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China's aid arrives in tsunami-hit Thailand
4/1/2005 18:32

A cargo of disaster-relief materials donated by China arrived in Bangkok on Tuesday, adding Chinese aid to the tsunami-hit kingdom to a total worth of more than one million US dollars.

The disaster-relief aid sent by the Chinese government includes medicine, food, daily necessities and electrical machine etc., at a worth of 905,000 dollars.

The Chinese government and people sympathized with the Thai people's suffering and wished them to step out of shadow of the disaster and rebuild their home soon, said Chinese Ambassador Zhang Jiuhuan when transacting the aid to the Thai government.

China also donated a check of 300,000 US dollars to the Thai government for the kingdom's disaster relief efforts.

The Chinese diaster-relief aid for Thailand then stands at a total of 1.2 million dollars.

Besides, two medical groups and a team of forensic experts from China have now been working in Thailand's worst-hit province of Pangnga to help local disaster relief efforts.

The 5-member Chinese forensic team has worked for three days in the Yan Yao temple dealing with decomposing victim bodies.

China has offered to give free DNA test to identify the victims' identity, while the Thai government still considering the feasibility of the suggestion.



 Xinhua