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| JAPANESE DISASTERS STATS: |
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Funds commited to Tsunami aid
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$601,000,000.00 |
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[2nd of 22]
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Funds committed to emergency Tsunami aid
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$499,000,000.00 |
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[1st of 22]
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Hurricane Katrina > International aid response
The Japanese Foreign Ministry has said that it would provide USD 200,000 to the American Red Cross to assist victims of Hurricane Katrina. Japan will also identify needs in affected regions via the U.S. government and will provide up to USD 300,000 in emergency supplies such as tents, blankets and power generators if they receive requests from the U.S. for such assistance. One Japanese individual, Takashi Endo, donated USD 1 million from his personal funds to Katrina relief efforts. |
Tsunami > Economic impact
Japanese non-life insurers Millea Holdings Inc., Aioi Insurance Co. Ltd. and Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Co. Ltd. say they have not heard damages from clients yet. Sompo Japan Insurance Inc. says too early to assess impact. (Dec 28). |
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Tsunami > Foreign tourists missing
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700 |
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[1st of 37]
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Tsunami > Foreigners death toll
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8 |
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[14th of 34]
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Tsunami > Funds pledged
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$500,000,000.00 |
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[3rd of 37]
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Tsunami > International aid packages
$500m (£264m) in government donations, half of which Tokyo has promised to make available immediately in direct grants. Some 120 civilian emergency workers were sent to tsunami-hit countries. The government has also offered to help set up a tsunami early warning system in the Indian Ocean. |
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Tsunami > Total aid package
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$500,000,000.00 |
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[5th of 37]
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SOURCES: OECD, October, 2005.; OECD, October 2005; Wikipedia, CNN; BBC, Bloomberg, BBC, Rediff, The Herald Sun, The Indian Express and The Reuters; 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; BBC, Alert net by Reuters, Sify news and The Age; Wikipedia, The Australian, BBC, Bloomberg, The Indian Express, CNN and The Reuters
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