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2004 Indian Ocean
earthquake | | | | Events The 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake was an undersea (subduction) earthquake that occurred at 00:58:53 UTC December 26, 2004, with an epicentre off the west coast of Sumatra, Indonesia. ...
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Response Although, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) scientists at the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center (PTWC) in Hawaii eventually issued warnings of a possible tsunami from the huge earthquake off Sumatra, the waves outran notification systems at jet speeds of 500 mph (804 km/h) - catching hundreds of thousands of people...
A village near the coast of Sumatra lies in ruins This article lists the countries affected by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and the resulting tsunami in alphabetical order – for detailed information about each country see their individual articles. ...
A village near the coast of Sumatra lies in ruins This article lists the countries affected by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and the resulting tsunami in alphabetical order – for detailed information about each country see their individual articles. ...
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 Countries most directly affected by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake The humanitarian response to the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake was prompted by one of the worst natural disasters of modern times. On 26 December the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake, struck off the northwest coast of the Indonesian island of Sumatra, spawned a tsunami that wreaked havoc along much of the rim of the Indian Ocean. Particularly hard-hit were the countries of India, Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Thailand. 225,000 people were killed, tens of thousands more were injured and 10 million were made homeless. The Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning System is a tsunami warning system set up to provide warning to inhabitants of nations bordering the Indian Ocean of approaching tsunamis. ...
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The 2005 Sumatra earthquake, referred to as the Nias Earthquake by the scientific community, was a major earthquake on 28 March 2005, (a full moon) located off the west coast of northern Sumatra, Indonesia. ...
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The 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake was an undersea (subduction) earthquake that occurred at 00:58:53 UTC December 26, 2004, with an epicentre off the west coast of Sumatra, Indonesia. ...
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Humanitarian situation The tsunami exacted a heavy toll on coastal communities and especially fishermen in the region.[1] In India and Thailand, government and Civil Society Organizations were able to mobilize resources and responded as quickly as possible. India also provided assistance to neighboring countries and was the first nation to respond by sending naval ships and personnel to the neighbouring countries due to the proximity. The people and governments in the nations of Sri Lanka and Indonesia were to some extent overwhelmed by the enormity of the catastrophe, especially in inaccessible areas.
 Indonesian refugees wait for a heli-drop of much needed supplies. The first tasks of the governments and humanitarian aid agencies were to ensure access to food and clean water, and medical care for the injured. The World Health Organization warned that the number of deaths from preventable diseases such as cholera, diphtheria, dysentery and typhoid could rival the death toll from the disaster itself. These diseases are largely spread by loss of normal sanitary facilities, the shared use of inadequate facilities in makeshift refuges, and the lack of clean water. Download high resolution version (1500x1071, 321 KB)Caption: 050101-N-1229B-199 Sumatra, Indonesia (Jan. ...
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Many usual sources of water were spoiled by salt water, broken by the force of the tsunami, or contaminated with bodies of dead people or livestock, requiring water purification equipment or trucking portable water into the affected region. Other high priorities were delivery of medical supplies and personnel to overwhelmed hospitals and clinics, tent shelters and clothing to people who have lost their houses and belongings, and food, especially baby food. Several governments appealed for body bags to assist in the safe disposal of corpses.
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The Tsunami Evaluation Coalition has carried out a series of evaluations of the response and published an initial findings report[2] in December 2005. This report found that while initial needs were broadly met, in part by local actors, there was room for improvement in the way that agencies were meeting ongoing needs. Key areas for improvement in the current agency responses were identified as: • their engagement with local actors; • transparency, communication with, and accountability to the affected populations; • transparency towards their donors. For related articles, including charities accepting donations, see Category:2004 Indian Ocean earthquake. ...
Part of Banda Aceh shore before and after the tsunami, see also larger versions: before, after (Credit: DigitalGlobe). ...
The wave crashing into the road at Tanjung Tokong, Penang Malaysia was affected by the Indian Ocean earthquake on 26 December 2004. ...
Malé, the capital island of Maldives was severely hit by the tsunami. ...
Official reports from the government of Myanmar (Burma) cite a death toll of 56 due to the tsunami caused by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake on 26 December 2004. ...
