Israel sending relief aid, volunteers to U.S.

[Brightmore]

Israel sending relief aid, volunteers to U.S.
Haaretz
September 5, 2005

The Bush administration has accepted Israel's offers of assistance to the Hurricane Katrina relief effort, with a first shipment of supplies expected to be sent on Tuesday.

Israel will send a search and rescue team, military rations and other emergency supplies to the United States to help in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, officials said Monday.

In the first stage, Israel is to deliver IDF-type "battle ration" field meals, preserved food, water, tents, generators, baby formula, diapers and bedding.

At the same time, a team of 25 volunteer medical, search-and-rescue and mental health workers will leave for Louisiana on Tuesday. The non-governmental aid is being organized by the "Israeli Flying Aid" group.

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[mrfrapp]

1. Cuba's nearer

The aid would get to Lousiana quicker if they accepted Cuba's offer.

Sheesh, these Bush lackeys are dumb.

[barb162]

3. We need help from Cuba, Israel, Canada and whoever else

chooses to join in. We should be glad for any and all help

[Violet_Crumble]

5. A long list of international aid efforts...

I heard that Bushco was initially knocking back offers of aid, but if he was, that seems to have changed. One of the more notable inclusions in this list is Indonesia's offer of medical teams - an offer that's pretty remarkable considering the devastation the tsunami caused in Aceh not all that long ago...

- AUSTRALIA: $8 million to American Red Cross.

- AUSTRIA: Water pumps, plastic sheets, cots.

- BANGLADESH: $1 million.

- BELGIUM: Medical, logistics, civil engineering and diving teams, pumps, generators.

- BRITAIN: 500,000 ration packs, medical experts, search gear, marine engineers, high-volume pumps.

- CANADA: Three navy ships, coast guard vessel, Sea King helicopters, about 1,000 personnel.

- CHINA: $5 million.

- CUBA: 1,100 doctors.

- CZECH REPUBLIC: Rescue teams, field hospital, pumps, water processing equipment.

- DENMARK: Water purification units.

- DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: Rescue workers, doctors and nurses.

- EL SALVADOR: 100 soldiers, including medical personnel and engineers.

- FRANCE: 300 tents, 980 cots, 60 generators, three water purification units, 30 pumps.

- GERMANY: 70,000 ration packs, medical supplies, vaccination teams, water purification equipment, medical evacuation aircraft.

- GREECE: Two cruise ships to house homeless.

- GUATEMALA: 80 specialists from army, health and interior departments.

- HONDURAS: 134-member medical and search team.

- INDIA: $5 million to American Red Cross, medical teams.

- INDONESIA: 45 doctors and 155 other staff, 10,000 blankets.

- ISRAEL: Doctors, trauma experts, other medical staff, field hospital.

- ITALY: 300 cots, 300 blankets, 600 sheets, pump, first-aid kits, baby food.

- JAPAN: $1 million, tents, blankets, power generators, portable water tanks.

- KOSOVO: $500,000.

- KUWAIT: $500 million worth of oil and other goods.

- LATVIA: Disaster team, financial aid, blankets, bottled water.

- LITHUANIA: Rescue teams, meals, building materials.

- LUXEMBOURG: Two jeeps, 1,000 cots, 2,000 blankets.

- MEXICO: Navy ship with food, amphibious vehicles, helicopters, medical team; 15 army vehicles carrying food, health workers, water-treatment equipment, mobile kitchens.

- THE NETHERLANDS: Three giant water pumps, frigate with water, medicine, helicopters and beds.

- NEW ZEALAND: $1.4 million, search team, victim identification team.

- NICARAGUA: Flooding and sanitation experts.

- NORWAY: Navy divers, 10,000 blankets, unspecified financial aid.

- PAKISTAN: Doctors and paramedics.

- PANAMA: 120,000 pounds of bananas.

- PERU: 80 to 100 doctors.

- THE PHILIPPINES: 25-man relief team.

- PORTUGAL: Loan of 2 percent of strategic oil reserve - 500,000 barrels of oil.

- QATAR: $100 million.

- ROMANIA: Two medical teams.

- RUSSIA: Three transport planes with generators, food, tents, blankets, drinking water, medical supplies.

- SINGAPORE: Three CH-47 transport helicopters and 38 soldiers based in Texas flying supply and airlift missions.

- SLOVAKIA: Water purification gear, cots, water.

- SLOVENIA: Cots, bedding, first aid kits.

- SOUTH KOREA: $30 million, search team, relief supplies.

- SPAIN: Firefighters and equipment, medical staff, tents, cots, blankets, water treatment units, heating equipment, meals, water, generators.

- SRI LANKA: $25,000 to American Red Cross.

- SWEDEN: First aid kits, blankets, meals, generators, plastic sheeting, two water purification units.

- SWITZERLAND: 50 tons of supplies.

- TAIWAN: $2 million.

- THAILAND: At least 60 doctors and nurses, rice.

- URUGUAY: Two mobile water purification units, two tons of powdered milk.

- VENEZUELA: 1 million barrels of gasoline, $5 million in cash, water purification plants, 50 tons of canned food and water.

- UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: Tents, clothing, food, other aid.


http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/apasia_story.asp?category=1104&slug=Katrina%20World%20Glance

[Coastie for Truth]

6. When the Aussie Red Cross Volunteers come to Northern California

have them ask for "Coastie" at SCV Red Cross -- and I'll buy them a round of beers and a Dungeness Crab dinner. Promise.

[Violet_Crumble]

7. I'm not good on American acronyms...

What's SCV?

That's a very nice offer, Coastie :)

Violet...

[Andromeda]

4. Well, maybe they are...

getting Cuba's aid too. Aid can be given from more than one source.

[barb162]

2. The people of the Gulf Coast will welcome this assistance

as do I.
Thanks Brightmore