Re: Yet another Obama Faux Pas
- From: Robert of St Louis <free.tuneup@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 7 Apr 2009 08:45:57 -0700 (PDT)
On Apr 7, 10:19 am, Sordo<so...@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
US gives 50,000 dlrs for quake-hit Italy
(50,000 dollars, not to be spent in one place)
Apr 6 01:39 PM US/Eastern
The United States said Monday it would donate 50,000 dollars in
emergency aid to Italy after a powerful earthquake killed at least 100
people.
"We send our heartfelt condolences to the families of those killed in
the earthquake. Our embassy in Rome will provide 50,000 (dollars) in
emergency relief funding," State Department spokesman Robert Wood told
reporters.
Italian authorities told the United States they did not need rescue
teams, Wood said.
President Barack Obama earlier offered his condolences on a visit to
Turkey and voiced hope that the United States could send rescuers.
The earthquake killed at least 100 people and injured 1,500 more as it
reduced medieval buildings to rubble in the central town of L'Aquila.
Wood said there were no reports of US citizens among the dead or injured
but that the US embassy in Rome was reaching out to Americans living in
the region.
Italy said it was not necessary for the U.S. to send help, because
they are set up to care for the Italian people during disasters.
People who raise horses do not qualify to run their emergency agencies.
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