Myanmar tragedy told through online videos
The world is yet to recover from the massive cyclone tragedy in Myanmar and a massive earthquake hit China today. Video sites like YouTube, MySpace, Dailymotion and several others have been flooded with tons of videos for all over the world. Some videos are showing the horrible aftermath of these events whereas some are appealing for donations and relief aid. These sites are playing a vital role is quickly spreading the visual information that the masses seek before they make any significant donations to organizations working towards sending relief aid and donations to millions of affected people in these disasters.
These devastating images are uploaded by people and hundreds of videos are rushing in every minute.
Several users (myochitmyanmar, tolimoli) on these video sites have dedicated channels to this disaster in an honest attempt to drive people to donate funds to various organizations that are in position to help those affected by this tragedy.
Donate generously, some links:
Message from WorldVision has already delivered 35 metric tons of rice to cyclone-ravaged areas, along with 18,000 liters of drinking water and diesel fuel to allow generator pumps to continue to pump water. Clothing, blankets and tarpaulins have also been distributed to people living in and around the city of Yangon.
UNICEF focuses on restoring normalcy for young survivors of Cyclone Nargis. UNICEF’s global Chief of Education, Cream Wright, discusses the importance of restoring a sense of normalcy for cyclone-affected children in Myanmar.
The Red Cross today prepared latrine-building and water- purification kits, and the first UN aid transported over land arrived today when two trucks with shelter supplies for 10,000 people reached Yangon, the largest city.
