Foreign and Military Affairs

Chinese aid to be delivered to Haiti Saturday noon

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2010-01-16 11:28

BEIJING: A chartered flight loaded with the first batch of China's humanitarian aid materials worth 13 million yuan ( $1.9 million) will depart for Haiti from Beijing Capital International Airport at 12:00 p.m., the Ministry of Commerce said on Saturday.

The 90-tonne emergency supplies include medicines, tents, food, emergency lights, clothing and water.

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