UK charities bolster quake relief
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British charities launch a huge aid effort for victims of the Asian tsunami which has killed more than 50,000 people.
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One of the world's largest relief efforts is gaining momentum as countries and aid organizations make more donations of funding, supplies and personnel to areas ravaged by earthquake-triggered tsunamis.
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Britain is leading the drive to raise money for the victims of the Asian tsunami, with public donations of up to Â£1m an hour.
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LONDON: The British public has donated 32 million pounds (45 million euros, US$62m) for victims of the Asian tsunami, with calls to an aid line hitting a peak of almost a million an hour, charity organisers said Friday.
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Scottish aid agencies join the international effort to bring help to the thousands affected by the tsunami across Asia.
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December 30, 2004 -- 1000CET--Now monetary funds to assist tsunami survivors can be donated through banks in Malta and Gozo, the Civil Protection Department and the Malta Red Cross Society said.
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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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From antibiotics to clothes to cash &#151; lots of it &#151; U.S.-based relief groups report an overwhelming response from donors moved by the devastation of the Indian Ocean tsunami, with more than &#36;200 million raised as of Tuesday. One charity said online pledges were coming in at the rate of &#36;100,000 an hour.
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The heads of the Anglican and Roman Catholic Churches in Britain held prayers together for victims of the tsunamis that ravaged parts of south Asia on December 26.
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Donations from the British public for victims of last Sunday's Asian earthquake reach the Â£50m mark.
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LONDON : The British government on Thursday raised its pledge for aid to the tsunami disaster to 96 million dollars, more than tripling its offer from a day earlier, the Department for International Development said.
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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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Some of the Britain's top rock and pop stars will perform on Saturday at the UK's biggest charity concert since Live Aid 20 years ago to raise funds for victims of the Asian tsunami disaster. The show at the Millennium Stadium in Wales, which will feature rock legend Eric Clapton and rock band Manic Street Preachers, aims to raise around 1 million pounds (&#36;1.87 million) toward the relief effort.
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A "phenomenal" two-day surge in donations in Britain has raised the equivalent of 38 million dollars for the victims of the tsunami disaster in Asia, charities announced.
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A further Â£7 million was donated overnight to help the victims of the Indian Ocean tsunami - bringing the total raised so far to Â£32 million, the Disasters Emergency Committee said.
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Money donated by Britons to the tsunami appeal reaches Â£100m, says the Disasters Emergency Committee .
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International relief efforts  picked up on Tuesday for survivors of the earthquake that  killed more than 5,000 people on Indonesia&#039;s Java island, but  many victims complained that vital aid was not reaching them.