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China finishes shipment of relief goods for Pakistani quake victims
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2005-11-09 01:30
China has shipped its 10th batch of emergency disaster relief goods to
Islamabad, capital of Pakistan,Wednesday night, according to the Ministry of
Commerce.
The ministry said China has shipped all the emergency disaster relief goods
and equipment to the neighboring country, including 4,674 tents, 24,000
bedquilts, 24,000 padded mattress, 9,200 blankets, 24,000 bedsheets and 900
power generating units.
The goods and equipment weigh 800 tons, the ministry said in a statement.
China has offered 26.73 million US dollars worth of materials, cash and
medical services in three batches to Pakistan after a powerful earthquake
measuring 7.8 on Richter Scale jolted Pakistanon Oct. 8.
A total of 1,911 tons of relief goods have been airlifted to Pakistan from
China by 24 planes since then, according to the statement.
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