I am distraught for the people of Myanmar and Thailand who have suffered as a result of the earthquake. The scenes are absolutely horrible. Temples lying on their sides, slanted buildings, kids in sneakers trying to dig people out of the rubble. It was an enormous earthquake, 7.7. That is just huge, the most severe category.
If you can help, please make a donation. I just donated to Oxfam, which currently has a 5x matching scheme.
Real question here, but I am unclear of the impact of defunding a lot of the foreign aid the US gives. Have we sent anyone to help these people? And, given the state of their ongoing civil war, is anyone able to get into the country to help them? I realize there is a war going on, so I understand the difficulties.