Giving for Japan Disaster Totals at Least $24-Million

Early donation totals are starting to come in from charities raising money to aid victims of the earthquake and tsunamis in Japan. Among them:

• The American Red Cross had raised $7.75-million as of Sunday afternoon.
• International Medical Corps so far has raised $11,830 via text message.
• Mercy Corps had received more than $500,000 as of Monday morning.
• The Salvation Army has received $62,000 in cellphone donations.
• Save the Children had raised $2.5-million in the U.S. as of Monday morning.
• World Vision U.S. had received $848,000 as of Monday morning.