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As of 16:35 GST 3 January 2005, Sri Lankan authorities report 30,196 confirmed deaths [1] after the island was hit by the tsunami resulting from the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake on December 26, 2004. ...
Map showing the provinces of Thailand affected The Thai government reports 5,246 [1] confirmed deaths, 8,457 [2] injuries and 4,499 [3] missing after the country was hit by a tsunami caused by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake on December 26, 2004. ...
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Despite a number of unique factors, the well-funded tsunami response provides a significant opportunity for the aid community to learn how to improve its performance in future responses. The main report from the Tsunami Evaluation Coalition is expected in July 2006.
Contributing countries and supra-national organizations Governments, humanitarian organisations, Asian expatriates and individuals around the world scrambled to offer aid and technical support. The World Bank initially estimated the amount of aid needed at USD 5 billion.[3] Although countries are providing relief funds, the UN had criticised both the US and Europe for allocating inadequate resources. By 1 January 2005 over USD1.8 bn (GBP1bn) had been pledged. The World Bank logo The World Bank (the Bank) is a part of the World Bank Group (WBG), is a bank that makes loans to developing countries for development programs with the stated goal of reducing poverty. ...
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In wake of the disaster, Australia, India, Japan and the United States formed a coalition to co-ordinate aid efforts to streamline immediate assistance. However, at the Jakarta Summit on 6 January, the coalition transferred responsibilities to the United Nations. Jakarta (also DKI Jakarta), is the capital and largest city of Indonesia. ...
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Criticism of donor response On 27 December UN Undersecretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Jan Egeland reportedly categorised charitable contributions of rich countries as "stingy",[4] but was widely misinterpreted in the press as categorising the response to the tsunami in this manner.[5] Speaking at a press conference later, Mr. Egeland stated, "It has nothing to do with any particular country or the response to this emergency. We are in early days and the response has so far been overwhelmingly positive".[6] Download high resolution version (1000x1400, 715 KB)Caption: 050102-N-9593M-088 Indian Ocean (Jan. ...
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The US government, led by President George W. Bush and Secretary of State Colin Powell, added another USD 20 million on 28 December to their original pledge of USD 15 million, bringing the total up to USD 35 million, not including direct aid to be rendered by naval vessels dispatched to the region.[7] George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is the forty-third and current President of the United States of America, originally inaugurated on January 20, 2001. ...
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Initially, the U.S. Navy dispatched P-3C Orion patrol aircraft and an aircraft carrier to assist with relief operations. The P-3C surveillance aircraft conducted survey operations, including search-and-rescue efforts, and cargo planes shuttled supplies to shelter the living and dry ice to preserve the dead from Bangkok to affected areas. [8]
On December 31 the US pledge was increased tenfold to USD 350 million,[9] with President Bush saying that that amount will probably increase. President Bush also signed a decree ordering flags to be flown at half-mast during the first week of the new year. is the 365th day of the year (366th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Serious concern has been raised that the international relief effort may falter if nations do not honour their pledges. On 3 January, UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan urged the donor nations to ensure that their pledges will be fully honoured, pointing to previous cases where "we got lots of pledges, but we did not receive all the money".[10] is the 3rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...
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On 5 January 2005, as countries jockeyed to make large donations, Jan Egeland said, "I'd rather see competitive compassion than no compassion", adding that too many countries were making pledges that may never arrive.[11] Following last year's Bam, Iran earthquake, which killed 26,000 people, Iranian officials claim to have received just USD 17.5 million of the USD 1 billion originally pledged.[11] In mid-March, the Asian Development Bank reported that over USD 4 billion in aid promised by governments was behind schedule. Sri Lanka criticised the nations and organisations that clamoured to pledge donations, "Not a penny had come through yet. We are doing the relief work with our government money. Sri Lanka is still waiting for the money pledged by the donors. Money pledged by the people has been pledged to the NGOs."[12] is the 5th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...
