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He have invited people to donate what they can to
Canadian Red Cross, which have a tsunami fundraising program to go on for
next ten years – involving relief, recovery and rehabilitation. And according to press releases on January 27, 2005 at Ottawa, Canada, General Dr. Pierre Duplessis,
Canadian Red Cross Secretary General proudly announced that outpouring of care and generosity has been overwhelming all over
world and particularly in Canada.
They reported that 181 national societies that belong to
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) have collected $1.4 billion for tsunami aid already. This includes $160 million from individuals, corporations and governments of Canada. With these figures, they have decided wind down fundraising. This decision was also based on
progress of damage and assessment reports, consultations with other relief agencies and Red Cross experience in disaster management.
Announcements through
web have really helped much for their efforts. The International Red Cross has already completed 77 tsunami relief flights. They are continuing relief efforts, moving beyond
‘emergency phase’ in Asia with more than 9,000 trained Red Cross workers. After about 30 days from
date of
disaster, 500,000 people has been provided by
Red Cross. Clean water, temporary shelter, food and basic relief items.

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