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<TABLE width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR><TD align=left>[January 18, 2010]</TD><TD align=right></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
Roundup: S.Koreans join hands in supporting earthquake-hit Haiti
<!--TMC_CONTENT_BODY_U2_BEGIN-->SEOUL, Jan 18, 2010 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- By Kim Junghyun South Korea is joining the global wave of helping earthquake-hit Haiti, with the government, conglomerates and citizens mustering up support for the small Caribbean country.
Haiti lies in ruins after the 7.3-magnitude earthquake ripped through the country last Tuesday as the estimated death toll keeps rising, which prompted the South Korean government to announce Monday its plan to boost its aid to 10 million U.S. dollars from the initial one million dollars.
"Considering the scope of damage and needs for more humanitarian assistance and reconstruction efforts, the government plans to provide aid worth 10 million U.S. dollars (to Haiti), including one million U.S. dollars sent for early emergency relief works (last week)," Seoul's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade said.
The second batch of aid provided by the government and the public is for short-term emergency relief and long-term efforts to help rebuild the country, while a 35-member team of South Korean relief workers tasked with search and rescue is already in Haiti, according to the ministry.
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Roundup: S.Koreans join hands in supporting earthquake-hit Haiti
<!--TMC_CONTENT_BODY_U2_BEGIN-->SEOUL, Jan 18, 2010 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- By Kim Junghyun South Korea is joining the global wave of helping earthquake-hit Haiti, with the government, conglomerates and citizens mustering up support for the small Caribbean country.
Haiti lies in ruins after the 7.3-magnitude earthquake ripped through the country last Tuesday as the estimated death toll keeps rising, which prompted the South Korean government to announce Monday its plan to boost its aid to 10 million U.S. dollars from the initial one million dollars.
"Considering the scope of damage and needs for more humanitarian assistance and reconstruction efforts, the government plans to provide aid worth 10 million U.S. dollars (to Haiti), including one million U.S. dollars sent for early emergency relief works (last week)," Seoul's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade said.
The second batch of aid provided by the government and the public is for short-term emergency relief and long-term efforts to help rebuild the country, while a 35-member team of South Korean relief workers tasked with search and rescue is already in Haiti, according to the ministry.
Full text at:
http://ivr.tmcnet.com/news/2010/01/18/4576667.htm