"UK charities have already raised an 'unprecedented' £25m to ease the suffering of Asian tsunami victims.

The Disasters Emergency Committee, an umbrella group for leading charities, said it had been 'overwhelmed' by the response to TV and radio appeals.

With the death toll currently at 114,000, 28 Britons are confirmed dead and many more are missing.

The UK government is now the largest bilateral donor after increasing its £15m donation to £50m." [BBC]

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