2nd batch of China-donated quake relief supplies arrives in Afghansitan

KABUL, June 28 (Xinhua) — The second cargo of earthquake reduction provides donated by the Chinese language authorities arrived at Afghanistan’s Kabul Worldwide Airport on Tuesday and has been handed over to the Afghan facet.

Zabihullah Mujahid, chief spokesman of the Taliban-led authorities, wrote on social media that two Chinese language cargo planes delivered the humanitarian provides on Tuesday morning.

A powerful earthquake rocked southeastern Afghanistan days in the past, killing greater than 1,000 folks and injured almost 2,000 others whereas destroying tens of 1000’s of homes.

On Monday night time, after the arrival of the primary batch of provides, Chinese language Ambassador to Afghanistan Wang Yu and Ghulam Ghaws Naseri, appearing minister of state for catastrophe administration and humanitarian affairs of Afghanistan’s Taliban-led caretaker authorities, attended a handover ceremony on the airport.

On the ceremony, Wang stated the Chinese language authorities determined to supply 50 million yuan (about 7.5 million U.S. {dollars}) in emergency humanitarian help provides to Afghanistan, and the primary batch of provides included tents, folding beds and blankets.

Wang stated six extra Chinese language airplanes would ship reduction provides to Afghansitan within the subsequent three days, including that each one the meals provides China promised have arrived earlier.

Naseri thanked China for providing emergency help provides to his nation instantly after the earthquake, and stated the transfer demonstrated the longtime friendship between the peoples of the 2 nations.

The primary batch of meals assist donated by a Chinese language agency had reached the earthquake-hit area in jap Afghanistan, an Afghan catastrophe administration official stated on Monday.

The meals assist donated by MCC-JCL Aynak Minerals Firm Ltd. (MJAM) reached Khost metropolis, capital of the jap Khost province on Sunday, Mohammad Salim Haqqani, an official liable for planning and coverage on the workplace of the state minister for catastrophe administration and humanitarian affairs, advised Xinhua.

“We’re grateful to all assist businesses, home and worldwide organizations which offered assist to us at this tough time when we face an emergency scenario. We’re grateful as they delivered a whole lot of help,” Haqqani stated.

The 5.9-magnitude earthquake that struck Afghanistan on Wednesday is the deadliest in additional than 20 years, inflicting at the very least 1,500 deaths and greater than 2,000 accidents whereas destroying greater than 3,000 homes.

Haqqani famous that to be able to assist the affected folks, the catastrophe administration authorities want extra reduction gadgets and provides together with tents, carpets, mats, tarpaulin, blankets, drugs, foodstuff in addition to medical tools.

Haqqani stated the help shall be transported to communities within the worst-hit distant districts in Khost and Paktika provinces as quickly as potential.

The meals assist included 800 sacks of flour, 800 sacks of rice, 800 bottles of cooking oil, and 800 packages of tea, in accordance with Ahmad Jawad Saleh from the Chinese language firm MJAM.

A video screenshot reveals the primary batch of earthquake reduction provides donated by the Chinese language authorities arriving at Kabul Worldwide Airport in Kabul, capital of Afghanistan, June 27, 2022. The primary batch of earthquake reduction provides donated by the Chinese language authorities arrived at Afghanistan’s Kabul Worldwide Airport on Monday night time and was handed over to the Afghan facet. (Xinhua)