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Sri Lanka's Foreign Minister, Laxman Kadirgamar, stated in a BBC interview, "A lot of aid which has been coming in latterly[13] is I'm afraid – I'm sorry to say – not very useful. For instance there was a container full of teddy bears. They're obviously given with good will, nobody says no to that." The patience of tsunami affected nations are being stretched, "Now the government had worked out a scheme that until the 26 April everything that has come, everything that will be on the seas will be admitted tax free. After that, no!". Kadiragamar went on to say, "For instance we do not need rice, we are expecting a bumper harvest, anyone who sends rice is wasting their time and money."[12]
Many commentators claim excessive and competitive donor responses threaten less dramatic but equally important relief efforts elsewhere. "While everyone opens up their coffers for these disasters, the ongoing toll from malaria, AIDS and tuberculosis is much larger than these one-time events", said Enriqueta Bond, president of the US Burroughs Wellcome Fund. "We would do more good to invest in prevention and good public-health measures such as clean water". Tony Blair, the UK prime minister, also expressed concern that tsunami aid could detract from other pressing development needs. He pointed out that there was a disaster comparable to a "preventable tsunami every week in Africa", where 10,000 people die daily from AIDS and malaria alone.[14]
Criticism of recipient response In the early stages, before the extent of the disaster was clear, Sri Lanka refused Israel's offers of aid, objecting to the inclusion of 60 Israeli soldiers in the 150-person mission planned by Israel's army, to set up field hospitals, including internal medicine and paediatric clinics, an Israeli army spokesman reported to BBC. The Israeli humanitarian organisation Latet sent a jumbo jet carrying 18 tonnes of supplies to Colombo, however, and a rescue-and-recovery team from the Jewish ultra-Orthodox organisation ZAKA arrived in Colombo with equipment used for identifying bodies, as well as body bags.[15] Corruption, bureaucracy and nationalism hampered the humanitarian response in Indonesia.[16] The Indonesia government is reported to have flown Muslim militants into Aceh to help the relief effort. On 12 January, the Indonesian government put restrictions on the movement of journalists and aid workers, ostensibly for their protection from Acehnese insurgents. However, there were concerns that this was a clumsy attempt by the government to gather control over, and credit for, relief efforts in an attempt to gain an edge over the rebels. A ZAKA volunteer (wearing the yellow vest) helping MDA Mezach volunteers collect bodies and body parts for burial after a suicide bombing. ...
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In Sri Lanka, only 30% of those eligible impacted by the tsunami as of 10 February had received any aid, and there are allegations of local officials giving aid only to their supporters, some of whom were not victims of the tsunami. The Sri Lankan government has set up a "Special Complaint Unit" for citizens to record grievances. is the 41st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...
List of Donors The following table is a partial listing of cash commitments from various governments and nongovernmental organisations, taken from[17][18] and other sources:[19][20]
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| Country | Government | Permille of GNP | NGOs & Public
