Warning over tsunami aid 'holdup'
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Only half the money requested by the UN for immediate tsunami aid has been received, says Oxfam.
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GENEVA -- The record generosity toward tsunami victims -- now at more than $4 billion pledged -- should set the standard for caring for the world's most desperate people, the UN humanitarian chief said yesterday. But aid group Oxfam said it fears the money might simply be rerouted from existing funds for Africa.
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Chaotic distribution of relief supplies to India's tsunami-ravaged tropical islands has sparked shortages, prompting the military to airdrop food to populations begging for succour, aid workers said.
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The Maldives fears the bodies of Asia's tsunami victims will wash up on its pristine beaches and increase the risk of disease, a minister said, as the president appealed for massive aid to help rebuild the Indian Ocean atoll nation.
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The tsunami brings fears that some Maldives islands may be evacuated for good, reports the BBC's Barnaby Phillips.
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As aid agencies struggled to cope with the scale of the Indian Ocean tsunami disaster, the UN today warned that the next few days would be critical in the fight to control potential outbreaks of disease.
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The local chapter of the American Red Cross is collecting funds for tsunami disaster relief in Southern Asia. Executive Director Susan Sauls cautioned that the Red Cross is not equipped to handle any donated items.
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Aid agencies struggled on Tuesday to cope with the scale of the Asian tsunami disaster which has killed more than 38,000 people, with the International Red Cross saying it may have to treble its appeal for funds.
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The United Nations said that aid promised from around the world in response to Asia's tsunami disaster was now up to four billion dollars, as Australia, Germany and the IMF pledged yet more cash ahead of a key donors' conference.
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Aid agencies around the world rushed  staff, equipment and money to southern Asia where hundreds of  thousands of people were left homeless after tsunamis pummeled  coastal communities on Sunday.
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BANGKOK, Thailand  - Heavy rains and fresh floods  disrupted aid deliveries to Asia's tsunami-hit villages on  Sunday, just as a global $2 billion relief operation started to  kick in a week after walls of water left millions struggling to  survive.
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Governments and rebels in Sumatra, Sri Lanka and Somalia must keep the peace or risk a cut-off in tsunami aid, the United Nations said on Wednesday, as Australia and Germany pledged more than &#36;1.4 billion in disaster assistance.
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Heavy rains and fresh floods disrupted  aid to Asia's tsunami-hit villages on Sunday as the U.N.  refugee agency started a 400-ton airlift as part of a $2  billion relief operation to save millions struggling to  survive.
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Aid workers say they are still struggling to reach or even locate displaced people after the tsunami in Aceh.
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BANGKOK, Thailand  - Heavy rains and fresh floods  disrupted aid to Asia's tsunami-hit villages Sunday as the U.N.  refugee agency started a 400-tonairlift as part of a $2 billion  relief operation to save millions struggling to survive.
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THE British government today raised its pledge for aid to the tsunami disaster to Â£50 million ($124.22 million), up Â£35 million ($86.96 million) from yesterday, the Department for International Development said.
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The U.S. weather agency didn't have the phone numbers nor staff to alert all Indian Ocean coastal countries when it saw the first signs that tsunamis could be heading their way, its top official said Thursday. He cautioned that the Caribbean and Atlantic also lack an early warning system.