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Central Emergency Response Fund > Contributors > Pledged
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$10,000.00
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Hurricane Katrina > International aid response USD 25,000 for the victims of the hurricane. |
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DEFINITION: International response to the Hurricane Katrina disaster. |
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SOURCE: Wikipedia: Central Emergency Response Fund
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Tsunami > Death toll
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48,677 |
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DEFINITION: The official death toll (as of Saturday, Jan 22nd, 2005 - 06:30 PM GMT). |
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SOURCE: Wikipedia, CNN |
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 |
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DEFINITION: The tsunami that has devastated parts of Asia and killed more than 28,400 has affected companies, economies and markets across the globe. Here is a snapshot of some of the financial effects of the disaster (as of Saturday, Jan 22nd, 2005 - 06:30 PM GMT). |
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SOURCE: BBC, CBC, Wikipedia, Reuters |
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Tsunami aid recipients
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$925,000,000.00 |
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[2nd of 9]
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DEFINITION: Amount of aid (in US Dollars) recieved for Tsunami relief efforts. Total funds committed. |
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SOURCE: BBC, Bloomberg, BBC, Rediff, The Herald Sun, The Indian Express and The Reuters |
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Tsunami aid recipients (per $ GDP)
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11.479 per $1,000 |
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