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Associated Press

GENEVA - The Red Cross will need about $1 billion for initial relief efforts in areas affected by Hurricane Katrina, the organization said Friday.

'We have estimated that we need $1 billion to help with this response,' said Sian Bowen, spokeswoman for the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies."