The March twin terror attacks on Brussels that devastated the Belgian capital have left the whole world reeling especially since Paris has also suffered suicide bombings in November last year. In response, many cities and organizations from everywhere in the world have organized ways to make it easier for people to extend their help to the victims.
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The Brussels Attacks were carried out by three suicide bombers. Two of them blew themselves up at the Brussels Airport. Then when the panic sent droves of people to flee via the Brussels Metro Station, the third bomber detonated himself there. The attacks killed 34 people and injured 200 others. ISIS claimed responsibility for the bombings and said the attacks were in retaliation for Belgium’s active involvement in the fight against ISIS in the Middle-East. In response, the Belgian government issued its highest level terror alert and put the Air Port and the Metro Station into lock down. The following are the ways you can help the victims of the carnage:
• GoFundMe – this is the most commonly used website for gathering donations where anyone in the world can contribute. Anyone can create a GoFundMe page but this time, it was crowdfunding platform itself that created a page for the victims of the Brussels attack and their families. The page aims to raise $100,000 and GoFundMe has already made an initial donation of $25,000. The GoFundMe community currently has 20 million users and the campaign is expected to raise several times the targeted amount. The proceeds will be transferred to an official charity organization.
• Belgian Red Cross – the Belgian Red Cross immediately deployed more than a 100 rescuers to the Airport and Metro Station after hearing about the tragedy. The organization says that it has ample manpower and blood but heavily needs funds to acquire the necessary equipment. It also needs fuel for the vans it is using to gather blood donations as well as distribute blood to hospitals and centers. Donating to the Belgian Red Cross will be like directly helping those injured in the terror attacks.
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• Twitter – people who want to help in ways other than donating money can use social networking platform Twitter. By using the hashtag # ikwilhelpen (Dutch for “I want to help”) you can let people know that you are ready and willing to offer your home or a part of your home to serve as temporary housing for the victims and other people who are stranded because of the bombings. You can also check out the Twitter account @BrusselsLift where you can list your car if you wish to take part in providing free rides to the stranded.
Your prayers will also be a great help in helping Brussels heal. Include the victims in your prayers each night.