Excuse my ignorance but what's a Hercules C130?Barnsley wrote:UK also sending a ship with helicopter and the equipment to turn sea water into drinking water. along with a Hercules C130 for moving equipment and food about.
http://lmgtfy.com/?q=Hercules+c130Stevie_W wrote:Excuse my ignorance but what's a Hercules C130?Barnsley wrote:UK also sending a ship with helicopter and the equipment to turn sea water into drinking water. along with a Hercules C130 for moving equipment and food about.
OZ dontated AUD 400K and Kiwis donated NZD 2 millionsundaymorningstaple wrote:I guess they got a few razzberries over that as I see they have now donated an additional 150K to up it to 200K.ScoobyDoes wrote:I find it derisory and a little insulting the Singapore government donates a whopping S$50,000 and one rescue team.
Saint wrote:There are a couple of methods of making donations posting on this FB link
https://www.facebook.com/groups/britsabroadsingapore/
Oz pledged 10 million...Mad Scientist wrote:OZ dontated AUD 400K and Kiwis donated NZD 2 millionsundaymorningstaple wrote:I guess they got a few razzberries over that as I see they have now donated an additional 150K to up it to 200K.ScoobyDoes wrote:I find it derisory and a little insulting the Singapore government donates a whopping S$50,000 and one rescue team.
Worse of all China USD 100K
OZ SAR team still in OZ. Kwis USAR already gone to help on the next day
Say alot about rich nations.
Don't shoot the messenger for saying this.Mad Scientist wrote:...sundaymorningstaple wrote:..ScoobyDoes wrote:...
ecureilx wrote:
Don't shoot the messenger for saying this.
Singapore is just 4 hours by flight, and may follow the example of Malaysia, who preferred to fly in their own kit in their own planes, than to donate cash which may just disappear.
After all, once the ground situation is clear, it would make sense to fly in direct, than to ship to, say Manila, re-load, then to fly somewhere .. etc. etc.
Seriously ?Hannieroo wrote:SG should be ashamed. .. ...
And these things don't happen overnight .. and from what I know, in PH case, the natives are suspicious in those areas, when there are foreign-boots-on-the-ground ..ScoobyDoes wrote:A lot of governments now, as a result of 2004, don't ship things themselves but rather coordinate with a whole bunch of local charities, providing them funds and assistance, who work as a team to best provide materials and support needed on the ground.
I can't forget the Winter clothing that was flown in post 2004ScoobyDoes wrote:Governments have no idea what their own country needs let alone what one on the other side of the world needs.
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