Ban-ki Moon, Secretary General of the UN, says the world is not doing enough to help, and things look horribly bleak for many, many people. You can read about the problems here. The Red Cross appeal page for donations is here.
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Just to put this in some perspective: the Harper government in Canada reportedly sent $32 million in assistance; by contrast, it spent close to $1billion on “security” (read: suppression of dissent, harassment, abuse, and arbitrary detention of protesters) for the G8/G20 meetings held in Ontario this past June.
Thanks for the addition, Shelley.