Aid money raised by people in Falkirk for those affected by the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami has yet to be spent, it has emerged.
Falkirk Council said £15,000, collected for victims in the Jaffna region of Sri Lanka, is still untouched and remains in a council bank account.
The authority said the outbreak of civil war in the province had left it unable to spend the cash in the area.
They have promised to seek a solution to the problem as a matter of urgency.
The money was collected by the Bairns Aid charity, a partnership between Falkirk Council and the Bairns Trust, from April 2005 for the specific purpose of building new homes in Jaffna.
Report due
When the campaign was launched, it was hoped the cash would be used to rebuild fishing villages washed away in the Boxing Day tsunami.
Among those taking part in the fund-raising effort were Falkirk Football Club, local primary schools and businesses.
A spokesman for Falkirk Council said: "A report detailing the fund will be brought to a future meeting of Falkirk Council where we will provide a full update on how the money raised locally will be used."
Nearly a quarter of a million people were killed in 13 countries hit by the tsunami, triggered by an undersea earthquake.
It is regarded as one of the deadliest natural disasters of modern times.
Falkirk Council said £15,000, collected for victims in the Jaffna region of Sri Lanka, is still untouched and remains in a council bank account.
The authority said the outbreak of civil war in the province had left it unable to spend the cash in the area.
They have promised to seek a solution to the problem as a matter of urgency.
The money was collected by the Bairns Aid charity, a partnership between Falkirk Council and the Bairns Trust, from April 2005 for the specific purpose of building new homes in Jaffna.
Report due
When the campaign was launched, it was hoped the cash would be used to rebuild fishing villages washed away in the Boxing Day tsunami.
Among those taking part in the fund-raising effort were Falkirk Football Club, local primary schools and businesses.
A spokesman for Falkirk Council said: "A report detailing the fund will be brought to a future meeting of Falkirk Council where we will provide a full update on how the money raised locally will be used."
Nearly a quarter of a million people were killed in 13 countries hit by the tsunami, triggered by an undersea earthquake.
It is regarded as one of the deadliest natural disasters of modern times.
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