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Disasters stats: Sri Lanka vs United Kingdom

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Central Emergency Response Fund > Contributors > Pledged $10,000.00 $70,000,000.00
Ranked 25th. Ranked 1st. 6999 times more than Sri Lanka
Hurricane Katrina > International aid response USD 25,000 for the victims of the hurricane. Has dispatched 500,000 ration packs worth EUR 3 million, to the region. Has also offered medical experts, Urban Search and Rescue equipment, Marine engineers and high-volume pumps, skilled personnel including engineers who could support recovery efforts for installations and systems, technicians, staff trained in disaster management and emergency response activities. It has also pledged to release an extra 2.2 million barrels of oil.
Tsunami > Economic impact In Sri Lanka, some observers have said that as much as 1% of annual growth may be lost. Tsunami destroyed transport links in Sri Lanka from Colombo to tourist locations in south. Credit Suisse economist Arjuna Mahendran, former head of Sri Lanka investment board, says disaster would set back country Lloyds of London told the Financial Times it expected its exposure to be limited to "holiday resorts, personal accident, travel insurance and marine risks".

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