US dispatches disaster teams to help quake victims
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The United States has dispatched disaster teams to the Asian countries hit hard by a massive earthquake and devastating tsunamis and is
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US Marines began helping relief operations in the Philippines following storms that have left more than 1,500 people dead as fears grew of a health crisis among survivors.
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WASHINGTON -- Ahead of his firsthand look at the devastation from the tsunamis, Secretary of State Colin L. Powell said yesterday the United States has responded appropriately to what he called one of the world's greatest catastrophes.
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US aid to victims of an earthquake that sent deadly waves crashing onto shores in Asia and Africa has been doubled to $35 million and is likely to be much more in an international
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The United States &quot;will do more&quot; to help the victims of the gigantic earthquake and tsunamis in Asia, Secretary of State Colin Powell said Tuesday.
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WASHINGTON - The State Department today established a toll-free telephone number for inquiries about US citizens affected by the Asian earthquake and tsunamis.
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BANDA ACEH, Indonesia  - The United States stepped  up its diplomatic and relief effort in tsunami countries,  sending Secretary of State Colin Powell to the hardest-hit  region and promising more helicopters and field hospitals would  follow.
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U.S. officials held a conference call Sunday to discuss ways to aid the south Asian countries inundated by the Indian Ocean tsunami. A White House statement said aid had begun flowing to Sri Lanka and the Maldives.
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Some 12,600 U.S. military personnel  have joined relief efforts in tsunami-hit Thailand, Indonesia  and Sri Lanka, many aboard ships carrying clean water, food and  dozens of helicopters to get supplies to those in need.
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State officials will step in and help local communities if they are overwhelmed during a disaster &#151; as they were in New Orleans when Hurricane Katrina hit &#151; according to a new Homeland Security Department plan that tries to clarify who's in charge during emergencies.
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WASHINGTON: Private groups and individuals across America continue to make generous contributions to the massive relief effort now underway internationally to help the victims of the deadly tsunami that hit 11 countries, causing widespread devastation
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The United States has formed an international coalition with India, Australia and Japan to co-ordinate world-wide efforts to provide relief to victims of Sunday&#39;s earthquake and
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The United States is moving on several fronts toward a global tsunami warning system following the Asian catastrophe.
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Asian telecommunication carriers are mobilizing to help those affected by the weekend's devastating earthquakes off Indonesia and subsequent tsunami waves.
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The State Department on Monday established a toll-free telephone number for inquiries about U.S. citizens affected by the Asian earthquake and tsunamis.
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Speaking before about 500 employees of the U.S. Agency for International Development and representatives of more than two dozen private aid organizations, the president said the United States has a "duty" to help the tsunami's victims "get back on their feet."
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The United States will respond to the unprecedented international catastrophe caused by the tsunamis that engulfed nations on the Indian Ocean.