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China donates $4.4m in humanitarian aid to Haiti

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2010-01-15 22:44

BEIJING: China will deliver humanitarian aid worth 30 million yuan (US$4.41 million) to the victims of the devastating earthquake in Haiti, the Ministry of Commerce announced Friday.

Special coverage:  Haiti Earthquake Special Coverage Related readings:  ASEAN expresses condolence on Haiti quake  Chinese express sympathy, willingness to help Haiti quake victims

A chartered flight loaded with the first batch of emergency materials, including medicines, tents, food, emergency lights, clothing and water, would depart from Beijing on Saturday morning, said a ministry statement.

China sent an emergency rescue team on Wednesday evening to Haiti, where tens of thousands of people are buried under debris after the 7.3-magnitude earthquake, the strongest quake in about 200 years in the Caribbean island country, on Tuesday.

China's Red Cross Society has pledged US$1 million in emergency aid.

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