Schumi donates towards tsunami - 04th January 22:24pm GMT

Formula One world champion Michael Schumacher will donate 10 million euros (7 million pounds) to help the victims of the South Asian tsunami, his manager Willi Weber said on Tuesday.

The donation from Schumacher was announced by Weber on a German television fundraising drive that on Tuesday evening received more than 34 million euros in pledges.

The official death toll from the Asian tsunami on December 26 has climbed to around 150,000, with millions left homeless, hungry and threatened by disease.