Several Latin American countries sent messages of condolences Monday to quake and tsunamis-hit Asian countries and the victims.
Cuban leader Fidel Castro Ruz expressed his condolences in a letter sent respectively to leaders of Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, India, Bangladesh, Thailand and Maldives, saying he offered "the deepest condolences to the people of those nations and particularly the relatives" of the victims.
He also said Cuba "expects the international community to urgently mobilize relief aid" to those victims.
The Venezuelan government on Monday mourned the dead in the disaster and reiterated its offer of immediate help to the affected countries, said a statement of the Foreign Ministry.
Earlier on Sunday, Venezuela's Civil Defense Director Antoniao Rivero announced Caracas will sent emergency aid to the above countries.
In Argentina, the government expressed its condolences to the people and countries that suffered from the catastrophe, saying it "deeply laments the death of thousands of people, the disappearance and the damage," said a statement of the Foreign Ministry.
The Colombian government also sent its sorrow to the affected countries, said acting Foreign Minister Jaime Giron. He said the Colombian Red Cross will open an account to channel monetary aid for the victims.
Salvadorean President Elias Antonio Saca told reporters the disaster was "terrible" and his government was willing to "do what we can to help in accordance with our capacity."
His Bolivian counterpart Carlos Mesa also expressed his condolences, and Brazil has pledged to offer help.
The death toll in the massive tsunamis triggered by earthquake in South and Southeast Asia on Sunday has reached 22,574, and the number is expected to rise.
The earthquake, with a magnitude of 8.7 according to the China Seismological Bureau, hit at 6:58 am (0058 GMT) Sunday off the west coast of the Indonesian island of Sumatra.
The tsunamis swept across the Indian Ocean hours later without any warning. In some areas, walls of water up to 10 meters uprooted and swept away anything they met.