Chinese Red Cross sends earthquake relief
By Wang Xiaoyu |
chinadaily.com.cn |
Updated: 2023-02-09 15:03
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The first batch of medical materials from the Red Cross Society of China to earthquake-hit areas in Syria departed Beijing on Thursday morning, the organization said.
The shipment contains 5,000 medical items and was flown by chartered plane from the Beijing Red Cross Rescue Center.
It was sent upon special request from the Chinese embassy in Syria and the Syrian Red Crescent.
Rescue workers from China's Red Cross also left for Syria on the same plane.
China's Red Cross has sent sister organizations in Turkiye and Syria $200,000 each to help with disaster relief and rescue operations after powerful earthquake devastated the two countries on Monday.
