Tsunami death toll tops 134,000
The death toll from Sunday’s tsunamis has jumped to more than 134,000 after Sri Lankan officials and Tamil Tiger rebels combined their tallies, which now total 40,389.
Rebel officials estimate 14,000 people were killed and 6,000 are missing in rebel-controlled areas in the north and east, CNN correspondent Stan Grant reports.
The Sri Lankan government is counting 26,389 deaths.
In Sri Lanka’s non-rebel areas, 4,832 are missing and most likely dead, 12,482 are injured, and 888,035 are without homes.
At least 10,000 were killed in India, the country’s official state media said.
In Thailand, more than 4,000 are feared dead and dozens of deaths are reported in Malaysia, Myanmar, Maldives, Somalia and Tanzania.
Command Post has a long list of places you can donate. Chanakya has another list, more focused on India but some area-wide as well. This page has a list of major organizations and their overhead, which should be very helpful in deciding where your money will work best. (Note that not all of these are for earthquake/tsunami relief, but many of those listed are taking donations for the disaster, so it’s a good resource.)
