DEC Tsunami appeal reaches £300m and will close shortly
Howard Lake | 18 February 2005 | News
The Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC)’s tsunami earthquake appeal has raised an unprecedented £300 million. As a result, the appeal will close on 26 February 2005, the two-month anniversary of the tsunami disaster.
DEC Chief Executive Brendan Gormley said: “The British public have been amazing. We want to thank every single person who has donated. They have responded to one of the world’s worst natural disasters by creating a £300 million fund that will make a real and lasting difference to survivors for years to come.”
The DEC has already allocated over £100 million for the first phase of disaster relief and rehabilitation.
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The DEC says that it aims to process all donations received by the middle of March.
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