BS: Mongolian Disaster

Subject: BS: Mongolian Disaster
From: Fred McCormick
Date: 15 Apr 10 - 12:17 PM

I've just come across an on-line news item which says that Mongolia is currently undergoing an environmental disaster.

I picked the story up at http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/8592408.stm and it is dated 29th March 2010. Here's the opening paragraph.

"In Mongolia, what aid agencies are calling a slowly unfolding disaster is underway as extreme cold continues to devastate nomadic herder communities. As the BBC's Chris Hogg reports, about 10% of the country's livestock has perished and thousands of families have lost everything."

There's quite a few stories about this on the Internet, mostly dated February or March. However there's nothing that I can see which gives the present situation, or which mentions any of the aid agencies.

Does anybody know whether the disaster is still ongoing, and whether there's anywhere people can send donations?

BTW., I came across this story while was doing a search for information on Mongolian music. There's lashings of info on the music, but it's a sad state of affairs when the people who make that music are dying of cold and starvation, and it goes unnoticed.

Subject: RE: BS: Mongolian Disaster
From: Fred McCormick
Date: 15 Apr 10 - 12:20 PM

Sorry folks, I just blew that one. I put BS in the wrong place and the thread has ended up above the line. Can some obliging mudelf move it?

Ta.

Subject: RE: BS: Mongolian Disaster
From: Fred McCormick
Date: 17 Apr 10 - 05:04 AM

Refresh

Subject: RE: BS: Mongolian Disaster
From: katlaughing
Date: 17 Apr 10 - 07:56 AM

Here's an article from yesterday with info and a way to make a donation to the British Red Cross fund for it. Thanks for the heads up about this!

Subject: RE: BS: Mongolian Disaster
From: Fred McCormick
Date: 18 Apr 10 - 11:32 AM

Hi Kat,

Thanks. I'll get the plastic into action right now. I came across the disaster when, after deciding to play something from Mongolia on Worlds of Trad, I googled Mongolia for a bit of background information.

One day I'll find a corner of the world where they've got great music without anbody starving or being oppressed or exploited.