country $30,000 in cash. The European Economic Community provided of milk and $367,650 worth of cash. In the middle of September, the United States approved $1 million in aid to the archipelago. Japan also sent a $500,000 check. Australia awarded almost $500,000 worth of cash and food. New Zealand donated of skimmed milk. The Norwegian Red Cross provided $58,500 in aid while the European Economic Community awarded just over $7,000 in cash. Belgium also provided three medical kits. The Swiss Red Cross awarded a little under $21,000 in cash. Germany provided slightly more than $50,000 in cash. France provided roughly $11,000 in donations to the nation's red cross. The Red Cross Society of China donated $20,000 in cash. Indonesia provided $25,000 worth of medicine. The United Kingdom granted $74,441 in aid. Overall, Relief Web reported that over $7.5 million was donated to the Philippines due to the storm. Starting on September 11, a massive relief item airlift was planned to assist the region. Due to Tropical Storm June, 19 provinces had already been placed under a state of emergency. Following Ike, three other provinces were placed under a state of emergency. Due to both Ike and June, 25 of the nation's 73 provinces were declared a disaster area. Because of the destruction in the Philippines, the name Ike was retired and was replaced by Ian. The name Nitang, was also retired, and was replaced by Ningning. See also Typhoon Mike – passed north of Mindanao and impacted the central Philippines, resulting in catastrophic damage Typhoon Nelson (1982) – resulted in significant flooding across the Philippines after slowly traversing the archipelago Typhoon Haiyan Typhoon Agnes (1984) – caused extensive damage and fatalities in the central Philippines before striking Vietnam Typhoon Rammasun Typhoon Rai – A Category 5 super typhoon that also ravaged through the Caraga, the Visayas and also Cebu in December 2021 Notes References Further reading External links JTWC Ike Report Deadly Philippine History Retired Pacific typhoons 1984 Pacific typhoon season Typhoons in the Philippines Retired Philippine typhoon names Typhoons Typhoons in Guam Tropical cyclones in 1984