A chartered flight carrying emergency humanitarian disaster relief goods worth a total amount of about 2.2 million US dollars, donated by the government of China, arrived at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA), a short while ago.
Air China Cargo flight CA8407 reached the airport at around 2.00pm today (June 3) while the relief items including 600 tents, 20,000 blankets, 5,000 sheets, 1,000 rain boots and 20,000 life jackets for Sri Lankan people who were affected by floods and landslides, Ada Derana reporter said.
The relief items were officially handed over to the Sri Lankan government by Chinese Ambassador Yi Xianliang and were accepted by Foreign Minister Ravi Karunanayake and Disaster Management Minister Anura Priyadarshana Yapa at the airport.
Members of Red Cross Society of China would also work in affected areas.
Meanwhile, the Red Cross Society of China has also granted US$ 100,000 emergency humanitarian cash assistance to the Sri Lanka Red Cross Society for their disaster relief efforts.
Chinese enterprises and overseas Chinese in Sri Lanka have also provided help to the disaster affected people through donation and other ways.
