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Chinese Red Cross Society donates $30,000 to Cambodia for flood relief

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2009-10-12 22:38

PHNOM PENH: Chinese Red Cross Society on Monday donated $30,000 emergency humanitarian aid to its Cambodian counterpart in order to help the Cambodian side for the flood control and victims relief.

The donation was delivered by Zhang Jinfeng, Chinese ambassador to Cambodia, on behalf of the Red Cross Society of China, to the Cambodian Red Cross.  

Typhoon Ketsana has caused severe flood in several provinces in Cambodia, the Red Cross Society of China decided to offer $30,000 emergency humanitarian aid, Zhang Jinfeng said.

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Pum Chantinie, secretary general of Cambodian Red Cross, expressed her thanks to China at the donation ceremony and spoke highly of China's consistent assistance to Cambodia. "Cambodia and China are two friendly neighborhood and our people always support and help each other, when we have difficulty, Chinese government and people always give us a hand," she said.

Ambassador Zhang Jinfeng said she hopes that the donation will play an active role in helping the reconstruction in those areas hit by Kesana.

Typhoon Ketsana hit Cambodia and killed at least 20 people in Kompong Thom, Preah Vihear, Siem Reap, Ratanakiri, and Mondulkiri provinces, and also destroyed hundreds of houses, roads, dam for agricultural irrigation, and thousands of hectares of rice fields.