€396m for tsunami victims as death toll mounts
World aid donations reached nearly €396m today as the Asian tsunami death toll soared to at least 120,000, but United Nations supremo Kofi Annan warned even more would be needed.
While the money starting rolling in, the world’s militaries were also gearing up to do their part. A US aircraft carrier battle group is on its way to Indonesia’s Sumatra island, which was closest to last Sunday’s quake and is home to most of the casualties.