Da bleibt mir doch der Mund offen stehen…
'…Pope Benedict urged a quick and generous global response.
The United States said it would provide **$100,000 (56,800 pounds) in emergency aid and was offering military helicopters. Britain, Japan, and the United Arab Emirates were among those sending immediate help.
Turkey, which has suffered major earthquakes, said it had sent two military planes carrying aid, doctors and rescue workers and in a further sign of easing tensions, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh called Musharraf to offer assistance.
China said it was donating $6.2 million in cash and materials.
Rescue efforts have been hampered by frequent aftershocks causing panic among survivors, many of whom face a bleak immediate future with little or no food or shelter.
„I’ve been involved in helping refugees for the last 17 years, but I am in shock because I have never seen such devastation,“ said German aid agency doctor Chris Schmoter in Balakot, where almost every second woman or child bore an injury. …’
gruss, isabel**