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Relief materials from China heading to the US
(newsphoto/Reuters)
Updated: 2005-09-07 14:18 Relief goods airlifted to hurricane-hit US
A plane carrying China's first batch of humanitarian aid to the United States
for victims of Hurricane Katrina left Beijing Wednesday afternoon.
According to the information from the Ministry of Commerce, the relief goods
include power generators, tents, bed sheets and child clothing, which are due to
arrive in Houston, the United States, at 2:30 a.m. local time Wednesday.
Wang Hanjiang, head of the ministry's Department for Foreign Aid, said that
China would send more relief goods to the hurricane-hit regions in the United
States "if it is needed."
China announced last Saturday that it had decided to offer disaster relief up
to US$5 million along with emergency supplies to the US people victimized
by Hurricane Katrina, and that if necessary the Chinese government would send
rescue workers to help in medical treatment and epidemic prevention in the
disaster-stricken areas.
Hurricane Katrina hit the southern part of the United States on August 29,
causing heavy casualties and damages. Chinese President Hu Jintao on August 31
sent a telegram to US President George W. Bush, expressing sympathy and
condolences to President Bush, the US government and people for their suffering
caused by Hurricane Katrina, on behalf of the Chinese government and
people.
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