There are many organizations working on disaster relief. Here’s some links to organizations to consider:
American Friends Service Committee
http://www.afsc.org/
Building on AFSC programs and contacts in Asia, AFSC will help provide relief and longer-term recovery, particularly to those who might be overlooked by other agencies or relief programs.
Network for Good
http://www.networkforgood.org/topics/international/earthquake/tsunami122604.aspx
People across Southeast [...]

[Associated Press]
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By Associated Press
SEATTLE – The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has pledged $3 million and Amazon.com has raised more than $3.5 million in online donations to aid South Asian countries devastated by tsunamis.
Millions of U.S. dollars were flowing to relief agencies around the world to supply food, [...]

From the blog Critical Montages

A magnitude 9.0 earthquake off the west coast of northern Sumatra (on the interface of the India and Burma plates) set off a terrifying tsunami, killing tens of thousands. A majority of the dead are from poor fishing villages, and [...]

[J-Walk Blog]
I saw this Reuters story: U.S. to Pledge $15 Million for Tsunami Aid.
The United States expects to provide an initial $15 million in aid for victims of the devastating tsunami in Asia and has already released $400,000, the assistant administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development said Monday.
$15 million is certainly nothing to [...]

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