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Has offered to send 45 doctors and 155 other medical staffers and 10,000 blankets to help survivors. |
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Tsunami > Death toll
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104,055 |
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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
Indonesia's economy counts on tourists to generate 2 percent of gross domestic product, but resort areas such as Bali were unaffected by the earthquake. It is quite difficult to predict at the moment as tourists go by perceived sentiment and not ground realities. Thai Reinsurance Pcl expects losses of as much as 100 million baht ($2.6 million), it said in a statement to the stock exchange. It didn't give an estimate for the cost of total damage. |
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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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$1,569,000,000.00 |
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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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1.896 per $1,000 |
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