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donations – see below) | Permille of GNP | Total | Permille of GNP[21] | | Australia | AUD 1.377bn (see below) (USD 1.099bn)[22] | 2.03 | AUD 280M (USD 223.4M)[23] | 0.41 | 1,322 | 2.44 | | Austria | EUR 50M (USD 65.30M)[24][25] | 0.26 | EUR 20M (USD 26.12M)[26] | 0.10 | 91.42 | 0.36 | | Belgium | EUR 12M (USD 15.67M) | 0.05 | EUR 38.05M (USD 49.70M)[27] | 0.17 | 65.37 | 0.22 | | Bosnia | USD 67,000[28] | | | | | | | Cambodia | USD 40,000[28] | | | | | | | Canada | Federal CAD 425M (USD 344.96M)[29][30] Provincial CAD 18.5M (USD 15.02M)[31] | 0.70 | Public CAD 230 (USD 185.8M),[30] BusinessCAD 36.3M (USD 29.47M) | 0.28 | 743.68 | 0.98 | | China (PRC) | CNY 522M (USD 63.07M)[32] plus USD 20M[33] | 0.035 | CNY about 500M(USD 60M)[34](USD) | | 146M[35] | | | Croatia | USD 917,000[28] | | | | | | | Cyprus | USD 1.3M[28] | | | | | | | Czech Republic | CZK 200M (USD 9M) | 0.10 | CZK 230M (USD 10M) | 0.12 | 19 | 0.22 | | Denmark | DKK 420M (USD 74M)[36] | 0.44 | DKK 200M (USD 36M)[37] | 0.21 | 110 | 0.65 | | Equatorial Guinea | USD 200,000[28] | | | | | | | Estonia | USD 390,000[28] | | | | | | | European Union | USD 615M | n/a | n/a | n/a | 615 | n/a | | Finland | EUR 50M (USD 65.3M)[38] | 0.40 | EUR 18.5M (USD 24.2M)[39] | 0.15 | 89.5 | 0.55 | | France | EUR 250M (USD 302.84M) | 0.18 | ? | ? | > 302.84 | > 0.18 | | Germany | EUR 500M (USD 653M)[40] + EUR 20M (USD 26M) for immediate aid | 0.27 | EUR 450M (USD 580M)[41] | 0.22 | > 1,300 | > 0.50 | | Greece | EUR 1.3M (USD 1.7M) | 0.01 | EUR 19M (USD 24.8M)[42] | 0.14 | 26.5 | 0.15 | | Hong Kong | HKD 50M (USD 6.41M) | 0.04 | HKD 620M (USD 79.48M)[43] | 0.5 | 85.89 | 0.54[44] | | Hungary | USD 1.2M[28] | | | | | | | India | INR 8 billion (USD 183M) | 0.3 | ? | ? | > 183 | > 0.3 | | Ireland | EUR 20M (USD 26.12M) | 0.15 | EUR 75M (USD 97.94M) (Source: Irish Times 18/3/05) | 0.92 | 117.94 | 1.09 | | Iran | USD 627,000[28] | | | | | | | Italy | EUR 70M (USD 91.4M)[45] | | EUR 42M (USD 57.3M)[46] | | > 120.13 | > 0.085 | | Japan | USD 500M[47] | 0.115 | ? | ? | > 500 | > 0.115 | | Kuwait | USD 100M[48] | | ? | ? | > 100 | | | Latvia | USD 185,000[28] | | | | | | | Lithuania | USD 295,000[28] | | | | | | | Luxembourg | USD 6.9M[28] | | | | | | | Macedonia | EUR 1.5M (USD 1.9M)[49] | 0.03 | | | | | | Madagascar | USD 100,000[28] | | | | | | | Monaco | USD 133,000[28] | | | | | | | Netherlands | EUR 230M (USD 300.5M) | 0.58 | > EUR 160.5M (USD 208.6M)[50] | > 0.41 | > 509.1 | > 0.99 | | New Zealand | NZ 68M (USD 47.2M)[51] | | > NZ 19M (USD 13.1M) | | > 60.4 | | | North Korea | USD 150,000[28] | | | | | | | Norway | NOK 1.1 billion (USD 175.3M)[52] | | NOK 564M (USD 89.8M)[53] | | 265.1 | 1.19 | | Poland | USD 1.6M[28] | | | | | | | Portugal | EUR 8M (USD 10.45M) | 0.07 | ? | ? | 10.45 | 0.07 | | Qatar | USD 25M[54] | 1.43 | ? | ? | > 25 | > 1.43 | | Romania | USD 240,000[28] | | | | | | | Russia | USD 2.0M[28] | | | | | | | Spain | EUR 56M (USD 73.13M) | 0.087 | ? | ? | > 73.13 | > 0.087 | | Saudi Arabia | USD 300M[55] | | 67.4M, USD[56] | | > 367.4 | > | | Senegal | USD 200,000[28] | | | | | | | Slovakia | USD 360,000[28] | | | | | | | Slovenia | USD 110,000[28] | | | | | | | Sweden | SEK 500M (USD 72.2M)[57] | | SEK 1100M (USD 159M)[58] | | 177.2 | 0.5 | | Switzerland | CHF 27M (USD 22.8M) | | CHF 211.1M (USD 178.2M)[59] as of 11 February 2005 | | 200.9 | 0.64 | | Taiwan | USD 50.0M[60] | | USD 60M | | 110 | 0.34 | | Turkey | TRY 28.9M[61] | | ? | ? | 37.6 | | | United Arab Emirates | USD 20M | | ? | ? | 20 | | | United Kingdom | GBP 75M (USD 140.3M)[62] | 0.083 | GBP 350M (USD 654.9M)[63] as of 26 February 2005 | 0.38 | 795.2 | 0.47 | | United States | USD 950M[64] | 0.086 | USD 1875M[65] | 0.17 | 2,825 | 0.26 | | World Bank | USD 1000M[28] | | n/a | n/a | 250 | n/a | | Zimbabwe | USD 3.2M[28] | | | | | | | Total | | | | | >USD 10bn | | A permille or per mille is a tenth of a percent or one part per thousand. ...
