India offers $5 million in quake relief to China
Government said Thursday it had offered to send $5 million in emergency supplies to quake-hit China, where the official death toll from this week's devastating earthquake neared 20,000.
By Agencies |
NEW DELHI: Government said Thursday it had offered to send $5 million in emergency supplies to quake-hit China, where the official death toll from this week's devastating earthquake neared 20,000.
"Keeping in view India's close and good neighbourly ties with China, the government of India has decided to offer assistance of $5 million," the foreign ministry said in a statement.
"This amount would be utilised for relief material including blankets, tents, sleeping bags, medicines," it said.
India's offer came as China accepted a Japanese rescue team with sniffer dogs to locate possible survivors buried for more than 72 hours under tonnes of rubble following Monday's 7.9-magnitude quake.
"Keeping in view India's close and good neighbourly ties with China, the government of India has decided to offer assistance of $5 million," the foreign ministry said in a statement.
"This amount would be utilised for relief material including blankets, tents, sleeping bags, medicines," it said.
India's offer came as China accepted a Japanese rescue team with sniffer dogs to locate possible survivors buried for more than 72 hours under tonnes of rubble following Monday's 7.9-magnitude quake.
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