Celebrities fork out for Haiti

Hollywood big names came forward with cash donations to help the relief effort in Haiti.

Actress Sandra Bullock said she donated $1m (€695,024) toward earthquake relief and Madonna announced a $250,000 (€173,756) donation.

Bullock's contribution went to Doctors Without Borders' emergency operations in Port-Au-Prince.

Madonna's gift was to Partners In Health, a longtime medical provider in Haiti.

Earlier, Not On Our Watch, an advocacy and grantmaking group founded by George Clooney, Brad Pitt and others, donated $1m (€695,024) to Partners in Health.

The international Red Cross estimates 45,000 to 50,000 people were killed in the earthquake, which devastated the Caribbean nation.