ReliefWeb � Document Preview � Actions undertaken by the Commission in response to the tsunami

ReliefWeb � Document Preview � Actions undertaken by the Commission in response to the tsunami: "Actions undertaken by the Commission in response to the tsunamiMEMO/05/135
Brussels, 20 April, 2005 - The tsunami of 26 December 2004 was one of the worst natural disasters in recorded history. Large tracts of the islands of Sri Lanka and the Maldives as well as coastal zones of Indonesia, India and Thailand were devastated. The true scale of the tragedy is now clear, with some 300,000 dead and a further million people displaced. Europe's (European Commission and Member States) response to the Tsunami crisis was immediate and generous with contributions amounting to around � 1.5billion (making it the largest donor to the appeal). "