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Sunday May 11, 3:54 PM FACTBOX-Myanmar pledges pour in, U.N. appeals for $187 mln (For a related story, see MYANMAR-CYCLONE/ [ID:nBKK212859]) May 11 (Reuters) - Australia dramatically increased its aid contribution to the cyclone victims of Myanmar to $23.4 million on Sunday as disaster relief experts said thousands more would die if emergency supplies did not reach them. The United Nations has appealed for $187 million in aid to assist about 1.5 million people who need food, shelter and clean water, especially in the inundated Irrawaddy delta. Within hours of the appeal, $77 million was pledged, U.N. officials said. The rice-growing region was hardest hit on May 2 by Cyclone Nargis, whose 190 kph (120 mph) winds churned up huge waves that killed most of the 23,000 known to be dead and tens of thousands still missing. Myanmar's military government has asked for aid from home and abroad and accepted it, but dragged its feet on allowing more foreign experts into the country, preferring to handle most of the distribution on its own. The following includes some of the aid offers to date: NGO/IGO CONTRIBUTIONS UNITED NATIONS: The "flash appeal" to raise $187 million with an estimated $56 million for food, $50 million for logistics, $20 million for shelter and the rest for other needs. U.N. Disaster Assessment and Coordination team in Bangkok. UNICEF assessment teams in some of the disaster areas. World Food Programme has landed seven flights of supplies, loaded them onto trucks to be driven to the delta. RED CROSS: About 200,000 Swiss francs ($189,000). -- Myanmar Red Cross: Distributing insecticide-treated bed nets and water purification tablets. Government to give 5 billion kyats ($4.5 million) for relief and resettlement. -- American Red Cross: $100,000 in funds and supplies. WORLD VISION, AUSTRALIA: A$3 million ($2.8 million). About 25 medical/other specialists to boost 600 permanent staff in Myanmar. STATE CONTRIBUTIONS FRANCE: 200,000 euros (about $320,000) in aid. France has sent a naval ship with 1,500 tonnes of food, blankets and other supplies. SPAIN: 500,000 euros (about $775,000) to World Food Programme. BRITAIN: Up to 5 million pounds (around $10 million) for emergency relief efforts. Sending emergency field team. AUSTRALIA: A$25 million ($23.4 million) to aid agencies for shelter, water purification and food. NEW ZEALAND: NZ$1.5 million (about $1.1 million) to aid agencies/United Nations. INDONESIA: $1 million; and food, medicine, humanitarian aid. GREECE: $300,000 financial assistance, and plane carrying aid. CHINA: 30 million yuan ($4.3 million), on top of $500,000 cash and $500,000 worth of tents, blankets, biscuits and supplies. INDIA: Two naval ships of food, tents, blankets, clothing and medicines to Yangon. Two transport aircraft to take supplies. JAPAN: $10 million dollars aid, on top of 28 million yen ($267,570) worth of tents, power generators and other supplies. PAKISTAN: Two plane-loads of relief goods including tents, mosquito nets and medicines. THAILAND: Transport plane of food and medicine to Yangon. SINGAPORE: $200,000 in humanitarian assistance; offering rescue and medical teams. SOUTH KOREA: $2 million in addition to an initial $100,000 in aid and material, such as tents and medicine. EUROPEAN COMMISSION: 2 million euros ($3 million) of fast-track humanitarian aid. UNITED STATES: $3 million, on top of $250,000 immediate emergency aid. The first U.S. military aid flight is expected to leave Thailand for Yangon on Monday. CANADA: C$2 million ($1.98 million) to organisations such as U.N., Red Cross and the World Food Programme. GERMANY: One million euros (around $1.55 mln) to German aid organisations for shelter, drinking water, relief materials. BANGLADESH: Two plane-loads humanitarian materials and food, sending five-member military team. TURKEY: $1 million aid. Turkish Red Crescent sending team. TAIWAN: $200,000 direct aid; sent 8-member rescue team. Source: Reuters (Compiled by Gillian Murdoch and Grant Mccool, Singapore Editorial Reference Unit and Bangkok newsroom; Editing by Bill Tarrant)