September 15, 200521 yr International Aid for Katrina Recovery (Sept. 13) - Dozens of nations have pledged assistance for victims of Hurricane Katrina. In addition, European governments agreed to release the equivalent of 2 million barrels of oil per day from strategic reserves. Other forms of aid include: AFGHANISTAN: Offered $100,000. ALBANIA: $300,000 pledged. ARMENIA: $200,000 pledged. AUSTRALIA: Donating $8 million to American Red Cross. AUSTRIA: Offered tarps and camp beds. AZERBAIJAN: tarps, camp beds BAHAMAS: Pledged $50,000. BANGLADESH: Offered $1 million and said it would send 160 disaster management experts, including doctors, nurses, engineers and others. BELGIUM: Offered medical teams, generators, water pumps. BRITAIN: Sending 500,000 ration packs. CAMBODIA: The king donated $20,000 to match the $20,000 government donation. CANADA: $5 million pledged to relief fund; sending planes, three warships and coast guard vessel with supplies, helicopters, search and rescue and security teams. CHINA: Offered $5 million to aid survivors, 1,000 tents, 600 generators, bed sheets. Said it would help with medical care and epidemic prevention if needed. CUBA: Offered 1,100 doctors. CYPRUS: Offered $50,000. CZECH REPUBLIC: Ready to send rescue teams, field hospital and pumps and water processing equipment. DOMINICA: Offered police to monitor hard-hit areas. DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: Offered rescue workers, doctors and nurses. DJIBOUTI: Offered $50,000. EQUATORIAL GUINEA: Pledged $500,000. EL SALVADOR: Offered soldiers to monitor disaster areas. FINLAND: Sent a 30-member rescue team and three Red Cross logistics experts. Offered 300 tents, a water purification unit, sterile gloves, bed sheets, pillow covers, tarps and first aid kits. FRANCE: Flying in tents, blankets, cots, medical kits, generators and other supplies. Offered aircraft, ships and helicopters. GABON: Offered $500,000. GERMANY: Sending emergency food rations and water pumps. Offered medical supplies, vaccination teams, water purification equipment, medical evacuation aircraft and crisis management experts. GREECE: Offered two cruise ships to help house homeless, relief supplies and rescue crews. GUYANA: Organizing a telethon to raise money for victims. HONDURAS: Offered 135 flooding and sanitation experts. HUNGARY: Pledged $5,000 and offered to send in five doctors. ICELAND: Offered $500,000. INDIA: Donated $5 million to American Red Cross. Sent tarps, blankets and hygiene kits. INDONESIA: Offered 45 doctors and 155 other medical staffers and 10,000 blankets. IRAQ: $1 million pledged to Red Cross via the Red Crescent. IRELAND: $1.2 million pledged. ISRAEL: Sending medical team. Offered hundreds of doctors, trauma experts and other medical staff as well as field hospitals and other relief. ITALY: Sent military transport plane with blankets, cots and bed supplies for 15,000 people, plus inflatable dinghies, water purifiers and first-aid kits. JAPAN: Contributing $200,000 to American Red Cross. Prepared to provide up to $300,000 worth of tents, blankets, generators, portable water tanks and other equipment. KENYA: Offered $100 million plus an additional $400 million in petroleum products. KOSOVO: $490,000 pledged. KUWAIT: Providing $500 million worth of oil and other aid. LATVIA: Offered a disaster relief team. LUXEMBOURG: Sending five aid experts, two jeeps and 1,000 camp beds and 2,000 blankets. MALAYSIA: Pledged $1 million to Red Cross. MALDIVES: Sending $25,000 to Red Cross. MAURITANIA: Promised $200,000 to Red Cross. MEXICO: $1 million. Offered two navy ships, 15 amphibious vehicles, two helicopters, 15 heavy trucks, health brigades and rescue teams. Sent 45 truckloads of supplies and two field kitchens. MONGOLIA: $50,000 pledged. NATO: Ferrying supplies. NETHERLANDS: Sent navy frigate with helicopters, medical supplies, boats and marines. Sent levee inspection team, water pumps. NEW ZEALAND: Pledged $1.4 million to Red Cross. Offered search specialists and victim identification team. NIGERIA: Pledged $1 million. NORWAY: Promised $1.54 million in cash and supplies. OMAN: Pledged $15 million. ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN STATES: Donated $25,000 to American Red Cross. PAKISTAN: $1 million pledged to Red Cross, offered to send doctors and paramedics. PALAU: $50,000 pledged. PAPUA NEW GUINEA: Promised $10,000 to Red Cross. PERU: Offered medical team of 80 to 100 people. PHILIPPINES: Philippines Red Cross donating $25,000. Government offered to send 25-man relief team. PORTUGAL: Offering tents, mattresses, blankets, hygiene kits. Lending 2 percent of its strategic oil reserve, equivalent to 500,000 barrels of oil. QATAR: Offered $100 million. ROMANIA: Sending two teams of medical experts. RUSSIA: Sending three transport planes with generators, food, tents, blankets, drinking water and medical supplies. SAUDI ARABIA: Promised $5 million from Aramco, $250,000 from AGFUND. SINGAPORE: Sent three transport helicopters and 38 soldiers. SLOVAKIA: Promised blankets, beds, first aid kits. SOUTH KOREA: Donating $30 million in government and civilian assistance and sending search team and relief supplies. SPAIN: Sent 16 tons of supplies, including food rations, tents and blankets. Also contributing a naval ship to a NATO-led operation. SRI LANKA: Pledged $25,000 to American Red Cross. SWEDEN: Sending plane stocked with water-treatment equipment, plastic jugs, water-purification experts. Offered aircraft to help distribute supplies. SWITZERLAND: Offering 40-50 tons worth of supplies, including large tents, wool blankets, hygiene kits. Offered to send four doctors, two water experts, one environmental expert. TAIWAN: Pledged $2 million, supplies. THAILAND: Dispatching at least 60 doctors and nurses along with rice. TURKEY: Promised $2.5 million in cash and aid. UGANDA: $200,000 pledged. UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: $100 million pledged. VENEZUELA: Offered 1 million barrels of gasoline, $5 million in cash, water purification plants, rescue volunteers and more than 50 tons of canned food and water. Venezuela's Citgo Petroleum Corp. pledged $1 million. VIETNAM: Pledged $100,000. YEMEN: $100,000 promised to Red Cross. Sources: Governments, U.S. State Department.
September 15, 200521 yr Qatar and the UAB should send 100,000,000 gallons of gas instead...but in all seriousness I dont expect anything from any country but it was good to see countries like Cuba, Venezuela and Vietnam offering money, gas and doctors...Id like to thank all countries that have offered help.
September 15, 200521 yr Wow to Kenya, Kuwait, Qatar, the UAE, and Venezuela. I expected as much from Germany because they are usually good for it and big ups to the Australians for sending it straight to the Red Cross, but I can't say enough about what three countries who could very well use all that money and those resources for other things being kind enough to send them over to us in a time of need. I guess we do have friends outside of the UK after all.
September 15, 200521 yr KENYA: Offered $100 million plus an additional $400 million in petroleum products. :notworthy
September 16, 200521 yr Tell the a**hole who turned Cuba's doctors away to go f**k himself. Oh, that's right, somebody already said that to him and got arrested for it!
September 16, 200521 yr Thanks to all the countries most notably the smaller countries who donated what they could. I hope this shows that we are not hated in the world and although we sometime disagree with each other's policies, the civilized countries of the world will come together when one needs it.
September 16, 200521 yr Author I just wonder where it says "offered", does that mean we turned it down? Because I know we did turn down help from some countries. For example, The Netherlands (the expert on land below sea level, levees, etc.) sent experts on this situation and pumping equipment on 2 C-130s THE DAY KATRINA HIT and they were told to go back once they landed in New York because they didnt have clearance from Homeland Security.
September 16, 200521 yr I just wonder where it says "offered", does that mean we turned it down? Because I know we did turn down help from some countries. For example, The Netherlands (the expert on land below sea level, levees, etc.) sent experts on this situation and pumping equipment on 2 C-130s THE DAY KATRINA HIT and they were told to go back once they landed in New York because they didnt have clearance from Homeland Security. 947602[/snapback] That is so dumb, if they didn't have clearance then you f***ing get them the necessary clearance right then and there, don't send them back.
September 16, 200521 yr blame the republicans for turning away the aid. they brought this mess upon themselves with this whole stupid dept of homeland security. and i really love how some are being critical of the aid being sent by some countries... i.e. Accord good job kid :thumbup
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