Argentina announces aid for areas suffering from the volcanic ash cloud

Tuesday, July 5th 2011 - 06:14 UTC

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Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner announced a package of measures to mitigate the effects of ash spewing from Chile's Puyehue volcano that has upended air travel, tourism and farming in Patagonia. Read full article

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Englander
What a terrible disaster.
Jul 05th, 2011 - 11:00 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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jerry
It really is a terrible disaster, and I hope it doesn´t get worse. I say this only because this president already promised a few million to help out, but as of last week, not a peso had been received. I t could be more talk - talk -talk, but no action!
Jul 05th, 2011 - 07:17 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Artillero601
Like FEMA with Katrina? the US can deploy a Brigade anywhere in the planet within 24 hours but it took a week to deliver water to New Orleans .....
Jul 05th, 2011 - 08:11 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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jerry
I am still waiting to hear about the “deliverables” promised by CFK several months ago (and actually some, a few years ago) and still not even started!
Jul 05th, 2011 - 08:40 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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ElaineB
@3 There was a lot more to the poor response by the US government. It was shameful how they allowed the poor, black population to be so neglected. I think many Americans were shocked by the lack of effort by GW's government.
Jul 05th, 2011 - 08:58 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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jerry
3 &5 - If I remember correctly, I read where at least one of the Fed culprits, the head of FEMA, was fired by GB. I also think that one of the LA state emergency agencies had failed to do the flood control work which they had been paid to do. It was a shamble!
Jul 05th, 2011 - 09:32 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Britishbulldog
I will believe it when I see the money coming in to help, its all talk with this woman, and whats the betting that in the next few weeks they will be asking the world to help them out monetary wise so that they can dip their sticky fingers in that little pot of gold like they usually do, just like they did when the money came in to clean up one of the worse polluted rivers in the world in the Argentine Capital. www.unmultimedia.org/tv/webcast/2011/05/argentina-dreaming-of-a-clean-river.html

www.youtube.com/watch?v=EbYKcfEmIzk

www.nzherald.co.nz/the-changing-world/news/video.cfm?c_id=1502962&gal_cid=1502962&gallery_id=118384
Jul 07th, 2011 - 11:08 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Rob the argentine
Kristina promised and that was all ... just empty words. No money or food was sent yet. Maybe they will send help in October, days before elections.
Jul 11th, 2011 - 03:40 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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