Posted on 09/06/2005 7:09:11 PM PDT by Republican Party Reptile
Countries rich and poor send money, food, doctors to help hurricane victims
LONDON - Impoverished Bangladesh, where millions live on a monsoon- and flood-prone delta, pledged $1 million and offered rescuers. Thailand, recalling U.S. aid after last year's tsunami, offered to send 60 doctors and nurses as well as rice as a "gesture from the heart."
They are among more than 90 countries, rich and poor, proposing assistance to victims of Hurricane Katrina, with Kuwait, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates contributing "very large cash" donations, the State Department said Tuesday.
The Bush administration eagerly accepted a German offer of high-speed pumps to reduce the floodwaters in New Orleans and a Dutch offer of experts on levee reconstruction.
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— AUSTRALIA: $8 million to American Red Cross.
— AUSTRIA: Water pumps, plastic sheets, cots.
— BELGIUM: Medical, logistics, civil engineering and diving teams, pumps, generators.
— BRITAIN: 500,000 ration packs, medical experts, search gear, marine engineers, high-volume pumps.
— CANADA: Three navy ships, coast guard vessel, Sea King helicopters, about 1,000 personnel.
— CHINA: $5 million.
— CUBA: 1,100 doctors.
— CZECH REPUBLIC: Rescue teams, field hospital, water processing equipment.
— DENMARK: Water purification units.
— DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: Rescue workers, doctors and nurses.
— EL SALVADOR: 100 soldiers, including medical personnel and engineers.
— FRANCE: 300 tents, 980 cots, 60 generators, three water purification units, 30 pumps.
— GERMANY: 70,000 ration packs, medical supplies, vaccination teams, water purification equipment, medevac aircraft.
— GUATEMALA: 80 specialists from army, health and interior departments.
— HONDURAS: 134-member medical and search team.
— INDONESIA: 45 doctors and 155 other staff, 10,000 blankets.
— ISRAEL: Doctors, trauma experts, other medical staff, field hospital.
— ITALY: 300 cots, 300 blankets, 600 sheets, first-aid kits, baby food.
— JAPAN: $1 million, tents, blankets, power generators, water tanks.
— KUWAIT: $500 million worth of oil and other goods.
— LATVIA: Disaster team, financial aid, blankets, bottled water.
— LUXEMBOURG: Two jeeps, 1,000 cots, 2,000 blankets.
— MEXICO: Navy ship with food, amphibious vehicles, helicopters, medical team; 15 army vehicles carrying food, health workers, mobile kitchens.
— NEW ZEALAND: $1.4 million, search team, victim identification team.
— NICARAGUA: Flooding and sanitation experts.
— NORWAY: Navy divers, 10,000 blankets, unspecified financial aid.
— PAKISTAN: Doctors and paramedics.
— THE PHILIPPINES: 25-man relief team.
— PORTUGAL: Loan of 2 percent of oil reserve — 500,000 barrels of oil.
— QATAR: $100 million.
— RUSSIA: Three transport planes with generators, food, tents, blankets, drinking water, medical supplies.
— SINGAPORE: Three CH-47 transport helicopters and 38 soldiers flying supply and airlift missions.
— SOUTH KOREA: $30 million, search team, relief supplies.
— SPAIN: Firefighters and equipment, medical staff, tents, cots, blankets, water treatment units, heating equipment, water, generators.
— VENEZUELA: 1 million barrels of gasoline, $5 million in cash, water purification plants, canned food and water.
Thank you.
ummmm,.... where's Suadi Arabia??????
This kind of helps the heartache I have.
It's impressive, and sad in a way. Iran, Venezuela, Cuba, China, with all the political rhetoric flying back and forth, still want to do something whether they are doing well themselves or not.
Appreciate you posting this list, and humbly thank each and everyone for their assistance.
The South Koreans giving more than the Japanese?
Thanks for posting this. I have been looking all over for a list like this. Do you know if MSNBC will keep this list up to date?
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