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International response to Hurricane Katrina
Individuals around the world donated to a variety of NGOs helping relieve the affected areas. The American Red Cross is the largest such organization, and Yahoo, Google and later Amazon set up donation pages for the Red Cross; there are many more.
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Relief Effort : Foreign Assistance
Many branches of the armed forces were involved with the relief effort, including the Army Corps of Engineers, the Coast Guard, and the Marine Corps.
Foreign assistance
Main article: International response to Hurricane Katrina
Individuals around the world donated to a variety of NGOs helping relieve the affected areas. The American Red Cross is the largest such organization, and Yahoo, Google and later Amazon set up donation pages for the Red Cross; there are many more.
On August 31, 40 members of the Vancouver Urban Search & Rescue Team were flown to Lafayette by a WestJet Airlines aircraft, along with several thousand pounds of rescue gear, to assist with the rescue and recovery effort in the state.
On September 1, three Republic of Singapore Air Force CH-47SD Chinooks with 38 crewmen arrived in Fort Polk, Louisiana to assist the Texas Army National Guard in their relief operations. The Chinooks are from a Singaporean overseas detachment military base in Fort Prairie, Texas, where the RSAF conducts training for its crewmen.
On September 2, the Canadian government announced that it was deploying three warships—HMCS Athabaskan, HMCS Toronto and HMCS Ville de Québec— and Coast Guard vessel Sir William Alexander to the Gulf of Mexico to assist in relief efforts. Several H-3 Sea King Helicopters will accompany the Canadian ships. Canadian aircraft will also be deployed as part of a NAFTA military assistance pact.
A German Army Airbus plane landed in Florida on Saturday with 10 tonnes of food rations to be transported to the disaster area. Offered help included German air force hospital planes and pumping services. [41]
President Hugo Chavez of Venezuela ordered a million barrels of gasoline as well as 5 million dollars in aid to the United States. It has yet to be accepted. [42]
Prime Minister John Howard of Australia pledged 10 million dollars in aid to the United States.
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