Wednesday, January 05, 2005
Tsunami Aid Tops $1.7 Billion
The total amount of aid pledged by the major governments of the world for tsunami disaster relief has reached $1.7 billion--and that's not including donations made by individuals and business organizations. The most generous country was Japan, who pledged $500 million. The United States was next with $350 million; Canada came in 9th with a $65.5 million pledge. With an estimated 150,000 victims of the disaster, that works out to about $12,000 per victim in government-sponsored relief.
