Australia will observe an offical day of mourning on Sunday

Families in 20 countries wait. Families in 20 countries grieve.

Australia. 14 confirmed dead. 200 injured. 200 missing.
Britian. 18 dead. 15 missing.
Canada. 1 injured.
Denmark. 3 missing. 2 injured.
Ecuador. 1 dead.
France. 1 missing. 5 injured.
Greece. 1 missing. 1 injured.
Hong Kong. 10 missing.
Indonesia. 9 dead. 200 injured.
Italy. 6 injured.
Japan. 7 injured.
Netherlands. 1 dead. 1 missing.
New Zealand. 12 injured. 195 missing.
South Africa. 1 injured. 2 missing.
South Korea. 2 missing.
Sweden. 10 missing. 3 injured.
Switzerland 1 dead. 5 injured.
Taiwan. 5 missing.
United States. 2 dead. 3 injured.

Someone asked me yesterday why I was so quiet. I responded that I was thinking about Indonesia. They said, “yea, that was horrible, but there isn’t anything you can do about it.”
Oh really?
I’ve put comments section back. Drop my friend a line. I’ll point them in the right direction.
You can send messages of support through Australian newspapers.
The Australian. The Sydney Morning Herald. or any one of these.
My Canadian blogging buddies and readers can contact The Australian High Commission here.