Tsunami
Marisa is in Sri Lanka, and so is Sunili’s family. Thankfully, their loved ones appear to have escaped unharmed — though Sunili’s grandmother’s house was flooded up to her chest. If you want to contribute to the relief effort, try the Red Cross appeal.

Tsunamis: Online Appeals
I concur wholeheartedly with Scott’s condolences for those affected by the terrible tsunamis. I’ve posted the links for readers in Scott’s thread, but I’ll repeat the post here of some links to bloggers advising of appeals which can be accessed…
As I woke I watched the news for what seemed like hours today, just too shocked to move or speak - I just cannot believe what I am seeing.
That day that 100,000 people got wiped from the Earth just seemed like any other day, here.