According to estimates, the most recent earthquake in Indonesia killed upward of 500, and the number is expected to rise. In addition, tens of thousands were forced to leave their homes.
And because of the back-to-back emergencies, there's been a significant strain on resources and humanitarian assistance groups need your support.
Their relief and recovery efforts will need to take into account the immediate needs of the children and families affected along with long-term effects of the disasters, including health risks posed by contaminated water, poor nutrition, and psychosocial trauma.
Every day 24,000 children die of preventable causes -- let's make sure these emergencies don't further compound the tragedy of these unnecessary deaths. Pledge to support the humanitarian aid agencies working to help the people affected by the spate of natural disasters in Asia and the Pacific.
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1:29 pm PST, Nov 21,Alice Olivo, Italy
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12:04 pm PST, Nov 21,Julia Moonburn, Ukraine
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3:33 am PST, Nov 21,Ritva Janhonen, Finland
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10:28 pm PST, Nov 20,Soo Thacker, Alaska
According to estimates, the most recent earthquake in Indonesia killed upward of 500, and the number is expected to rise. In addition, tens of thousands were forced to leave their homes.
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9:43 pm PST, Nov 20,Jemima Holland, Australia
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7:07 pm PST, Nov 20,Courtney Peacock, Canada
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6:47 pm PST, Nov 20,David Petrosky, Massachusetts
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4:11 pm PST, Nov 20,Name not displayed, Trinidad And Tobago
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3:28 pm PST, Nov 20,Cecy V. Aguirre López, Mexico
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12:54 pm PST, Nov 20,June Harrison, New Jersey
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11:59 am PST, Nov 20,Susana Lax, Florida
Building codes need improvement, websites that discuss best practices need to have a translation button for each language.
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11:55 am PST, Nov 20,Esther Prieto Diez, Spain
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11:48 am PST, Nov 20,Juan Antonio Romero Used, Spain
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10:06 am PST, Nov 20,Melissa Johnson, Illinois
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7:44 am PST, Nov 20,Cheryl Bibby, Canada
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7:38 am PST, Nov 20,Stephen Weatherby, Georgia
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7:16 am PST, Nov 20,Katarzyna Gawron, Poland
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7:05 am PST, Nov 20,Linda Isham, New Jersey
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7:00 am PST, Nov 20,Laura Bretschneider, Sweden
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6:37 am PST, Nov 20,Margaret Sampson, Illinois
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6:25 am PST, Nov 20,Richard Cedor, Mexico
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5:14 am PST, Nov 20,Bogdan Dryomin, Russian Federation
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5:09 am PST, Nov 20,Miriam Walsh, Massachusetts
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4:11 am PST, Nov 20,Matteo Boldreghini, Italy
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2:52 am PST, Nov 20,Agnes Hall, Australia
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2:36 am PST, Nov 20,Claire Bracken, United Kingdom
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2:24 am PST, Nov 20,Keeley Player, Spain
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10:24 pm PST, Nov 19,Phil Lussier, Washington
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5:06 pm PST, Nov 19,Tiffany Holsen, Pennsylvania
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3:44 pm PST, Nov 19,Ann Jenkins, Georgia
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2:10 pm PST, Nov 19,Joshua Roark, Kentucky
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12:03 pm PST, Nov 19,Mateja Cimpersak, Croatia
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5:25 am PST, Nov 19,Theresa Castillejo, Connecticut
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12:40 am PST, Nov 19,Rana Salameh, Lebanon
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11:54 pm PST, Nov 18,Elena Ezhova, Russian Federation
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4:00 pm PST, Nov 18,Sarah Boasman, Australia
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12:09 pm PST, Nov 18,Maureen Wheeler, Maryland
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12:02 pm PST, Nov 18,Mechelle Peters, Pennsylvania
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8:14 am PST, Nov 18,Andrea Senci, Serbia And Montenegro
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5:59 am PST, Nov 18,Anita Zoete, Netherlands
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4:33 am PST, Nov 18,Dea Ferreira, Sweden
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3:42 am PST, Nov 18,Mike Cohn, Michigan
Building codes need improvement, websites that discuss best practices need to have a translation button for each language. The right ideas are out there, but aren't being read. The PUBLIC in affected regions needs to know what the ways are, they cannot just let "the specialists" handle it anymore. The public needs to educate itself and be it's own advocate to get their political leaders to change.
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2:31 am PST, Nov 18,ADAM BUCKLEY, United Kingdom
There is enough money for everyone on our planet.
adzmundo CND
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1:35 am PST, Nov 18,Ian Gregson, United Kingdom
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9:05 pm PST, Nov 17,Jessica Georgieff, Canada
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4:37 pm PST, Nov 17,Ellie Shain, California
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12:32 pm PST, Nov 17,Manuel Pina, Portugal
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11:43 am PST, Nov 17,Jan Billy Pedersen, Denmark
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11:22 am PST, Nov 17,Tami Afshar, United Kingdom
These children have needs just like your children ... Who's going to be there for them? Do you care?
