From Deseret News archives:
Bush hikes relief to $350 million
The official death toll neared 122,000 people in 12 countries from Indonesia to Somalia that were struck by Sunday's earthquake and fast-moving tsunami.
And Jan Egeland, the U.N. emergency relief coordinator, said the toll could be approaching 150,000 throughout the affected area. "The vast majority of those are in Indonesia," he said Friday.
President Bush, in a statement issued Friday in Crawford, Texas, where he was vacationing, said: "The disaster around the Indian Ocean continues to grow both in size and scope. Our contributions will continue to be revised as the full effects of this terrible tragedy become clear."
At the United Nations, Secretary General Kofi Annan discussed funding details Friday with Secretary of State Colin Powell. "Things are looking up" on the fund-raising front, Annan said. But he added that the relief operation would require a massive effort. "We're going to need major logistical support airplanes, helicopters and air controllers to assist us (to) move the produce and goods as quickly as possible so that we don't have bottlenecks."
Powell said that the new commitment would deplete U.S. funds for disaster relief and that the White House would seek additional funding from Congress.
Powell said he discussed with Annan plans to accelerate the delivery of food, shelter and care to the entire region.
"The need is great, and not just for the immediate relief but for long-term reconstruction," said Powell, who is traveling to the afflicted region Sunday with the president's brother, Florida Republican Gov. Jeb Bush, to assess the situation. Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, R-Tenn., said he will visit Sri Lanka and India next week.
Meanwhile, the gargantuan relief effort continued in the devastated Indian Ocean basin.
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