U.S. ex-presidents Bill Clinton and George Bush on Monday ended a

U.S. ex-presidents Bill Clinton and George Bush on Monday ended a
tour of four tsunami-hit nations with a visit to the Maldives and
said $11.5 billion is needed for reconstruction across the Indian
Ocean. The two men assured affected nations that they would help
raise money for reconstruction but also warned that failure to
ensure the proper use of foreign aid would result in the drying
up of international sympathy. "We think it will take about US$11
billion to US$11.5 billion to restore everyone to normalcy,"
Clinton told reporters just before leaving the Maldives
archipelago, where one in three people were affected by the
tsunamis. -- AFP