online ensure that the site is Verisign secured or if you are paying through check / drafts, ensure that you are dealing with a reliable agency.
** Also check if the organization is recognized for tax exemption in your country. While the Prime Ministers Relief Fund will get you a 100 % tax deduction in India under Section 80G, most other Indian funds will get you 50% deduction under the same section.
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