Nations pledge cash, aid for Asia quake victims
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Countries around the globe have stepped forward with pledges of cash and assistance to the victims of the southern Asian earthquake and tsunami disaster.
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President George W. Bush said $35 million in aid the US has pledged to help Asian nations deal with this weekend&#39;s earthquake and tsunamis is ``only the beginning&#39;&#39; of the US recovery effort.
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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 dispatched disaster teams Monday and prepared an initial &#36;15 million aid package to the Asian countries hit by a massive earthquake and tsunamis. U.S. officials were seeking to contact hundreds of Americans who remain unaccounted for in the region.
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The International Monetary Fund is to offer up to $1bn in financial assistance to each nation affected by the Asian tsunami.
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WASHINGTON - The US 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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BANDA ACEH, Indonesia (CP) - As the death toll from Asia&#39;s earthquake-tsunami catastrophe soared past 120,000, nations donated $600 million Cdn toward the world&#39;s largest relief effort, but UN Secretary General Kofi Annan said even more would be needed.
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Many US base officials across the Pacific are telling residents that cash donations are the best way for individuals to support relief efforts after Sundayâs massive earthquake and deadly tsunami left tens of thousands dead and millions homeless across
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The US disaster teams have rushed to the Asian countries hit by a massive earthquake and tsunamis while the US government is sending emergency aid package to the disaster affected countries, officials said here Monday.
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The United Nations has sentexperts to help with rescue and relief work in Indonesia, India and other Asian countries stricken by powerful earthquakes and tidal waves, a UN spokesman said on Sunday.
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TOKYO - Foreign Minister Nobutaka Machimura on Thursday supported US President George W Bush&#39;s initiative involving Japan, Australia and India aimed at helping victims of the massive earthquake and tsunamis in Asia.
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WASHINGTON -- The United States dispatched disaster specialists and pledged an initial $15 million Monday to Asian countries struck by a massive earthquake and tsunamis.
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The Asian Development Bank (ADB) said on  Friday it had made available up to $325 million in emergency  lending for tsunami relief efforts in Indonesia, Sri Lanka and  Maldives. The Manila-based lending institution said about $175  million could be diverted from existing projects in the three  countries, while up to $150 million in new low-cost loans could  be drawn.
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International organisation and countries are poring in relief and over $500 million have already been pledged. This includes $250 million for tsunami relief offered by the World Bank on Thursday.
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LONDON  - Britons have so far raised the equivalent of nearly 30 million US dollars for victims of the tsunami disaster in Asia, matching the sum pledged a day earlier by their government, charities announced.
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A partial list of the countries and organizations pledging aid for tsunami victims, based on U.N. data and official announcements by the nations. The United Nations said Saturday that about &#36;2 billion has been promised so far.
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The United States dispatched disaster specialists and pledged an initial &#36;15 million Monday to Asian countries struck by a massive earthquake and tsunamis.