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Europe > Finland > Disasters

FINNISH DISASTERS STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Central Emergency Response Fund > Contributors > Pledged $4,900,000.00 [10th of 28]
Funds commited to Tsunami aid $44,000,000.00 [13th of 22]
Funds committed to emergency Tsunami aid $25,000,000.00 [13th of 22]
Hurricane Katrina > International aid response
Has sent Finn Rescue Force—the group consists of 30 firemen and three Red Cross logistics experts.. Additionally Finland has offered 300 tents, a water purification unit, sterile gloves, bed sheets, pillow covers, tarps and first aid kits.
Tsunami > Foreign tourists missing 214 [11th of 37]
Tsunami > Foreigners death toll 5 [22nd of 34]
Tsunami > Funds pledged $65,300,000.00 [15th of 37]
Tsunami > Funds pledged by NGOs and public $22,900,000.00 [19th of 24]
Tsunami > Total aid package $88,100,000.00 [19th of 37]
Tsunami aid commitments as a percent of pledges 68.6% [8th of 16]

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SOURCES: Wikipedia: Central Emergency Response Fund ; OECD, October, 2005.; OECD, October 2005; Wikipedia, CNN; BBC, Wikipedia, Norwegian ministry of foreign affairs, Reuters, US State Department, CBC News, http://www.stuff.co.nz/ and CNN; BBC, CNN, Wikipedia, Norwegian ministry of foreign affairs and French deputy foreign minister Renaud Muselier; OECD, Wikipedia, The Australian, BBC, Bloomberg, The Indian Express, CNN and The Reuters; Wikipedia, The Australian, BBC, Bloomberg, The Indian Express, CNN and The Reuters; OECD, October, 2005.

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Finland, Republic of Finland, Suomen Tasavalta, Suomi

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