Rapid public response internationally to Asian floods appeals
Howard Lake | 31 December 2004 | News
Reuters reports that people in many countries have been quick to give to the emergency appeals set up to fund relief work for those affected by the earthquake/tsunami disaster on 26 December
According to Peter Graff at Reuters, the Finnish population of five million has donated $4 million. The Corriere della Sera newspaper reports that Italians have donated $17 million using SMS on their mobile phones. Swiss donors have given $9 million, the Swedish Red Cross has received $3 million, and Dutch people have donated $12.7 million.
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