Yesterday there was an interview with a mother who just came back from Thailand. When the wave hit her and her two children, both being very young and not able to swim. She wasn't able to hold onto both of her children and hence had to decide which one to let go. Needless to say that there's no harder decison than this to make for a mother. Fortunately and almost by an wonder, the older son was somehow able to keep himself alive by clinging onto a tree. Both the mother and her two children arrived safely on Frankfurt Airport but there must be stories and fates which did not turn out so positively.
I also saw people on TV complaining about why the beach hasn't been cleaned up yet because after all the commotion they wanted to take a sun-bath.
In Germany, there is a credible financial service provider called "AWD" who adds one Euro to every Euro donated for the seaquake. They also guarantee that 100% of that money arrives in the affected regions. Actually, that service was originally intended for AWD customers and workers but due to a successful business year, they have extended this service to outsiders as well. For people in Germany, this might be interesting. The bank information is:
AWD-Stiftung Kinderhilfe, Stichwort Seebeben,
Commerzbank Hannover, BLZ 250 400 66, Konto 141919100
I feel ashamed that I actually considered donating less so I could afford a gold interconnect I wanted to buy.
So much for losing sight of relations.
Donating money is a very good mental practice (for future donations for example) and most of all, it helps people in need.
