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Skrivet av Kristina
Jag fick följande brev per mail. Eftersom avsändaren är Sri Lankas ambassad antar jag att detta är legitimt:

URGENT APPEAL

Ref: Sto/Pol/Gen/59

26th December 2004

Dear Friends of Sri Lanka,

Request for Emergency Assistance for Sri Lanka


As you are aware, widespread devastation and loss of life have been caused mainly in the Eastern and Southern parts of Sri Lanka as a result of a tidal wave (tsunami) which occurred last morning (26th December 2004 morning) in the Indian Ocean. Sri Lanka has never experienced a disaster of this magnitude in its entire history.

Initial reports indicate that thousands have been killed and many more remain missing. The number of affected people is approximately one million.

The government of Sri Lanka has declared this a national disaster and all the Government and other agencies have been placed on an emergency footing to operationalize rescue, relief, medical and other assistance in the affected areas.

As for the tourists, all necessary steps are being taken to provide alternative accommodation. Information regarding tourists in the island\'s coastal belt is being provided round the clock on the Hotline 0094-112-437061 set up by the Sri Lanka Tourist Board, which is also keeping all foreign missions based in Colombo fully informed to facilitate speedy responses to inquires on tourists. Sri Lanka is also experiencing an influx of tourists from neighbouring countries affected by the tidal waves for emergency accommodation.

The Sri Lankan Government is appealing the International community and Sri Lankan expatriates for the following assistance in kind:

Immediate:
1. Tents, blankets, linen etc.,
2. Food (pre cooked or ready to eat meal packs)
3. Water purification tablets (approximately 2 million)
4. Wheat flour, pulses, rice
5. Drugs, paracetamol, anti-biotic, dressing, suture material, disposable syringes.
6. Intravenous infusions (saline and dextrose)
7. Portable generators

Medium term:
1. Housing and rehabilitation
2. Reconstruction of infrastructure
Further details of the medium term requirements shall follow.

For those who wish to make financial contributions, instructions are as follows:

Postgirot : 4111-1
Bank account :
Bank - Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (SEB), Nybrogatan Branch,
Nybrogatan 39, 106 40 Stockholm
Account No. - 5213 - 100 - 2386
IBAN - SE 51 500000000 521 31002386 BIC: ESS ESESS

When cash donations are made, please indicate the purpose as "Emergency Assistance for Sri Lanka - December 2004".

The Embassy has also set up a 24-hour hotline for information:
Telephone - 08-663 65 23/25
Fax - 08-660 00 89
E-mail - [email protected]

If you wish to directly send any consignments of emergency relief, please contact Secretary, Ministry of Social Welfare and & Women\'s Empowerment, 5th Floor, Sethsiripaya, Battaramulla, Sri Lanka (Tel: 94-112-887349 or 50 or 51 & Fax: 94-112-877127) and keep this Embassy informed.

Your contributions are most welcome and would be much appreciated. If you are making direct contributions to Sri Lanka, through your contacts in Sri Lanka, grateful if you could also keep this Embassy informed.

Please forward this information to your contacts as well, for possible assistance.

Thank you for your co-operation during this hour of need to support Sri Lanka and its people.

Yours sincerely,



Hasanthi Dissanayake
Chargé d´Affaires
Svar på tråden: Hjälp Sri Lanka

Nej ..

Skrivet av  Linda m. Linus
Tyvärr finns det oseriösa personer som faktiskt drar nytta av såna här situationer. Om man vill hjälpa finns det gott om andra "riktiga" organistioner som gärna tar emot pengar tex röda korset, Läkare utan gränser osv.
 

Sakerna ska dock

Skrivet av  Kristina
lämnas in till Sri Lankas ambassad. Jag jobbar just nu på att få bekräftelse från dem att detta är legitimt.
 

ok...

Skrivet av  Linda m. Linus
såg på aftonbladet oxå

http://www.aftonbladet.se/vss/nyheter/story/0,2789,581145,00.html

så det verkar ju faktiskt vara ok...

 

Ja, AB

Skrivet av  Kristina
är ju det bästa sanningsvittnet ;-). Jag ska hur som helst shoppa loss lite på Apoteket i morgon och ta det till ambassaden.