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Pledged amounts as percentages of GDP The table below examines the amounts pledged for humanitarian efforts in light of rough national economic power, which is arguably a more useful measures. There are a number of caveats that should be kept in mind while reading the table: - The figures do not include the cost of operating military resources deployed to provide aid, and it is unclear how this should be quantified. While some would argue that military resources are already paid for and that the relief effort can be regarded as a logistics training exercise, the increased operational costs are an unbudgeted expenditure. Others would argue that the military resources provide the only infrastructure that will deliver aid in a timely manner to save lives to the hardest hit and neediest areas, and without this quickly deployable infrastructure the other contributions, no matter how large would be useless or arrive too late.
- The figures do not tell anything about the rate in which the money will be spent. How much of the money is going to be spent this year and how much is reserved for long-term reconstructions efforts is not reflected by this table.
- Use of Gross Domestic Product (or Gross National Product) should be treated with caution as this does not accurately measure a country's ability to provide aid. Similarly, whether to use 'nominal' or 'real' GNP/GDPs can be argued. Some GDP/GNP figures are also out of date e.g. for the year 2002, or even 2001, so comparisons between countries may not be for the same time period. A better comparison might be used by examining Purchasing Power Parity-adjusted GDP/GNP figures (as used in the CIA factbook).
- It can be argued, the quality of aid differs as "aid" is an ambiguous term that may cover a wide variety of methods, including 'soft' loans (where the money has to be repaid with interest albeit at below market rates), and 'tied aid' (where the money has to be spent buying goods and services from the donating country). The terms by which the aid is accepted play a large role in determining how useful it is and also affect the relative cost to the donating country.
- This is aid for one particular disaster. Without knowing how much aid the various countries and their people donate to other disasters, one cannot draw conclusions on their overall level of generosity.
- The numbers below are 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 from the USD one billion of international donations that had been promised.[66]
- The amounts pledged by individual sovereign nations within the European Union should be increased by amounts pledged by the European Union itself.
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| Country | GDP (2003 or earlier)
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(US$ millions) | % of GDP | Aid by public
(US$ millions) | % of GDP | | Australia | 518.4 | 1,322 | 0.255 | 1,099 | 0.212 | 223.4 | 0.043 | | Liechtenstein | 0.825 | 1.2 | 0.145 | ? | ? | ? | ? | | Qatar | 17.47 | 25 | 0.140 | ? | ? | ? | ? | | Norway | 221.6 | 265.1 | 0.119 | 175.3 | 0.079 | 89.8 | 0.040 | | Netherlands | 512 | 509.1 | 0.0994 | 300.5 | 0.0587 | 208.6 | 0.0407 | | Canada | 834.4 | 743.68 | 0.089 | 531.2 | 0.064 | 212.48 | 0.025 | | Ireland | 148.6 | 117.94 | 0.079 | 20 | 0.0135 | 97.94 | 0.0659 | | Sweden | 300.8 | 230.9 | 0.077 | 71.9 | 0.024 | 159 | 0.053 | | Finland | 162 | 89.5 | 0.055 | | | | | | Hong Kong | 158.6 | 85.89 | 0.054 | 6.41 | 0.004 | 79.48 | 0.05 | | Saudi Arabia | 188.5 | 97.5 | 0.052 | | | | | | Switzerland | 309.5 | 157.9 | 0.051 | | | | | | Denmark | 212.4 | 100.9 | 0.0475 | | | | | | Germany | 2400 | 1,071 | 