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China to ship tons of tents, bedding, generators for Katrina victims
(AP)
Updated: 2005-09-07 15:33 China prepared Wednesday to
ship 15 million yuan (US$1.85 million, euro1.5 million) worth of tents, bedding
and generators to the United States to help victims of Hurricane Katrina.
The 100 ton shipment was loaded onto a cargo plane at Beijing's airport and
was headed to Little Rock, Arkansas, said Wang Hanjiang, director of the foreign
aid department of the Commerce Ministry.
"We are showing our sympathy in the face of such a disaster," Wang said. "We
are showing the Chinese people's goodwill toward the American people."
Pallets of goods, which also included children's clothing, were expected to
leave the airport Wednesday afternoon. They were wrapped in thick plastic and
marked with the words "China donation" along with a picture of the Chinese flag.
Katrina hit the Gulf Coast last week, displacing hundreds of thousands of
residents. The death toll has reached 294, although officials say it could rise
into the thousands.
China said last week that it had offered US$5 million (euro4 million) in aid.
The Foreign Ministry did not comment Wednesday on whether the money had been
sent.
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