I can't remember where I read this but, a whole civialization (or race) of people might have been wiped out. There is a small tribe that lives on an island off India. They've been living the exact same way for thousands of years, without any outside interference. There was an estimated 100-200 of them, and now they might be gone.
List of aid donors
A partial list of the countries pledging aid for tsunami victims totalling nearly $1 billion US (all figures in U.S. dollars). The figures are based on United Nations data published Friday, but they include updates of donation changes from the countries themselves:
* The United States: $350 million.
* Britain: $95 million
* Sweden: $75.5 million
* Spain: $68 million
* China: $60 million
* France: $57 million
* Australia: $46.7 million.
* Canada: $33 million.
* Japan: $30 million.
* Germany: $27 million
* Switzerland: $21.9 million
* Denmark: $18,1 million
* Norway: $16.6 million
* Portugal: $11 million
* Qatar: $10 million
* Saudi Arabia: $10 million
* Singapore: $3.6 million
* New Zealand: $3.5 million
* Finland: $3.3 million
* Kuwait: $2 million
* United Arab Emirates: $2 million
* Ireland: $1.4 million
* Italy: $1.3 million
* Turkey: $1.25 million
* Czech Republic: $750,000
* Iran: $627,000
* South Korea: $600,000
* Hungary: $411,000
* Greece: $397,000
* Luxembourg: $265,000
* Monaco: $133,000
* Mexico: $100,000
* Nepal: $100,000
* Estonia: $42,000
It's great to see so many different nations pitch in. Mother nature doesn't discriminate. We shouldn't either.
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