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Hurricane Katrina > International aid response One of the first countries to offer assistance. Up to four jets were placed on standby at the airport Ramenskoe near Moscow as early as August 30, including heavy Ilyushin Il-76-TDs with special evacuation equipment, medical equipment, a water-cleansing system, a rescue helicopter BK-117 and two special cars; and a passenger IL-62, which would bring 10 coordinators and 50 rescuers, as well as 6 tons of drinking water. On September 6 the Bush administration gave its approval. The jets are scheduled to land at Little Rock, Arkansas.
Tsunami > Foreign tourists missing	21	[21st of 37]
Tsunami > Foreigners death toll	13	[13th of 34]
Tsunami > International aid packages Around $2m in aid but the government is sending additional aid, including grain and water purifiers.

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SOURCES: International response to the Hurricane Katrina disaster.; Number of foreign tourists visiting the tsunami hit areas who are not reachable, (as of Saturday, Jan 22nd, 2005 - 06:30 PM GMT).; 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).; 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.

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