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New Zealanders are opening their wallets at an incredible rate to help those in need in the earthquake stricken nation of Haiti.
Local aid agencies on Friday are reporting an overwhelming level of donations flooding in.
Authorities believe the death toll could reach 100,000 from the magnitude 7 earthquake which flattened buildings, leaving thousands dead and many more thousands homeless or missing, buried under rubble.
Robyn Couper was a missionary in Haiti for 33 years, she says donating money is the best thing kiwis can do.
"All the infrastructures that we know and accept as a normal part of life, they've never been normal there, so now you've got nothing," she says.
She thinks the death toll will be half a million, much more than the tens of thousands initially predicted.
In the day and a half since appeals were launched, Save the Children has received more than $120 000 in donations.
Oxfam New Zealand has received over $120 000 also and World Vision more than $60 000.
While the money is flowing in, both online and on the phones, New Zealand Aid says its unlikely any specialist Kiwi teams will be sent to the disaster zone.
Police and the Defence Force haven't received any formal requests to assist.
Regardless, it seems New Zealanders are determined to do their bit.
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