美國國務院十一日表示,美國非常關切台灣目前的狀況,雖然台灣尚未要求美國協助救災,但如有需要,美國在亞太地區有充分資源,願意盡力協助台灣。外交部對此表示,目前國內救援機制與資源還算充足,現階段還無此需求,只要未來情況有需要,會隨時聯繫取得國外援助;對於這些國家的援助之意,政府表示感謝。有網友打電話至總統府詢問為何不接受國際救援,對府方冷淡的回應,決定自力救濟,發起「一人一信請國際救救台灣八八水災」的活動,以「Please save Taiwan」、「Taiwan needs help」為題,寄信至國際知名傳媒如BBC、CNN等。
請複製下面英文版的信﹐大家就算用分身寄也好灌爆國際媒體的信箱。讓國際聽到我們的聲音。標題可以寫﹕Please save Taiwan!
Please! Please save Taiwan! Many villages in Southern Taiwan are still waiting for rescue while our President Ma is still hesitating to take action, even refusing foreign help provided by rescue teams for ignorant reasons. Please inform more rescue teams that we need as much help as we can get! We have been hearing so much SOS from the villages in the mountains but we are unable to rescue them. They have no access to food, water, and electricity. Furthermore, it has been 6 days since all the methods of communications (transportation, phone...etc) were shut down. The rescue teams in Taiwan are getting exhausted, and we need more aid.
Please ask more helicopters and rescue teams to come and save us! Those who are trapped might not be able to hold on for any longer! Any help is greatly appreciated! Thank you so much!