Rescue & Aid
Russia to give humanitarian aid to quake-hit China
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2010-04-24 02:40
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MOSCOW - Russia will give humanitarian aid to quake-stricken China, a source at the Emergency Situations Ministry told Russian media on Friday.
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The flight is scheduled for Saturday, the source said.
"An Ilyushin Il-76 cargo plane of the ministry will bring the aid to the Qinghai province, which sustained the heaviest damage in the recent quake," the ministry said.
Another plane will bring more aid to China in the near future.
Last Wednesday, a 7.1-magnitude earthquake rocked the Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Yushu, in Qinghai province, killing over 2,000 people and injuring 10,000 others.
