Russia to supply aid for quake-hit China
1 May 2013 6:52 AM IST
Russia’s emergencies ministry will send two aircraft carrying humanitarian aid to earthquake-hit China on Tuesday, the ministry said.
‘The [Ilyushin] Il-76 aircraft... will deliver essentials and food to China: overall, some 36 tons of cargo,’ the ministry said in a statement Monday.
A 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck Lushan county in southwest China’s Sichuan province April 20, killing about 200 people and injuring over 13,000.
An estimated 2 million people were affected by the quake.
‘The [Ilyushin] Il-76 aircraft... will deliver essentials and food to China: overall, some 36 tons of cargo,’ the ministry said in a statement Monday.
A 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck Lushan county in southwest China’s Sichuan province April 20, killing about 200 people and injuring over 13,000.
An estimated 2 million people were affected by the quake.
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