 鲜花( 1)  鸡蛋( 0)
|
Published: Sunday, May 25, 2008 | 8:07 AM ET9 V# ?6 m* K& g' o
Canadian Press: THE ASSOCIATED PRESS8 a9 s9 C/ Z3 ]5 L# l6 h# A
JERUSALEM - Israel is sending disaster relief to China.7 v( v8 j, j) f
* W ^9 I6 M! Y2 g6 }1 _Foreign Ministry spokesman Arye Mekel says a plane is on the way to southern China carrying clothing, medical supplies, generators and tents for victims of the May 12 earthquake.5 G i( { S2 p9 |5 m3 C2 X
- m( @+ ^" P4 v# UMekel estimated the shipment was worth US$1.5 million and said it was due to arrive in China later today.
' M0 R, a4 e# h8 L, B4 r3 l2 L+ w2 W$ Q
According to Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni, "This is the minimum that the State of Israel can do in order to express the friendship between Israel and the Chinese people."
' X4 ]3 P9 Y+ Y# Y1 k$ m8 M8 I) L+ \& } ~+ m/ K2 o
The earthquake has left at least 62,664 people dead and an estimated five million homeless.
4 e& r7 T$ O6 I( t© The Canadian Press, 2008 |
|