Tsunami Update 2: Race Against More Death

By JULIETTE ROSSANT As the death toll passes 135,000 just before noon EST today, there is a new tension in tsunami headlines. The Guardian this morning reads with a plea " 'Please help. Give us aid' ." The Times of London reads "Indonesia gives up counting its dead." If you recall from a previous article, I expressed fears about politics in aid: who will ever be able to say whether the number of separatist Acehnese dead was acerbated by "delays" from Indonesia's government? Egypt's Al-Ahram says it all, perhaps, with this bold summary: "Swept Away." Web traffic continues to come in from all over the tsunami-effected region -- and small wonder, when a survey of global newspaper headlines reveals such mounting desperation: - BBC: Push to speed up tsunami relief - Economist: The race to aid the tsunami survivors - FT: Relief drive as quake death toll continues to rise - NYT: Many Still in Need as Aid Is Trickling to Stricken Area - LAT: Sumatra's Isolated West Coast Devastated - FAZ: Immer mehr Opfer: 150.000 Tote befürchtet - SDZ: Die meisten Toten kommen nicht nach Hause - Corriere: Tragedia senza fine, sempre piu vittime - Le Figaro: Plus de 125 000 morts, 5 millions de déplacés - El Pais: Indonesia acogerá en enero una cumbre para afrontar las consecuencias del 'tsunami' - La Vanguardia: Se elevan a 145.000 las víctimas mortales del maremoto Food bloggers continued to support relief by furthering news and donation efforts: - le Hamburger et le Croissant referred readers to superchefblog's news-and-donation articles in "Tsunami." - Cheap Recipe listed superchefblog's news-and-donation articles in her own "Tsunami Relief Donations," saying "Send me an email that you donated (any amount to any organization of your choice), and I'll send you my e-book on saving money on your groceries." - Feeding Dexygus Seconds mentioned listed superchefblog's news-and-donation articles in "tsunami aid" As for Donations, Superchefblog continues to ask that you give to both medical and food relief aid agencies and continues to recommend Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) for medical aid and UNICEF for food aid: see read more in previous articles (below). Previous articles: Tsunami Update 1: Foodies Help 2004 Tsunami: How Foodies Can Help Baking From the Heart