A21 - Tsunami appeal on Home Page CPC website.... to end February 2005
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A UK charity appeal launched after the Asian tsunami disaster is to close at midnight (tonight, Saturday 26 February 2005) after raising £300m. The Disasters Emergency Committee, an umbrella group of 12 aid agencies, said there was enough money to carry out relief and long-term rebuilding work. DEC chief executive Brendan Gormley thanked the generosity of the British public in raising the "amazing" amount. The UN believes about 250,000 people died in what it describes as "among the worst human tragedies in history". On Friday, prime minister Tony Blair said the number of Britons thought to have died had dropped from 249 to 199. The number of confirmed dead remained at 61. 'Remarkable' generosity In addition to the £300m donated to the DEC, other British charities have raised £50m and the government has promised £75m on top of the resources it provided for the aid effort . More information see
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A UK charity appeal launched after the Asian tsunami disaster is to close at midnight on 26 February 2005 after raising £300m.
LINK disabled, was:
http://www.dec.org.uk/
27/2/05 Last Updated 27/2/05;2/5/05