Facebook will donate 1 million dollars to the Red Cross in Mexico. The money will go to the restoration of destroyed in the earthquake areas, according to KTLA.
In addition to direct financial investments, the largest social network in collaboration with UNICEF is planning to cancel the tax on all donations made on the UNICEF page in Facebook.
Recall that an earthquake of magnitude 7 occurred in Central Mexico on Tuesday. Its epicenter was located dangerously close to the densely populated capital of Mexico. Today we know that the victims of the disaster became more than 200 people, including 20 children killed under the rubble of the school.
The press-Secretary of Facebook said that people often use their social network as a platform for «Association» after the disaster.
«Since the earthquake we have seen thousands of posts in the community Help Community (currently more than 10 000 people). People offer and ask for help: volunteers provide transportation, housing and food,» says Jenna Stokes.
Stokes stressed that there are already several cases when people, asking for help in Facebook, quickly came to the rescue.
For example, one man from Mexico city published a post asking for help in rescue operations.
«In less than hour responded to the request of a local resident,» said Stokes.
