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HOW TO SUPPORT RELIEF EFFORTS IN MYANMAR (BURMA) AND SICHUAN PROVINCE, CHINA
The orange line shows the approximate path of the Cyclone Nargis which started in late April in the Indian Ocean, then moved east to Myanmar (Burma) making landfall May 2, 2008. The lighter orange area shows the approximate extent of flooding and destruction. The actual area is probably far greater. The path of the cyclone went right through the largest city of Yangon. As of 5/31/08, more than 134,000 have died or are missing and 2.4 million survivors are dealing with hunger and homelessness.
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The orange spiral shows the approximate area of the devastation caused by the earthquake, May 12, starting at 2:28 pm, near the town of Dujiangyan, with many severe and widespread aftershocks. The area is heavily populated, entire towns were flattened, and about 400 dams were damaged by the quake, 7.9 in magnitude. As of 5/26/08, at least 60,000 people have died, about 23,000 still missing, 300,000 injured, and several million left homeless. Many children died in their schools that collapsed in the earthquake.

For ongoing iinformation on these disasters, do a search on the New York Times site for news, pictures and video:
Myanmar cyclone.      China quake Sichuan.

* Click here for Google's page to route donations for supporting disaster relief in MYANMAR via UNICEF and DirectRelief International. Click here for a satellite map of the path of the Cyclone Nargis making landfall in Myanmar. ReliefWeb has extensive information on the latest relief efforts for cyclone-ravaged areas of Myanmar including many detailed maps of different aspects of the relief effort and extend of devastation. ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian  Nations) has a website for the latest information on relief efforts in Myanmar. There is also an ASEAN e-mail address (cyclonenargisfund@asean.org) to inquire how best to help in the efforts.

* Click here for the New York Chinese Consulate's page to route donations for supporting disaster relief in SICHUAN , CHINA through the Red Cross Society of China, the Chinese Red Cross Foundation, or the China Charity Federation.
* The Ministry of Civil Affairs in China has likewise authorized the Red Cross Society of China and China Charity Federation to receive donations for quake-hit areas. Donations by postal mail should be sent to: Red Cross Society of China, No 8, Beixinqiaosantiao, Dongcheng District, Beijing, 100007. The Red Cross Society of China donation hotline is an international phone number: (8610) 65139999 or 64027620. Donations to the Chinese Red Cross Foundation can be sent to: No 53, Ganmian Hutong, Dongdanbeidajie Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing, 100010.
* Click here for a fourth way to donate through the Consulate's special account with Bank of China.
* A simple way to help earthquake victims is through the American Red Cross' China Earthquake Relief webpage.
* A number of images of the earthquake disaster with English text can be found at cryptome.cn.

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