0.0446 | | | | | | United Kingdom | 1795 | 795.2 | 0.0443 | 140.3 | 0.0078 | 11654.9 | 0.036 | | Taiwan | 293.2[68] | 110 | 0.038 | 50 | 0.017 | 60 | 0.021 | | United Arab Emirates | 70.96 | 25 | 0.035 | | | | | | United States | 10,880 | 2,875 | 0.026 | | | | | | Czech Republic | 85 | 19 | 0.0224 | | | | | | Belgium | 302 | 65.37 | 0.0216 | | | | | | Singapore | 91.34 | 15 | 0.016 | | | | | | Greece | 173 | 21.3 | 0.0123 | | | | | | Japan | 4326 | 580 | 0.013 | 500 | 0.012 | 80 | 0.0018 | | Spain | 836.1 | 3.713 | 0.00007 | | | | | | Italy | 1466 | 120.13 | 0.0082 | | | | | | Iceland | 10.5 | 2.5[69] | 0.0238 | | | | | | Portugal | 149 | 10.45 | 0.0070 | | | | | | Mainland China | 1410 | 95.07 | 0.0067 | | | | | | India | 599 | 183 | 0.0031 | | | | | | France | 1748 | 54.84 | 0.0031 | | | | |
Pledged amounts on a per capita basis - Another way of looking at the figures. | Country | Population (July 2004 or earlier)
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(USD millions) | per capita (USD) | | Australia | 19,913,144 | 1,322 | 66.38 | 1,099 | 55.19 | 223.4 | 11.22 | | Norway | 4,574,560 | 265.1 | 57.95 | 175.3 | 38.32 | 89.8 | 19.63 | | Kuwait | 2,257,549 | 100 | 44.3 | | | | | | Liechtenstein | 32,528 | 1.2 | 36.89 | | | | | | Netherlands | 16,318,199 | 509.1 | 31.20 | 300.5 | 18.42 | 208.6 | 12.78 | | Ireland | 3,939,558 | 117.94 | 29.94 | 20 | 5.08 | 97.94 | 24.86 | | Qatar | 840,290 | 20 | 23.80 | | | | | | Canada | 32,507,874 | 743.68 | 22.88 | 531.2 | 16.34 | 212.48 | 6.54 | | Switzerland | 7,450,867 | 157.9 | 21.19 | | | | | | Sweden | 9,010,627 | 230.9 | 25.63 | 71.9 | 7.97 | 159 | 17.64 | | Finland | 5,214,512 | 89.5 | 17.16 | | | | | | Denmark | 5,413,392 | 87.5 | 16.16 | | | | | | United Kingdom | 60,270,708 | 795.7 | 13.20 | 140.3 | 2.33 | 654.9 | 10.87 | | Hong Kong | 6,855,125 | 85.89 | 12.529 | 6.41 | 0.935 | 79.48 | 11.594 | | Germany | 82,424,609 | 992 | 12.04 | | | | | | United States | 293,027,571 | 2,875 | 9.81 | | | | | | Iceland | 293,966 | 2.5 | 8.50 | | | | | | United Arab Emirates | 2,523,915 | 20 | 7.92 | | | | | | Taiwan (ROC) | 22,191,087 | 110 | 4.96 | 50 | 2.25 | 60 | 2.71 | | Japan | 127,333,002 | 580 | 4.55 | 500 | 3.93 | 80 | 0.63 | | Singapore | 4,353,893 | 15 | 3.45 | | | | | | Belgium | 10,348,276 | 24.9 | 2.41 | | | | | | Italy | 58,057,477 | 125 | 2.15 | | | | | | Greece | 10,647,529 | 21.6 | 2.03 | | | | | | Czech Republic | 10,246,178 | 19 | 1.85 | | | | | | Spain | 40,280,780 | 73.1 | 1.81 | | | | | | Saudi Arabia | 25,795,938 | 30 | 1.16 | | | | | | Portugal | 10,524,145 | 10.9 | 1.04 | | | | | | France | 60,424,213 | 57 | 0.94 | | | | | | Mainland China | 1,298,847,624 | 63 | 0.05 | | | | | | India | 1,065,070,607 | 23 | 0.02 | | | | |
Asia and Oceania | Australia | - Federal Government — After committing and distributing to international aid an initial AUD 10 million pledge (USD 7.7 million), the government of Australia announced on 29 December and 31 December that two additional disbursements of AUD 25 million (USD 18.1 million) each would be committed:[71] AUD 10 million to aid organizations, AUD 10 million to Indonesia, and AUD 5 million (USD 3.6 million) to Sri Lanka. Foreign Affairs Minister Alexander Downer has indicated Australia will offer further aid as needed. On 5 January in Jarkarta, Prime Minister John Howard announced an Australian aid package of AUD 1 billion[72] for Indonesia (USD 766.89m), significantly exceeding the half billion expected.[73] The bilateral aid package[74] consists equally of grant assistance and highly concessional funding. On 11 January, AUD 500,000 aid was announced for the Seychelles, taking total federal government monetary assistance to AUD 1,060,500,000.
