NEW YORK - Actress Sandra Bullock (news) donated $1 million to the American Red Cross (news - web sites) to help relief efforts for countries affected by the deadly tsunami.
The funds will go to supplies and technical assistance in the region. The death toll around the Indian Ocean rim approached 140,000. Searchers all but gave up hope of finding more survivors from the Dec. 26 killer earthquake and tsunami, with authorities saying that thousands listed as missing were presumed dead. The world turned its full attention to getting food and water to the living.
Bullock, 40, also donated $1 million to the organization after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.