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Central Emergency Response Fund > Contributors > Pledged
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Hurricane Katrina > International aid response
Kelly Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas received almost 196 Mexican troops, 14 truckloads of water, a mobile surgical unit, 45 military vehicles, 3 tons of purified water, and more than 250 tons of food, bottled water, canned food, disposable diapers and medical supplies. The Mexican Government has sent USD 1 million through the Mexican Red Cross which collected an additional million, as well as 200 tons of food delivered in five airplanes from the Mexican Air Force by another Mexican Government body. The Mexican Navy has sent two ships, 385 troopers, eight all-terrain vehicles, seven amphibious vehicles, two tankers, two helicopters, radio communication equipment, medical personnel and 296 tons of food as well. The state of Jalisco also sent four experts in disaster, while the Federal government offer to sent expert teams in epidemiology and to cover the costs of returning any Mexican national back to Mexico. |
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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 > Foreign tourists missing
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DEFINITION: Number of foreign tourists visiting the tsunami hit areas who are not reachable, (as of Saturday, Jan 22nd, 2005 - 06:30 PM GMT). |
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SOURCE: Wikipedia, CNN |
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Tsunami > Foreigners death toll
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DEFINITION: The number of foreigners feared dead is in the range of thousands. Only 112 foreigners have been confirmed dead and the countrywise breakup of the persons identified is given below (as of Saturday, Jan 22nd, 2005 - 06:30 PM GMT). |
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SOURCE: BBC, Wikipedia, Norwegian ministry of foreign affairs, Reuters, US State Department, CBC News, http://www.stuff.co.nz/ and CNN |
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