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Vol. 5 Num 215 Fri. December 31, 2004  
   
World


British donors raise 38m dollars for tsunami disaster


A "phenomenal" surge in donations in Britain has raised the equivalent of 38 million dollars for the victims of the tsunami disaster in Asia, charities announced Thursday.

The Disasters Emergency Committee, an umbrella group for leading British charities, said its appeal had raised 20 million pounds (38 million dollars), a "phenomenal amount" to raise in less than two days.