Taiwan’s representative office in Seoul accepted a US$120,000 cash donation from the South Korean government to the Red Cross.
A nearly 1-tonne shipment of blankets, sleeping bags and tents donated by German humanitarian group Luftfahrt ohne Grenzen will also arrive today.
MOFA’s latest tally shows that 64 countries and many international non-governmental organizations have expressed condolences and offered to help with money, goods and humanitarian assistance. Cash donations have reached NT$68 million.
In related news, the Internet Portal Yahoo! Kimo yesterday turned its home page black-and-white in remembrance of those who died in the disaster.
The Dalai Lama sent a letter to President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) on Wednesday expressing his concern over the devastation caused by Morakot, the Tibetan spiritual leader’s office in Dharamsala said yesterday.
ADDITIONAL REPORTING BY SHELLEY SHAN AND AGENCIES
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