A team of 10 Spanish doctors and volunteers arrived Thursday in Sri Lanka with medicines to help the victims of tsunamis.
The team, whose members come from two NGOs -- the Messengers of Peace and the Infancy Without Borders, would mainly operate in Kalutara, a city about 100 km south of the capital city of Colombo and was almost obliterated by the tidal waves on Dec. 26.
Following the doctors and volunteers, 70 containers of humanitarian aid goods, which were donated by Spaniards and include two water-cleaning plants, two freezing trucks and pre- fabricated houses for 4,000, will be delivered to Sri Lanka by sea, said a spokesman for both the Messengers of Peace and the Infancy Without Borders.
Sri Lanka is one of the worst affected countries by the Asian tsunamis, which left more than 150,000 dead and millions homeless around the Indian Ocean Rim.
On Thursday, Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero announced that his country will send troops and military equipment to help with international relief efforts in the tsunami- hit region.
Spain has already sent search-and-rescue teams, medical personnel and experts to help with the relief efforts. It has pledged to provide a 68US$-million aid so far.