As many of you already know, Japan is suffering from a serious disaster after a massive earthquake triggered a tsunami on Friday, March 11. The quake registered at 8.9 on the Richter scale, making it the most severe earthquake on record to have hit Japan. The tsunami swept inland on the northeast coast, near the city of Sendai, leveling buildings and sweeping away cars. Nearly 13,000 are confirmed dead or missing, according to BBC News, with hundreds of thousands more without shelter in freezing temperatures.
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| Source: bbc.co.uk |
1. Text REDCROSS to 90999 to give $10 to relief efforts in Japan. (For more information about the activities of the Red Cross, click here)
2. Donate to the Red Cross via Facebook.
3. Donate to the Japanese Red Cross, UNICEF, Save the Children or the International Medical Corps on Google's Crisis Response page.
4. Donate to one of a number of other organizations including the Salvation Army and GlobalGiving on Yahoo.
In our increasingly connected, global society it is even more important that we support relief projects for people in need around the world. With one click we can watch live video and pictures of the devastation in Japan. With another click, we can help those who are suffering from it. It has never been more possible for people across the globe to come together to support those in dire circumstances. If we all give a little, even the smallest contribution makes a difference.
It is also key that we spread awareness of the disaster; the more people that know about it, the more that can help. Follow news updates on the situation in Japan on Reuters live newsfeed. Twitter's Hope140 Blog also has suggestions for how you can get connected and learn more about Japan.
Thank you for reading and supporting Japan in its time of crisis. We hope that everyone's efforts are successful in saving lives and bringing hope to Japan.
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