Was Cyclone Sidr as Bad as Hurricane Mitch?

Jeff Masters doesn't think Sidr will turn out to have killed as many as the 1998 storm that caused some 11,000 fatalities (or more) in Nicaragua and Honduras. But the Times of London is reporting that the death toll from Sidr may rise as high as 8,000. Whatever the case, this is, just as we feared, a major humanitarian disaster. The Times of London gives a list of links for charitable donations, which we encourage you to follow. And I'm reposting Sheril's much-watched YouTube video, which seems to be inspiring people to give aid: