Indonesia appealed to the international community for humanitarian aid after a magnitude 6.3 earthquake in central Java yesterday killed several thousand people and left many more injured or homeless... Bloomberg
Help From Abroad
Among offers to help, Singapore has sent a 35-member medical team from its armed forces in two C-130 transport aircraft, and said it planned to send a 43-member team from its civil defense forces, as well as $50,000 worth of emergency supplies.
South Korea is dispatching a 15-member medical team to Jakarta, Italy has pledged an airplane with 155,000 euros of humanitarian aid, including blankets, first-aid equipment, water pumps and generators for electricity, and France has said it's ready to send medical staff and humanitarian aid.
The World Food Program is sending 80 tons of fortified noodles and biscuits and a team to assess how many will need food aid in the region, said Barry Came, the program's spokesman.
Financial Aid
Pledges of monetary aid are growing. U.K aid amounts to 4 million pounds ($7 million), said the U.K. government's department for international development in a statement today, saying it's in touch with Indonesian authorities to see how else it can help.
The European Commission yesterday pledged 3 million euros ($3.8 million) in immediate funding, while the U.S. government has offered $2.5 million. China has offered $2 million and Canada has offered $1.8 million, AFP reported.
The Japanese Red Cross today said it will donate $887,000, AFP reported. Japan gave $500 million and sent about 950 troops to Indonesia to help after the Dec. 26 tsumami, the newswire said.
Indonesia, the world's largest archipelago, is prone to earthquakes because the country sits along the Pacific Ocean's so- called Ring of Fire zone of active volcanoes and tectonic faults. Its 18,000 islands have 129 active volcanoes.
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now 4600+ dead, 10,000+ injured | BBC
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