Shaun Nichols in California, vnunet.com12 May 2008
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Google has launched a donation programme designed to help victims of the
devastating cyclone in Burma.
The company will add a 'donation' feature to Google Checkout allowing users
to give money to the relief effort through
Unicef or
Direct
Relief International. Google has promised to match user donations up to $1m.
The cyclone hit the southeast Asian country more than a week ago. The
unofficial death toll stands at roughly 28,000 with another 33,000 missing.
Some aid agencies believe that the death toll is already in the region of
100,000, however, and that a lack of clean water and sanitation could push the
figure to 1.5 million.
The situation is further complicated by Burma's military junta, which has
been at odds with much of the international community and has been accused of
stopping aid workers entering the country.
"Over the past few days, we have followed the devastation left in the wake of
Cyclone Nargis in [Burma]," said Google programme manager Josh Mendelsohn.
"We are extremely saddened by the loss of life due to this cyclone, and hope
that you will assist with the relief effort."
Google is not the only big name in the technology world to promise help in
the relief effort. Microsoft founder Bill Gates has pledged at least $3m to the
relief effort through the Bill and Melissa Gates Foundation.
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