Aid money for Tsunami countries

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Source: Bloomberg http://www.bloomberg.com and reuters

I was firstly shocked when I saw the aid graphics about how much money countries would offer. It was enormous high, and I was very happy about it. No matter how much countries donate, it is far more imperative that we provide money and humanitarian help, irrelevant about the quantity.

EU $3 billion
Germany $680.2 million
Japan $500 million
United States $350 million
Norway $160 million
U.K. $96 million
Sweden $75 million
Canada $80 million
China $60 million
Taiwan$50 million

and the list goes on. Thank you to all nations for your support




BERLIN, Jan 5 (Reuters) - Germany will increase its aid to countries hit by the Asian tsunami disaster to 500 million euros ($680.2 million) from 20 million euros previously, Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder said on Wednesday.

The new German pledge to victims of the tsunami, covering a three to five year period, is the largest offered by any country. Previously, Japan and the United States were the largest donors with pledges of $500 million and $350 million respectively.

Some 60 Germans are known to have died and more than 1,000 are missing as a result of the Dec. 26 quake and ensuing tsunami which sent massive waves rippling across the Indian Ocean and slamming into shores from Thailand to Somalia.

reuters

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Germany Increases Aid for Tsunami Countries to EU500 Million
Jan. 5 (Bloomberg) -- German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder's government increased its aid for countries affected by the Dec. 26 tsunami flood disaster to 500 million euros ($661 million), making Germany the biggest donor so far.

``We know about the importance of immediate aid but it's not enough,'' said Schroeder at a press conference after a Cabinet meeting on the tsunami disaster in Berlin today.

Schroeder said Germany will top up its initial commitment for 20 million euros of aid to 500 million euros over a period of between three and five years.

As many as 2 million victims of the disaster need food aid, the World Food Program said today. About 5 million people have been left homeless, according to UN emergency relief coordinator Jan Egeland. The earthquake and tsunamis killed more than 150,000 people, most of them in Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India and Thailand.

The World Food Program said emergency food and its delivery will cost $250 million in the next six months. More than 40 countries have pledged as much as $3 billion overall in aid so far, the UN has said.

Japan had previously promised most aid, pledging $500 million. Government spokesman Hiroyuki Hosoda said in Tokyo today that assistance may be increased.

Norway has promised $160 million, the U.K. $96 million and Sweden $75 million. Canada has doubled its aid promise to $80 million. China increased its contribution to $60 million, and Taiwan increased its pledge 10-fold to $50 million.

Congress

U.S. President George W. Bush is expected to request more funding from Congress next month to rebuild Asian nations affected by the flooding, lawmakers said yesterday.

The additional aid would be part of a spending bill for the war in Iraq, said Representative Jim Kolbe, chairman of a House Appropriations subcommittee on foreign operations. The Arizona Republican said it is too soon to say how much beyond Bush's $350 million pledge the package will include.

Schroeder proposed last week that the Paris Club of 19 creditor nations should consider letting Indonesia and Somalia delay debt repayments to help them recover from the disaster triggered by a magnitude-9 earthquake.

U.K. Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown, French President Jacques Chirac and Luxembourg Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker have backed the debt-relief plan, which may provide relief of $3 billion a year for the countries hit hardest by the floods.

Schroeder also suggested that each of the world's leading industrialized nations should forge a partnership with one of the flood-stricken countries to help those regions.

Water Supplies

Germany's aid has so far been concentrated on Thailand, Sri Lanka and Indonesia. The government has sent teams from the THW disaster-relief organization to all three countries as well as the Maldives to help with water supplies. The German army is also setting up a field hospital in the Indonesian province of Aceh, the worst-affected area in the region.

In addition, German air-force planes have been sent to Bangkok and the Thai resort of Phuket to bring back injured tourists, while 51 German police officials have gone to Sri Lanka and Thailand to work with the authorities there to identify victims of the flooding.

German companies and individuals have also donated money to charity organizations including Doctors Without Borders and the German Red Cross. A televised benefit gala organized by broadcaster ZDF and the newspaper Bild last night raised more than 40 million euros for people affected by the tsunamis, including a $10 million donation from Germany's Formula One motor-racing world champion Michael Schumacher and 10 million euros from Deutsche Bank AG.

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[Taro Toporific]

Via the Buzzword Dictionary at http://www.buzzwhack.com
B U Z Z W O R D O F T H E D A Y

wave rat: A scamster who attempts to turn the tsunami
tragedy into a quick buck.

[vir-jin]

Via the Buzzword Dictionary at http://www.buzzwhack.com
B U Z Z W O R D O F T H E D A Y

wave rat: A scamster who attempts to turn the tsunami
tragedy into a quick buck.

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what is a scamster? couldn't find the word in the dictionaries.