Red Cross Support


With two major disasters in the world in Burma and China. Lets hope there will not be another for a long time. It is our duty as information providers, bloggers,  to help in anyway we can with the world community.

Burma : Red Cross : Cyclone Death Toll Estimates Hit 128,000

On Wednesday, the U.N. raised its estimates on the number of people impacted by the cyclone. John Holmes, the head of humanitarian affairs at the U.N., said that between 1.6 million and 2.5 million were "severely affected" and in desperate need of relief, up from 1.5 million people, Reuters reported.

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China Warns Quake Death Toll May Reach 50,000, Appeals for Rescue Equipment

China warned the death toll from this week's earthquake could soar to 50,000, while the government issued a rare public appeal Thursday for rescue equipment as it struggled to cope with the disaster.



Please visit the Red Cross website and donate to them as these two countries struggle to regain some form of basic life for their people. Hopefully that we can make someones life a little better.




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