31.   Hospital officials issued an urgent appeal for blood donations to help treat the victims.

32.   A Japanese embassy statement in Pretoria said the donation would help buy blankets, food, pots, kettles and cutlery for the victims.

33.   An ecumenical group of influential southern religious leaders on Friday launched an urgent joint appeal for donations to help tide the North over the winter.

34.   Reports say the tribe expected the donations would help them win back some of their land now under federal control.

35.   The announcement followed newspaper reports that party activists led the tribe to believe that donations would help it regain tribal lands under federal control.