Annan: Tsunami death toll likely over 150,000, some 1 bln UAD needed for survivors
6/1/2005 14:46
United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan said in Jakarta Thursday that
the tsunami death toll will be likely over 150,000.
The exact tsunami death
toll will never be known, Annan said at the opening of the
special meeting on
the massive relief and reconstruction efforts for the earthquake and tsunami hit
countries.
Leaders or their representatives of 26 countries and international
organizations are attending the meeting.
Annan said that about US$977 million
was immediately needed to cover humanitarian emergency needs for 5 million
tsunami disaster survivors over the next six months.
Xinhua
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