- State governments — The governments of the Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, the Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria and Western Australia have all pledged monetary assistance to a combined total of AUD 17.45 million (USD 13.6 million).
- Military/Professional — As part of Australia's aid-assistance, the Australian Defence Force (ADF) is working extensively in the region, alongside American forces. Upwards on 900 unarmed personnel are working in Indonesia, including 15 air-traffic controllers managing the massive aid effort in Aceh. Eight Royal Australian Air Force C-130 Hercules are currently assisting in the massive clean-up in Indonesia. Four Hercules are moving stores within Indonesia, while another four planes are establishing an air bridge to move material and personnel from Australia. At the outbreak of the disaster, three were immediately dispatched, laden with essentials such as medical supplies, water purification units, blankets and bottled water. Also, a Royal Australian Navy amphibious transport ship HMAS Kanimbla was dispatched from Sydney on New Year's Eve, to arrive in Indonesia on 13 January, with two H-3 Sea King helicopters on board. Furthermore, four Australian Army UH-1 Iroquois helicopters are working in Aceh, where the ADF has established a field hospital and water plant. The Australian Federal Police (AFP) also has teams on the ground, particularly in Thailand, including body identification teams. Teams of medical and emergency professionals were sent with the call going out for volunteers ready and willing to fly to the affected areas to further assist with the relief and rebuilding operation. In response to a request from the Maldivian Government, Australia has sent ecological experts to repair coral reefs - the life-blood of Maldivian tourism - and teachers to restore schooling. The estimated cost of this additional support is above AUD 60 million (USD 46.5m), and is being managed by Emergency Management Australia (EMA).
- Public/Corporate — Australia's three major commercial television networks, the Seven Network, the Nine Network and Network Ten took the unprecedented step of pooling resources to organise a special concert telethon which aired on 8 January. Simultaneously broadcast on all three networks and in most capitals on the Triple M radio network, the telethon was an extraordinary display of solidarity and co-operation in the usually fiercely competitive commercial television and radio markets (see Australia Unites: Reach Out To Asia). As of end of broadcast, the figure raised/pledged was AUD 15,198,349.53, however phone lines remained open and the final tally totalled at over AUD 20 million. Overall corporate response has been criticised as inadequate, particularly considering bumper profits. The Australian public has raised over AUD 190 million (USD 143.37 million) so far. As a sign of respect to the victims of the disaster, New Year's Eve celebrations around the country were either toned down or cancelled. Most of those celebrations that did proceed organised collections for charities in an attempt to avoid criticism. Australia's largest New Year's celebration, in Sydney, alone raised over AUD 1.1 million for.[75]
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| | Macau | Macau Red Cross has collected MOP 35 m. | | India | - Government of India — The federal government has pledged INR 1 billion (USD $23 million) to Sri Lanka and Maldives in addition to warships and aircraft to distribute relief supplies. A federal budgetary allocation of INR 7 billion (USD 160 million) has been earmarked for immediate distribution to affected Indian provinces.
