New Delhi, July 4, 2013: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has condoled the Uttarakhand deaths and announced an emergency grant aid of $2,00,000 (about Rs. 1.2 crore) through the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. The U.S. also announced a step-up in the aid by promising to provide $75,000 to an NGO called Catholic Relief Services. It had earlier released $1,50,000 to Plan India and Save the Children India.

Source: The Hindu, DT. July 4, 2013.