I am proud that Singapore being a small country can contribute to the relief efforts of the Sichaun earthquake in China.We are only 1 of 4 countries that has been offered Search and Rescue Teams and our Disaster Assistance and Rescue Team (DART) had arrived in Chengdu on Friday 16th to begin work.Formed in 1990,they have been active in recent years in the Kashmir earthquake in 2005,the Tsunami in 2004 and now this.
Money can be pledged and donated,that China has plenty of it (over USD 1 trillion in foreign reserves) but DART has
the specialised expertise and equipment in disaster search and rescue as well as extricating survivors and victims.They
are also risking their lives to help others.
Singapore may be small but we have a big heart.
1 comment:
Nice story. Good to see that you have a big heart unlike most jewish singaporeans. Keep up those good stories! :)
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