Nations begin to offer aid to regions afflicted by Indian subcontinent earthquake
{{date|October 8, 2005}}

[[Image:Magnitude 7 6 - PAKISTAN 20051008035038 gul margalla tower1 08oct05 210.jpg|frame|Search teams comb a collapsed apartment building in Islamabad, VOA]]
As the death toll for the [[Strong earthquake hits Pakistan, north India, Afghanistan|recent earthquake in Asia]] has passed '''30,000''', countries around the world are beginning to send aid. The sponsors of the relief are listed below, along with the amounts offered as of 8 October 2005.

* The '''[[European Union]]''' executive branch has pledged about $3,600,000.
* The '''[[United Kingdom]]''' has pledged £100,000 (about $176,000), as well as fifty aid workers and three search and rescue teams.
* '''[[Germany]]''' has made €50,000 (about $60,600) available for [[Pakistan]] and sent rescue experts of the {{w|Technisches Hilfswerk}}.
* '''[[France]]''' is sending a rescue team for Pakistan, as well as "any assistance which Pakistan could need," says Foreign Minister [[Philippe Douste-Blazy]].
* '''[[Ireland]]''' is currently offering €1,000,000 (about $1.2 million).
*'''[[Japan]]''' has sent rescue experts, and pledged to send aid stuffs which cost about 25,000,000 JPY (about US$ 250,000).
* The '''[[United Nations]]''' has sent a team to Pakistan.
* Other sponsors include '''[[Turkey]]''', '''[[Greece]]''', '''[[China]]''', and '''[[Iran]]''', as well as the '''{{w|Medecins Sans Frontieres}}''' and the '''{{w|International Committee of the Red Cross}}'''.

British rescue workers from the {{w|International Rescue Corps}} located additional survivors at Marghalla Towers on Sunday morning using specialist equipment, and are hopeful that more people will be brought out alive.

== Related news ==
*[[Strong earthquake hits Pakistan, north India, Afghanistan]]
== Sources ==
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|title=More than 3,000 dead in devastating South Asia quake
|author=
|pub=CBC News
|date=Ocotber 08, 2005}}
*{{source|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4321918.stm
|title=Rescue workers fly to quake zone
|author=
|pub=BBC News
|date=October 08, 2005}}
*{{source|url=http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,16863079%255E1702,00.html
|title=Aid rushed to quake-hit region
|author=
|pub=The Australian
|date=October 09, 2005}}

*{{source|url=http://www.tagesschau.de/aktuell/meldungen/0,1185,OID4832586_NAV_REF1,00.html
|title=Deutsche Helfer fliegen nach Pakistan
|author=
|pub=ARD
|date=October 09, 2005}}
*{{source|url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2005/10/09/international/i051050D14.DTL
|title=Seaath Toll Now 30,000
|author=Sadaqat Jan
|pub=Associated Press
|date=October 09, 2005}}

*{{source|url=http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/politics/news/20051009it13.htm
|title=日本の救助チーム現地へ、緊急物資も２５００万円相当
|author=
|pub=Yomiuri Shimbun
|date=October 10, 2005}}

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Search teams comb a collapsed apartment building in Islamabad, VOA
As the death toll for the recent earthquake in Asia has passed '30,000', countries around the world are beginning to send aid. The sponsors of the relief are listed below, along with the amounts offered as of 8 October 2005.

* The 'European Union' executive branch has pledged about $3,600,000.
* The 'United Kingdom' has pledged £100,000 (about $176,000), as well as fifty aid workers and three search and rescue teams.
* 'Germany' has made €50,000 (about $60,600) available for Pakistan and sent rescue experts of the .
* 'France' is sending a rescue team for Pakistan, as well as "any assistance which Pakistan could need," says Foreign Minister Philippe Douste-Blazy.
* 'Ireland' is currently offering €1,000,000 (about $1.2 million).
*'Japan' has sent rescue experts, and pledged to send aid stuffs which cost about 25,000,000 JPY (about US$ 250,000).
* The 'United Nations' has sent a team to Pakistan.
* Other sponsors include 'Turkey', 'Greece', 'China', and 'Iran', as well as the 'International Committee of the Red Cross'.

British rescue workers from the  located additional survivors at Marghalla Towers on Sunday morning using specialist equipment, and are hopeful that more people will be brought out alive.

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