- Military — As part of India's rescue and aid-assistance,[77] the Indian Navy and the Indian Coast Guard deployed 32 Naval ships, seven aircraft and 20 helicopter in the Indian ocean region. This was the part of various opertions like 'Operation Madath' (In Indian states of Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu coasts), 'Operation Sea Waves' (Indian territory of Andaman & Nicobar Islands), 'Operation Castor' (In Maldives), 'Operation Rainbow' (In Sri Lanka) and 'Operation Gambhir' (In Indonesia).[78] Also Indian Naval group was able to start the rescue operations in neighbouring countries within 12 hours from the time of the Tsunami and the first foreign navy to reach them.[79]
- Public — The citizens of India and various NGO's have actively participated in providing relief materials and charity to the Tsunami striken people.
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| | Malaysia | Malaysia has also sent rescue teams abroad to as local damage were minimal and this freed the Special Malaysian Rescue Team (SMART) to fly to Indonesia. The team 73-member combination unit from SMART,[80] and the Fire and Rescue Department were sent to medan with food supply, medicine and clothing for about 2,000 victims. An additional military doctors team in a CN 235 aircraft and a[81] were also sent to Aceh. Further aid are being sent using C-130 Hercules transport aircraft,[82] a volunteer body for humanitarian relief consisting of doctors and nurses have also flown to Sri Lanka. Currently, it has two teams based in Kesdam Military Hospital, one of the two surviving hospitals in Banda Aceh. Malaysia also has opened its airspace and two airports, Subang Airport and Langkawi International Airport to relief operations and acts as a staging base to forward relief supplies to Aceh. | | New Zealand | - Government — The New Zealand government announced it will donate NZD 10 million (USD 7.2 million). On January 18, the New Zealand Government announced an increase in aid to a total of NZD 68 million (USD 47.2M), including its initial NZD 10 million commitment. The government's response includes $NZ20 million ($A18.4 million) for United Nations relief efforts, $NZ20 million ($A18.4 million) for work in Aceh and other parts of Sumatra through a bilateral aid program in Indonesia and a $NZ19 million ($A17.5 million) dollar-for-dollar matching of public donations by New Zealanders.
- Military — Also, an airforce (RNZAF) C-130 Hercules, working in unison with the Royal Australian Air Force, has been sent for evacuation and transport of relief supplies. . New Zealand has also sent an RNZAF 757 aircraft to the Thai city of Phuket with a specialist victim identification team on board. The 38-year old aircraft have, unfortunately, been plagued with severe technical difficulties, and on several occasions, been forced to halt aid efforts.
- Public — The New Zealand government also announced that it would match, dollar for dollar, the amount pledged by its citizens to various charities. As of January 18, this equates to a further NZD 19 million.[83]
| | North Korea | The government of North Korea has pledged USD 150,000.[66] | | Pakistan | - Government of Pakistan has announced a PKR 10 million (USD 0.2 million) relief package for the earthquake victims of Sri Lanka. This consists of goods such as tents, medicines, drinking water and food items.
- Military Pakistan plans to send 500 military personnel in medical and engineering teams to Indonesia and Sri Lanka.
- Aeroplanes2 C-130 aeroplanes with relief goods and 250 doctors and engineers left forIndonesia and Sri Lanka each.[84] Six more C-130 will fly to Indonesia in a week to help in the relief work. and also two two Seaking helicopters onboard PNS (Pakistan Navy Ship) Moawin are in srilanka to provide logistics support.[85]
- Navy ships Ships Khyber and Mua'awan are being sent to Sri Lanka. On board, these ships have three helicopters, a marine Expeditionary Force, doctors, and paramedics. Besides, relief goods - medicines, medical equipment, food supplies, tents, blankets- are being sent in huge quantities. Pakistan Navy ships, Tariq and Nasr, on a good will visit to the Maldives, saved 367 foreign tourists, representing 17 nationalities conducted aerial surveys to judge the extent of damage, distributed food and medicines, and provided medical assistance.[86] Pakistan Navy Task Force arrived at Colombo port to provide humanitarian assistance and relief goods to the government of Sri Lanka. An ISPR (Navy) statement here on Tuesday said that the commander of the Task Force is Commodore Ehsan Saeed and it comprises Pakistan Navy ship Moawin, a Logistic support ship having two Seaking helicopters onboard and PNS Khaibar, a guided missile destroyer carrying one Aloutte helicopter. On arrival, officials from Pakistan Mission at Colombo and local Navy officials of Sri Lanka received the ships.[85]
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