Swiss raise €52m

PEOPLE in Switzerland, which lost up to 500 citizens to the tsunamis that hit the coasts around the Indian Ocean, have pledged 114 million Swiss francs (€73.7m) to aid victims of the disaster.

A telethon by the country’s public television network on Europe’s day of mourning added 62 million francs (€40.1m) to the sum raised by the Swiss Solidarity charity.