Here is a breakdown of more than $17 million worth of humanitarian aid promised and sent so far to help people in storm-hit areas of the Philippines:

European Union

- The European Union and some member-states, including Spain, France, Germany and Switzerland, have contributed a total of $5.6 million.

United Nations

The World Food Programme has committed to deliver about $500,000 worth of rice and brought in 3 helicopters and 7 boats to help deliver food and relief materials to flooded areas.

The World Health Organization has promised $42,000 in relief funds while UNICEF has initially provided $226,350 in food and relief materials.

Asian Development Bank

- $3 million in cash donation.

United States

- $100,000 in relief efforts. Jerry cans and hygiene kits worth $400,000 were being brought by chartered flight last week. The US military has deployed two ships, 11 heavy-lift helicopters and engineering equipment to help in the clean up effort.

China

- $140,000 in donations, including contributions from Huawei Corp.

Japan

- $220,000 worth of relief goods, including thousands of blankets and sleeping bags, waters tanks and water purifiers.

South Korea

- $300,000 in the form of rubber boats, tents, rice, medical supplies and other relief materials. Another $50,000 was donated by Korea's OCI Company Ltd.

Australia

- $879,000.

Canada

- About $4.7 million was promised by Ottawa and an additional $50,000 was raised by its Manila embassy staff.

Singapore

- The government was sending $30,000 and an additional $20,000 was raised by the Singapore Red Cross.

Indonesia

- Indonesia's PT Indofood Sukses Makmur Tbk pledged to donate one million packs of instant noodles.

Taiwan

- Taiwan sent knock-down tents for temporary shelter areas.

Italy

- $314,000, including portable water pumps, generator sets and water purifiers and tanks.

Primate's World Relief and Development Fund (PWRDF)

- $15,000

Development and Peace

- The Montreal-based humanitarian group sent $50,000 donation to the Catholic church-based Caritas charity in Manila

United Arab Emirates Red Crescent Society

- $100,000 cash donation to the Philippine National Red Cross through the UAE embassy in Manila.

Japan Platform (JPF)

- $333,333 in relief and medical missions. Three other Japan-based non-government organizations distributed relief goods worth more than $124,000

Oxfam

- Potable water and non-food items, such as blankets, soaps, cleaning equipment, clothes and water containers.

World Vision

- The humanitarian agency appealed for $2 million help to provide food and relief goods to 100,000 people in flooded areas near the capital.

ASEAN

The Association of South East Asian Nations has offered to set up an emergency relief fund for member-states hit by typhoons and earthquake.