Rescue workers are at last thought to be reaching remote parts of southern Bangladesh that have been devastated by the powerful Cyclone Sidr.
More than 3,000 people have died and more than a million families have been affected by the raging storm that slammed into the coast on 15 November.
Tens of thousands of people are now struggling for food and drinking water.
The Bangladeshi government said the storm was a "national calamity" but lots of countries had promised to help.
Donations include $5m (£2.5m) from the UK and $2m (£1m) from America to get emergency aid to those who need it.
Another country, Saudi Arabia, has offered $100m (£50m) in aid.
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Path of Cyclone Sidr across Bay of Bengal and Bangladesh
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Southern Bangladesh is hit by cyclones every year, but Cyclone Sidr is said to be the worst storm to hit the country for years.
Crops wiped out
Carrying winds of up to 150mph, it destroyed or damaged tens of thousands of homes, knocked down power lines and trees and wiped out vital crops.
It's feared that many more people were killed, but the information hasn't got through to officials yet.
Bangladesh's Red Crescent society - which is part of an international group that often helps in disasters - says up to 10,000 may have died.
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