Passers-by make cash donations for victims of Typhoon Morakot in Taiwan along a street in Flushing, New York City on August 15, 2009. The Taiwan authority has set up a dedicated bank account to accept overseas donations for disaster relief. Expatriates wishing to contribute to the fund can remit their donations to the "Ministry of the Interior Donation Account" at Mega International Commercial Bank, according to the report from the English-language newspapar The China Post newspaper. The account number is 007-09-087816, and the swift code is ICBCTWTP007. [Xinhua]
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