Dutch public donates huge funds to tsunami areas
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The Dutch public have so far donated around 63 million euros (about 83 million US dollars) to the relief effort following the tsunami in the Indian Ocean, Dutchmedia reported on Thursday.
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The British public has donated 32 million pounds (45 million euros, 62 million dollars) for victims of the Asian tsunami, with calls to an aid line hitting a peak of almost a million an hour, charity organisers said.
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The German general public have all together donated over 330 million euros (431 million US dollars) for Asia's tsunami victims, the German Central Institute for Social Issues announced on Friday.
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Organisers of a tsunami collection call for medicines and money, as they have been overwhelmed by clothes donations.
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LONDON, Jan 4 (IPS) - There is nothing quite like a calamity to bring the   best out of the British. Over the last two days British people  have been  donating something like two million dollars an hour  for people hit by the  tsunami.
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GENEVA -- The record generosity toward tsunami victims -- now at more than $4 billion pledged -- should set the standard for caring for the world's most desperate people, the UN humanitarian chief said yesterday. But aid group Oxfam said it fears the money might simply be rerouted from existing funds for Africa.
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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 tsunami that has devastated Southern Asia is being followed by a torrent of another kind -- millions of US citizens&#39; dollars flowing into relief agencies around the globe.
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Indonesia's main donors pledged on Thursday to give &#36;5.1 billion in aid this year, far more than Jakarta expected, including &#36;1.7 billion to help rebuild northern Sumatra, where 166,000 people died in last month's tsunami.
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Private US donations to aid tsunami victims reportedly passed 337 million dollars and could soon dwarf the 350 million dollars pledged by the federal government, while European governments marshaled additional resources to bolster relief operations.
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The British public has donated 50 million pounds (70.5 million euros, 96 million dollars) for victims of the Asian tsunami, with 18 million pounds raised during Friday alone, charity organisers said.
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Britain is leading the global drive to raise money for the victims of the Asian tsunami, with public donations of up to 1m an hour pouring in.
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Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder stepped up the German government's pledge of financial aid to tsunami victims to $674 million (U.S.) today as European nations moved to step up help to the devastated region.
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Companies around the world are ramping up donations of both money and practical assistance to help the tsunami relief effort.
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People worldwide opened their hearts and wallets on Thursday to give millions of dollars to the victims of Asia&#39;s tsunamis, jamming phone lines and web sites and outpacing their own governments in their generosity.
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[World News]: Washington, Dec 30 : The American Red Cross, in response to its appeal for funds to help tsunami-hit victims, received about 18 million dollars in donations to its International Response Fund by today afternoon.
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Companies across Europe continued to pour funds into the Asian tsunami relief effort, supplementing government donations with tens of millions of euros in financial aid, food and supplies.