Thailand lends a hand to Haiti
Posted by admin on January 15th, 2010 filed in Culture & customs, Expat life, Island life, Living here, People, Politics, The South, Travel destinations, Uncategorized, Understanding Thais, VisitingThe shocking news of the Haiti earthquake this week no doubt brought back memories for both Thais and expats of the destruction of the 2004 Boxing Day Tsunami.
The few television pictures that there are of the latest tragedy are gruesome, and the fear and confusion and the faces of the people of Haiti will certainly be familiar to anyone who was present in the aftermath of the December 26th disaster.
The Thai government has promised to pledge no less than $20,000 US dollars to the Haiti, which although ever little helps, I’m sure will barely scratch the surface of the vast regeneration that this already poor country now needs.
The gesture does, however, remind many Thais of the great amount of international help that came their way after the Tsumani, both in the form of monetary aid and man-power.
Meanwhile, I am happy to say that four Thai nationals who were working in Haiti when the quake hit on Wednesday have been found safe and well.
They have been in touch with their relatives here, but in true Thai spirit, they will not be returning home yet, opting of course, to return the favour and do all they can to help to help another nation in crisis.