In a
series of International efforts to assist affected people in
countries hit by tidal waves after an earthquake shook the
Indonesian island of Sumatra, the Government of the Kingdom
of Saudi Arabia has assigned US$ 30 million until now, to
assist those countries and accordingly four aircraft have
arrived carrying 300 tons of various relief supplies to Sri
Lanka and two aircraft with 150 tons to the Maldives in
addition to a large quantity of relief items delivered to
other affected countries.
In the charity campaign which the Government of the Kingdom
of Saudi Arabia arranged during the last several days to
assist those affected, the Saudi people donated more than
US$ 82 million as well as donations in kind.
Therefore, the total of Saudi Arabian assistance to the
affected countries to date reaches more than US$ 112 million
(Rs. 11,200 million) except Saudi individuals' assistance
which reach to millions of US$ states a Royal Embassy of
Saudi Arabia press release.
