The Chinese government has decided to donate US$300,000 in cash to
quake-ravaged Peru for disaster relief efforts, Chinese Foreign Ministry
spokeswoman Jiang Yu said yesterday.
China has contributed 50,000 dollars through the Red Cross organizations of
the two countries, Jiang said.
An earthquake measuring 7.5 on the Richter scale hit southern Peru on
Wednesday, leaving at least 510 people dead, 1,610 injured and 16,600 families
homeless.
The Chinese Embassy in Peru said that a local resident with Chinese origin
had been injured in the quake and was moved to a hospital in Lima.
Chinese President Hu Jintao on Thursday sent a message of condolence to his
Peruvian counterpart Alan Garcia over the earthquake accident.
