The US will end up giving billions.
The UN official who opened his mouth too fast has been reprimanded.
The US is the the #1 bankroller of the UN.
How about the UN officials give back some of the bribe money from oil for food?
To put it in perspective, in the first 24 hours of this awful catastrophe, the US donated a quick $15 Millions, France donated $135,000
It may also be noted that the plane that Israel was to send to Sri Lanka was not accepted, Sri Lanka could not accept a special team of 150 doctors, surgeons and nurses trained for natural disaster since they do not recognize the "Zionist" State, they later accepted some aid from Israel, but no specialized medical team.
It may also be worth noting that the area hardest hit are mostly frequented by Northern European tourists, over 10000 people from the UK, Norway, Sweden, Denmark and the Netherlands are missing. So, it should not come as a surprise that those countries are contributing heavily to the search and rescue effort.