Aid offers from around the world pour to US
It is news like this that fills my heart with joy and hope for humankind. Just scroll down the article to find a full list of countries offering aid, as well as a lot of details on who offered what. Here are a few commendable ones:
"CUBA: Cuban President Fidel Castro offered to fly 1,100 doctors to Houston with 26 tonnes of medicine to treat disaster victims.
VENEZUELA: President Hugo Chavez, a vocal critic of the United States, offered to send cheap fuel, humanitarian aid and relief workers to the disaster area."
A number of other countries from around the world offered significant specialist, logistical and monetary aid.
"CUBA: Cuban President Fidel Castro offered to fly 1,100 doctors to Houston with 26 tonnes of medicine to treat disaster victims.
VENEZUELA: President Hugo Chavez, a vocal critic of the United States, offered to send cheap fuel, humanitarian aid and relief workers to the disaster area."
A number of other countries from around the world offered significant specialist, logistical and monetary aid.
posted by z @ 2:12 AM
2 Comments:
At 9:02 AM,
angimally said…
damn you got spammed!
i didn't read the articles, cause i'm lazy! no, just exhausted from teaching 135 freshman...
did the us accept aid from cuba? seems like it should, but probably wouldn't.
At 3:26 PM,
z said…
not yet. reuters reported that we accepted aid from the UN and NATO, but so far there is no official confirmation.
here is today's update:
http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/09/04/katrina.world.aid/index.html
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