Japan quake relief

Japan was hit yesterday with an 8.9 earthquake — the fifth-strongest earthquake ever recorded by the USGS — followed by more than 50 aftershocks so far, many above 6.0 themselves. Reports are still coming in, but even with Japan’s legendary disaster-preparedness, the death toll steadily climbs, currently estimated at 1,000, including an estimated 300 in the coastal city of Sendai, closest to the epicenter of the quake.

Our thoughts are with the Japanese people, the families of those who have lost loved ones, and with the agencies, governments, and international aid organizations that will shortly be on the scene to help a nation remember its lost and rebuild itself for the future.
You can find a list of aid organizations, as well as Google’s People Finder to help reunite family and friends displaced by the disaster, on the Seattle Atheists website.

Secular and Humanists Aid and Relief Efforts (SHARE)

Humanist Charities

Richard Dawkins Foundation

Save the Children

International Red Cross

AmeriCares