Foreign aid started to pour in with 16 countries pledging assistance to the stricken victims in the coastal areas of Sri Lanka, local media reported Wednesday.
The Daily News newspaper said the Russian government dispatched on Monday two planes with medical supplies, rescue teams, sniffer dogs and other relief goods covering tents and blankets.
An Air France airbus carrying medical teams and supplies landed at the Bandaranaike International Airport in Colombo on Tuesday.
A 20-member Japanese team of doctors, nurses and paramedics have also been dispatched to Sri Lanka.
Four Indian vessels with diving and medical teams have been dispatched to assist local officials in the rescue mission and relief distribution. Two of them have berthed at Trincomalee port on the eastern side, and another at Galle port in the southern part.
A food aid package from China is expected to arrive here later on Wednesday, the Chinese Embassy here told Xinhua.
The Daily News quoting sources from the foreign ministry said India, Pakistan, Russia, Japan, the United States, Britain, China, Nepal, Greece, Israel, Australia, Norway, Switzerland, Denmark, Sweden and the Netherlands have made aid pledges through their missions in Colombo.
The United Nations have also rushed to answer the emergency plea by the Sri Lankan government and a team comprising eight representatives from the UN sub-groups including the World Health Organization is to arrive here to assist the government in assessment and relief coordination activities.
Sunday's earthquake measuring 8.7 on the Richter scale in Indonesia triggered devastating aftermath in a number of coastal nations across Asia and Sri Lanka is among those worst-hit by the tsunamis.