Relief aid appeal by Philippines
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Officials in the Philippines have called for international aid to help more than half a million people hit by devastating back-to-back storms.
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PARIS: Governments and aid organisations around the world scrambled to offer aid and technical help after the devastating quake and tidal waves that killed thousands of people in Asia on Sunday.
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US marines have begun arriving in the Philippines to help the relief effort from storms that have left over 1,500 people dead or missing, a US military spokesman said.
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Pope John Paul II on Wednesday renewed his call for global aid for victims of the mammoth tidal waves that killed tens of thousands in South Asia and left many more threatened by disease.
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By Northwest Florida Daily News, Fort Walton Beach  Dec. 19--Everywhere you look right now, you'll see some organization asking for assistance to help someone in need. You may even start to feel overwhelmed by all the requests.
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CALUMPIT, Philippines  - Philippine rescue teams  evacuated thousands of people from the worst flooding in the  central Luzon region since the 1970s as hungry victims hunted  rats and birds for food.
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REAL, Philippines  - Philippine rescuers resumed  digging at dawn on Friday, hoping to find more survivors after  four were pulled from a building that collapsed 11 days ago  during a fierce storm.
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DUBLIN  - A joint appeal for the release of Dublin-born humanitarian aid worker Margaret Hassan kidnapped in Iraq was issued by the Irish and Palestinian foreign ministers.
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Some Northland charities and churches are asking for donations to help the victims of southern Asia&#39;s tsunami disaster, and more may do so.
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Isle Filipinos are mobilizing to help the northern and eastern regions of the Philippines, where more than 1,000 people are dead or missing after four deadly storms in the last two weeks.
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The global Red Cross issued an emergency  appeal on Sunday for immediate aid to hundreds of thousands of  people stricken by the tsunamis in South-East Asia.
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From President Bush to Pope John Paul II, the world&#39;s political and spiritual leaders urged support on Sunday for victims of the giant waves in Asia as relief agencies and
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The United Nations food agency appealed on Friday for $4 million to help tens of thousands of people forced to flee their homes in the Dominican Republic after Tropical Storm Olga unleashed flash floods.
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The United States on Tuesday dispatched about 600 Marines and Navy personnel from Okinawa to help residents in the flood-ravaged Philippines. The Pentagon said tents, water and medical supplies also were being sent.
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Local outlets are available for people looking to donate money to the relief efforts taking place in Indonesia following a Sunday earthquake and tsunami that has claimed the lives of more than 100,000 people.
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LONDON : Governments and humanitarian organisations around the world scrambled to offer aid and technical help Sunday after the devastating quake and tidal waves that killed thousands of people in southern Asia.
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Massive and widespread flooding and landslides have left around 800,000 people in need of help and more than1,000 people dead or missing since the most recent of a series of typhoons hit the Philippines.