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IRAN earthquake - thousands of children orphaned

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katierocket · 29/12/2003 08:38

THis is so sad. Newspaper reports talk about how many children are just wandering around the streets crying for their parents and not knowing if they are alive or dead. Country is in a total mess because of quake with 40,000 dead, no hospitals or emergency services. Terrible pictures in yesterdays paper of parents carrying their dead children to the graveyards where they are being buried in mass graves - truly awful

It made me feel awful to think of how much we have all spent at christmas, in our comfortable homes with no worries while these people are in a living hell.

if you can give even £10 to the red cross appeal it might help a child.

quake appeal

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handlemecarefully · 29/12/2003 08:54

Thanks for posting this link Katie - I was wondering how to make a donation.

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SenoraPostrophe · 29/12/2003 11:13

[just bumping this thread up the recent conversations list]

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whymummy · 29/12/2003 11:25

it's so sad,we're going to make a donation,thanks for the link katierocket

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whymummy · 29/12/2003 11:37

done!

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katierocket · 29/12/2003 13:43

fantastic whymummy and senorapostrophe - let's hope everyone else does the same.

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emsiewill · 29/12/2003 14:26

Thanks for the link katierocket. We've all given £5 each of our Christmas money. Not much, I know, but for a 4 and 6 year old, it seems a lot.

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sunchowder · 29/12/2003 18:28

Thank you Katierocket, I will be sending a donation from hereit is unbelievableI can't imagine the devastation.

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katierocket · 30/12/2003 20:23

they reckon that over 100,000 people will be homeless. Pleeeease give some money - even £10 will help.

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lyndsey66 · 30/12/2003 21:22

This tread brought tears to my eyes. When you hear about how many are dead you dont think about it as actual people. It puts things into prespective, especially as I was gutted because I could only afford to buy my dh one playstation game for xmas. Now that seems stupid. Have donated x x

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