Australia. Pledges to the tune of $15m

Australian have been hailed the most generous people on Earth after pledging more than $15 million for victims of the Boxing Day tsunami during a star-studded fundraising concert last night, reports the Sunday Times.

"At the end of the broadcast, the Reach Out to Asia event raised $15,198,329.20 through telephone, website and SMS donations."

Related:

-- Roundup of tsunami relief SMS fund raising campaigns around the world

-- Links to all Tsunami/cell phone stories posted in Textually.org.

emily | 4:19 PM | Tsunamis, South East Asia |
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