The following countries and international bodies have offered or provided aid for hundreds of thousands of victims of Sunday's killer earthquake and tidal waves in southern Asia:
-- China has provided 21.63 million yuan (about US$2.7 million) in emergency humanitarian aid to India, Indonesia, Thailand, Sri Lanka and the Maldives.
-- Australia has offered 10 million Australian dollars (US$7.6 million) and dispatched two military C-130s with drinking water and other supplies to a staging base in Malaysia. Prime Minister John Howard said 5 million Australian dollars will go to the Australian Red Cross, 3 million Australian dollars directly to Indonesia and 2 million Australian dollars to other Australian non-governmental organizations.
-- Britain has sent plastic sheets and tents worth 250,000 pounds (US$481,500) to Sri Lanka. It also contributed 370, 000 pounds (US$714,100) to the aid effort of the European Union and US$100,000 to the World Health Organization.
-- Canada made an initial contribution of 1 million Canadian dollars (US$820,000) through the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies.
-- France sent a chartered plane to Colombo with about 100 doctors, rescue specialists and communications experts, along with six tons of equipment, including drugs and a field medical post.
-- Germany has provided 1 million euros (US$1.35 million) of aid and is working with humanitarian groups.
-- Japan has sent a 20-member medical team, including four physicians and seven nurses, to southern Sri Lanka and said more aid is on the way. The Japanese Red Cross Society said it will give 100 million yen (US$965,250) and have an emergency response unit on standby.
-- Spain has allocated 1 million euros (US$1.36 million) to fund the first dispatch of relief aid to the affected countries and sent more than 200 rescue specialists and medical personnel from two non-governmental organizations to Sri Lanka.
-- The United States plans to provide an initial US$15 million in aid and US$100,000 each already released to India, Indonesia, Sri Lanka and the Maldives. It has also sent three patrol aircraft to assess damage there.
-- The European Union pledged "substantial sums" which could reach 30 million euros (US$40.8 million) in emergency aid, after first releasing 3 million euros.
-- The International Committee of the Red Cross has sent a cargo plane from Kenya to Sri Lanka carrying 105 tons of supplies for basic needs of 50,000 people hit by the disaster.
-- UNHCR initially distributed US$380,000 of non-food relief items, including 23,500 plastic sheets for shelter, 24,500 plastic mats, clothing, towels and 20,000 kitchen sets.
-- UNICEF distributed clothing and 30,000 blankets and sleeping mats in Sri Lanka, 1,600 water tanks, 30,000 blankets, medical supplies and hundreds of thousands of water purification pills in India. Similar supplies are heading to Indonesia and the Maldives.
-- The UN Development Program has provided US$100,000 each to Sri Lanka, India, Indonesia, the Maldives and Thailand to help assess damage and coordinate emergency needs.
-- The UN Population Fund has earmarked up to US$1 million and extra staff to help pregnant and nursing women in need of health services.