Washington recently added 50 million dollars to the 106 million already allocated or spent for relief, reconstruction and airlifts, said Anthony Wayne, US Assistant Secretary of State for Economic and Business Affairs.
Private American donors have put up another 43 million dollars for relief, and US business leaders, including the heads of Citicorp, Xerox, Pfizer, General Electric and the former head of UPS, will lead an effort to raise relief funds and supplies from the US private sector, Hess said.