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Asia > China > Disasters

CHINESE DISASTERS STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Central Emergency Response Fund > Contributors > Pledged $1,000,000.00 [15th of 28]
Hurricane Katrina > International aid response
On September 2 the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that it will offer USD 5 million along with emergency supplies, including 1,000 tents, 600 generators, bed sheets, immediately for disaster relief. China will also send medical care and rescue workers if they are needed. This aid package consisting of 104 tons of supplies later arrived in Little Rock, Arkansas. A chartered plane carrying the supplies has arrived on September 7.
Tsunami > Foreigners death toll 15 [9th of 34]
Tsunami > Funds pledged $63,070,000.00 [16th of 37]
Tsunami > Funds pledged by NGOs and public $12,000,000.00 [20th of 24]
Tsunami > International aid packages
Pledged $63.1m in government donations, plus $1.8m donated to the Chinese Red Cross.
Tsunami > Total aid package $95,070,000.00 [17th of 37]

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SOURCES: Wikipedia: Central Emergency Response Fund ; Wikipedia, CNN; BBC, CNN, Wikipedia, Norwegian ministry of foreign affairs and French deputy foreign minister Renaud Muselier; OECD, Wikipedia, The Australian, BBC, Bloomberg, The Indian Express, CNN and The Reuters; Wikipedia, The Australian, BBC, Bloomberg, The Indian Express, CNN and The Reuters; BBC, Alert net by Reuters, Sify news and The Age

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: China, People's Republic of China, Zhonghua Renmin Gongheguo, Zhong Guo, China; Peoples Republic of, China, People's Republic, China, People's Rep, China, People's Rep. of, China PR

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