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Central Emergency Response Fund > Contributors > Pledged
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$2,000,000.00
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[12th of 28]
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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. |
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Source: Wikipedia: Central Emergency Response Fund
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Tsunami > Death toll
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15,493 |
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[3rd of 14]
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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) |
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Source: BBC, CBC, Wikipedia, Reuters |
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Tsunami > Funds pledged
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$23,000,000.00 |
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[24th of 37]
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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. |
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Source: OECD,
Wikipedia, The Australian, BBC, Bloomberg, The Indian Express, CNN and The Reuters |
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Tsunami > Total aid package
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$183,000,000.00 |
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[9th of 37]
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Source: BBC, Alert net by Reuters, Sify news and The Age |
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Tsunami aid recipients
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$67,000,000.00 |
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[4th of 9]
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Source: Wikipedia, The Australian, BBC, Bloomberg, The Indian Express, CNN and The Reuters |
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SOURCES: Wikipedia: Central Emergency Response Fund
; Wikipedia, CNN; BBC, CBC, Wikipedia, Reuters; BBC, Bloomberg, BBC, Rediff, The Herald Sun, The Indian Express and The Reuters; 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; OECD, October 2005.
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