What can I do to help the people in Chile?

[Brian]

Don't try to help the people in Chile, they don't need it. Yes, I know that sounds arrogant and selfish of me to say, but it is true. Of all the countries in the world, Chile is one of the best prepared countries in the world for dealing with earthquakes.

Emergency groups in Chile are already responding and power and water is already being restored to people who lost it in the quake. The streets are already being cleared and survivors are found much quicker here than they were in Haiti.

I am in Argentina and all I am hearing is that Chile can handle this situation. So far as I know, they have not asked for any outside help.

Your money or your time, is much better spent trying to help Haiti who is still trying to clean up more than a month after it's earthquake. Whereas in Chile, life will probably return to normal within a week.