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Global Recon
December 29, 2004
Australian Donations Mount : Aceh Casualties Likewise
Via Tim Blair, a roundup of preliminary contributions by Australian governments : All figures in Australian dollars:Tasmania has donated $150,000. Tasmania only has 300,000 people in though, about the same as the ACT where I live. UPDATE : The Australian Cricket team are donating their prize money. From the Australian Broadcasting Corporation :Aid authorities in Indonesia believe the death toll in Aceh could still be tens of thousands higher that the current estimate of 32,000. Grave fears are held for the 100,000 people who live on the west coast.From The Australian : The first shocking images of Sumatra's devastated west coast emerged yesterday, leading authorities to dramatically increase the estimated toll from Sunday's disaster and increasing the pressure on Australia to take a leading role in the reconstruction of tsunami-hit Indonesia.Posted by Alan Brain at December 29, 2004 09:41 AM | TrackBack Comments
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