How many explosive devices did the fireworks show in Sydney involve?

One of the first major cities to celebrate the beginning of 2010 was the city of Australia. More than a million people gathered along the Sydney harbor to watch the city’s annual firework show, set the booming rock music. Hours before midnight, people arrived at the harbor bridge to stay to get good seats for 12-minute display. This year show involved more than 5, 000 kilograms of explosive devices. Other cities around Asia and Pacific regions, such as Kuala Lumpur and Hong Kong celebrated with fireworks.

The International Red Cross Federation says its most immediate concern is to get lifesaving emergency aid to hundreds of thousands of survivors of Haiti’s catastrophic earthquake. But Red Cross spokesman, Matthew Cochrane, tells VOA, the needs of people go beyond the immediate emergency response and that is what its $ 100 million appeal is meant to address. Cochrane says the Red Cross is making progress in getting together all the elements needed to scale up its humanitarian operation. In the past couple of days, he says two planes carrying 22 tons of aid landed in the Haitian capital, Port au Prince.