Tsunami Aid Could Affect Other Nations
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International aid officials and development experts are voicing concern that the outpouring of generosity from the world's governments may deplete resources for other pressing needs in much poorer countries.
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An estimated 2 million people in Asia are at risk of sinking deeper into poverty as a result of the Dec. 26 tsunami and its aftermath, with the harshest long-term economic damage expected in Sri Lanka and the Maldives, according to a study by the Philippines-based Asian Development Bank.
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The world's richest nations are likely to agree to freeze debt repayments for countries devastated by the Indian Ocean tsunami, and some countries may have all or part of their debt written off, Britain's ...
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U.S. officials held a conference call Sunday to discuss ways to help 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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The fact that the tsunami happened at the peak of tourist season could deter others from coming in the future. Other countries weren&#39;t hit as hard.
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The U.S. government is offering to help Asian nations struck by a massive earthquake and devastating tsunamis. At least three Americans were among the more than 13,000 people killed.
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U.S. companies are expected to  contribute hundreds of millions of dollars in relief aid to  tsunami-hit Asia, but some may be slower to help since the  sudden disaster struck during a holiday season, company  executives and charity experts said on Wednesday.
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The world has pledged about $500 million to help tsunami survivors, relying on lessons from past disasters to expedite relief.
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THE strength of ties between the United Kingdom and Indian Ocean countries stricken by the tsunami emerged in the pattern of giving to victims of the disaster.
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Aid organizations say this week&#39;s earthquake and tsunami in South Asia may require the largest relief operation in history. People may want to send food, clothing and other supplies.
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US aid for tsunami survivors in Indonesia could help temper anti-American sentiments.
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Indian Ocean states from Indonesia to Sri Lanka scrambled on Tuesday to cope with the widespread devastation of a tsunami that killed over 23,000 people and could claim more lives through disease and privation.
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BANGKOK -- Aid agencies struggled yesterday to cope with a vast humanitarian catastrophe after the Asian tsunami disaster left enormous devastation across a broad swath of nations.
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Delays in delivering aid to survivors of Sunday&#39;s Indian Ocean tsunami catastrophe could cause thousands more deaths, aid agencies are warning.
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The United States upped its tsunami relief aid tenfold Friday as the world's ships and planes converged on devastated shores. Bottlenecks of supplies built up, fears of epidemics grew, and in an echo of 9/11's aftermath, people at a Thai resort scoured a bulletin board of 4,000 photos in search of the dead and missing.
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World leaders meeting on Thursday to  discuss aid efforts for Asia's tsunami-hit countries were  warned the death toll could double to about 300,000 unless  action was taken this week to prevent disease.  The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday it had  sent emergency treatment to the region for diarrheal diseases  such as cholera and dysentery but while the aid was reaching  many places, access to safe drinking water remained inadequate.
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Giving money may be the best way to provide immediate relief to the victims of the South Asia tsunami catastrophe, but it's long-term development aid that will provide countries with the greatest stability.