because the government can't jump up right when you ask them to the volenteer they can help
faster than the government the volenteers can donate money faster than the government

well
i hope that they get as much help as they can get it was a big earthquake it was bigger than the one that happened in Haiti.it was 5 times bigger it horrible i couldn't imagine being in an i pray for the people in Haiti an Chile i hope they get the help they need i wish i could go an help them cause i would help them as much as possible if i had a million dollars i would give it to them it might help them a little bit but not much it was the fifth strongest in a 100 years this earthquake could cause another earthquake later on i hope they get every thing together soon