And here's the latest toll:
Indonesia 27,174
Sri Lanka 18,706
India 11,499
Thailandia 1,516
Somalia 100
Myanmar 90
Malaysia 65
Maldive 55
Tanzania 10
Bangladesh 2
Kenya 1
Total 59,218
Quake prompts enormous aid effort
INITIAL HELP FROM AROUND THE WORLD
AUSTRALIA: 4 transport planes; $7.6 million
BELGIUM: 22 tons of aid from MSF and UNICEF to Sri Lanka
BRITAIN: Plastic sheets, tents to Sri Lanka; 370,000 pounds to EU aid effort; $100,000 to WHO relief effort
CANADA: $4 million to Red Cross-Red Crescent
CHINA: $2.6 million in emergency aid
CZECH REPUBLIC: Plane to Sri Lanka with drinking water; also aid worth $444,400
EUROPEAN UNION: 3 million euros immediately
FRANCE: Plane, rescue workers and aid to Sri Lanka; 100,000 euros for rescue efforts in Thailand
GERMANY: 1 million euros; disaster relief team sent to Sri Lanka
GREECE: 17 doctors and medical staff
ISRAEL: Medical teams to Sri Lanka and Thailand; search and rescue team to Sri Lanka
JAPAN: Medical team to Sri Lanka; damage assessment group to Indonesia
KUWAIT: $1 million in aid supplies
NETHERLANDS: 2 million euros to Red Cross-Red Crescent appeal
SINGAPORE: $1.2 million to global effort; medical teams on standby
SPAIN: 1 million euros; plane with aid and sanitary equipment to Sri Lanka
SWEDEN: Tents and communications equipment to Maldives; $750,000 to global appeal
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: $2 million in aid; three plane-loads of aid to India, Indonesia and Sri Lanka
UNITED STATES: $15 million in aid; three patrol aircraft to assess damage
IMF: Intends to provide help, but no specifics UNHCR: Plastic sheeting, plastic mats, rope and non-food relief packages for 2,000 families in Sri Lanka
UNICEF: Clothing, blankets and sleeping mats, water tanks, medical supplies in Sri Lanka and India
UN DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM: $100,000 each to Sri Lanka, India, Indonesia, the Maldives and Thailand to assess needs
UN POPULATION FUND: $1 million to address health needs of pregnant and nursing women
Indonesia 27,174
Sri Lanka 18,706
India 11,499
Thailandia 1,516
Somalia 100
Myanmar 90
Malaysia 65
Maldive 55
Tanzania 10
Bangladesh 2
Kenya 1
Total 59,218
Quake prompts enormous aid effort
INITIAL HELP FROM AROUND THE WORLD
AUSTRALIA: 4 transport planes; $7.6 million
BELGIUM: 22 tons of aid from MSF and UNICEF to Sri Lanka
BRITAIN: Plastic sheets, tents to Sri Lanka; 370,000 pounds to EU aid effort; $100,000 to WHO relief effort
CANADA: $4 million to Red Cross-Red Crescent
CHINA: $2.6 million in emergency aid
CZECH REPUBLIC: Plane to Sri Lanka with drinking water; also aid worth $444,400
EUROPEAN UNION: 3 million euros immediately
FRANCE: Plane, rescue workers and aid to Sri Lanka; 100,000 euros for rescue efforts in Thailand
GERMANY: 1 million euros; disaster relief team sent to Sri Lanka
GREECE: 17 doctors and medical staff
ISRAEL: Medical teams to Sri Lanka and Thailand; search and rescue team to Sri Lanka
JAPAN: Medical team to Sri Lanka; damage assessment group to Indonesia
KUWAIT: $1 million in aid supplies
NETHERLANDS: 2 million euros to Red Cross-Red Crescent appeal
SINGAPORE: $1.2 million to global effort; medical teams on standby
SPAIN: 1 million euros; plane with aid and sanitary equipment to Sri Lanka
SWEDEN: Tents and communications equipment to Maldives; $750,000 to global appeal
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: $2 million in aid; three plane-loads of aid to India, Indonesia and Sri Lanka
UNITED STATES: $15 million in aid; three patrol aircraft to assess damage
IMF: Intends to provide help, but no specifics UNHCR: Plastic sheeting, plastic mats, rope and non-food relief packages for 2,000 families in Sri Lanka
UNICEF: Clothing, blankets and sleeping mats, water tanks, medical supplies in Sri Lanka and India
UN DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM: $100,000 each to Sri Lanka, India, Indonesia, the Maldives and Thailand to assess needs
UN POPULATION FUND: $1 million to address health needs of pregnant and nursing women
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