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Central Emergency Response Fund > Contributors > Pledged	$2,000,000.00	[12th of 28]
Hurricane Katrina > International aid response India has offered to contribute USD 5 million to the United States Red Cross for relief and rehabilitation of the victims. They have also offered to donate medicines and large water purification systems for use in households and small communities in the stricken areas, where potable water is a key concern. [22] India has sent tarps, blankets and hygiene kits.
DEFINITION: International response to the Hurricane Katrina disaster.
SOURCE: Wikipedia: Central Emergency Response Fund
Tsunami > Death toll	15,493	[3rd of 14]
DEFINITION: The official death toll (as of Saturday, Jan 22nd, 2005 - 06:30 PM GMT).
SOURCE: Wikipedia, CNN
Tsunami > Economic impact Leading industry chambers, Confederation of Indian Industry and Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry on Tuesday said the loss caused by Tsunami disaster was limited to shipping, tourism and marine products export sectors but refused to guess the quantum of economic damage at this point of time. However, based on feedback from its affiliated chambers in Chennai, Cochin, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh, Assocham said that infrastructure worth more than Rs 3,000 crore (Rs 20 billion) was destroyed by the wall of waves but the manufacturing sector remained leargely unaffected. ($1=Rs43.00 approx)
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).
SOURCE: BBC, CBC, Wikipedia, Reuters
Tsunami > Funds pledged	$23,000,000.00	[24th of 37]
DEFINITION: Funds pledged by the governments of developed countries for tsunami relief (as of September 30th 2005). The World Bank has pledged $250 million and the European Union $44 million. There have been significant amounts coming in from the UN and other aid agencies like IMF, UNDP, UNESCO, Red Cross, etc. which are not mentioned here. Private donations and collections from media campaigns are also high in many European countries, but have not been included here.
SOURCE: BBC, Bloomberg, BBC, Rediff, The Herald Sun, The Indian Express and The Reuters
Tsunami > International aid packages The Indian military is staging its biggest relief operation ever in Sri Lanka, the Maldives and Indonesia. This involves at least 16,000 troops, 32 navy ships, 41 aircraft including at least 16 helicopters, several medical teams and a mobile hospital. The air force has so far lifted 10,000 tonnes of relief supplies.
DEFINITION: Countries around the globe have stepped forward with pledges of cash and assistance to the victims of the southern Asian earthquake and tsunami disaster. The following is a list of contributions pledged by countries, (as of Saturday, Jan 22nd, 2005 - 06:30 PM GMT) compiled from reports by Reuters bureaux and United Nations agencies. There are packages coming from international Aid agencies like the IMF, The Red Cross, UNEP, UNICEF and WHO.
SOURCE: OECD, Wikipedia, The Australian, BBC, Bloomberg, The Indian Express, CNN and The Reuters
Tsunami > Total aid package	$183,000,000.00	[9th of 37]
DEFINITION: This is a chart of the total aid coming in from the following countries. It includes the funds pledged by the respective governments and the amounts collected by NGOs and the public (as of Saturday, Jan 22nd, 2005 - 06:30 PM GMT). Aid" is an ambiguous term that may cover a wide variety of methods, such as 'soft' loans or 'tied aid', where the money has to be spent buying goods ands services from the donating country. The numbers below also represent only the pledged contributions. Arguably, only funds that are actually transferred should be counted. For example, after the Bam earthquake in December 2003, the Iranian government received only USD 17.5 million of the USD one billion that was promised.
SOURCE: BBC, Alert net by Reuters, Sify news and The Age
Tsunami aid recipients	$67,000,000.00	[4th of 9]
DEFINITION: Amount of aid (in US Dollars) recieved for Tsunami relief efforts. Total funds committed.
SOURCE: Wikipedia, The Australian, BBC, Bloomberg, The Indian Express, CNN and The Reuters