Current tsunamis in Asia, What should be done? Options

[comeupon]

With the current death toll and fear of outbreaking epidemic what should be done by the countries affected, mainly India, Indonesia, Thailand, Sri Lanka and the Maldives --less than a 100 reported deaths. At this point and time the rescue workers in some of the highly affected areas are not even stopping to identify or transport dead bodies but rather burning them on the spot. Many small islands have been burnt completely because of whole villages being killed off. Technically the affected countries cant close their borders yet because of the attempts by rescue personal to get some sick and injured people to safety. People however continually keep going to these ransacked places for vacations. Thailand and the Maldives being really the only 2 as they suffered the least amount of casualties. Some travel companies are refusing to return fares, mainly in Russia and some other parts of the former USSR. Should these travelers/tourists be let out of the country after they have arrived and spent a week there? If they are released from the country there could a spread of diseases like Cholera and Maleria, caused by the dead bodies laying on the beach for 3-4 days in temperatures of 90+ degrees. The bodies have become bloated and infected (pic). It probably would not become as big of a epidemic as the Black Plague, but a widespread of Cholera or Maleria could really hurt a lot of the big cities in Europe. Though if all travel in and out of these countries is brought to a halt the percentage of sick people could keep increasing and increasing. Just looking for some opinions on some international matters, and yes I know the picture is kind of gruesome but I feel the American media does a poor job covering this topic.

[mai_z]

It's sad, i was looking on MSN, and in a picture essay, there was a picture of a man whos house burned down in a fire during a mass cremation. Another picture showed a young child missing both his parents and two brothers. The aerial shots of the damage is overwhelming, and with the death toll rising up to 114 000, and a disease warning following close behind, I really don't know what's going to happen to all those people.

Money seems like the most effective way to help these people, and more people need to help.

Movie star Jackie Chan donated $64,282 to UNICEF, the agency said, while Chow Yun-fat, who starred in “The Replacement Killers” and “Anna and the King,” gave $25,600 to a disaster relief fund set up by the Apple Daily, the mass-market paper reported Wednesday.