China Delivers Relief Supplies to Myanmar After Earthquake Damage... Biscuits, Bottled Water, and More

800 Tents, 2,000 Blankets, and 2,000 Bottles of Water Provided
"We Will Continue to Support Recovery Efforts"

The Chinese government provided biscuits, bottled water, and other supplies to support earthquake relief efforts in Myanmar, which suffered from a strong earthquake.

On the 3rd, according to Chinese media such as Gwangmyeong.com, Zhonghua Net, and China Central Television (CCTV), Li Ming, spokesperson for the China International Development Cooperation Agency, stated that in response to the Myanmar government's request, two rescue teams were dispatched and 800 tents, 2,000 blankets, 3,000 boxes of biscuits, 2,000 bottles of water, and other necessary supplies were delivered to the affected areas.

Displaced Myanmar residents living in tents. Photo by Yonhap News

China also provided approximately 100 million yuan (about 20.2 billion KRW) in emergency aid to Myanmar on the 31st of last month. At that time, tents, blankets, first aid kits, food, and bottled water were also delivered.

Li Ming, spokesperson for the China International Development Cooperation Agency, stated, "China is willing to continue supporting the residents of the disaster-stricken areas in Myanmar so that they can overcome the disaster as quickly as possible."

The Myanmar military government announced that the death toll from the strong earthquake in Myanmar has exceeded 3,000. According to AFP news agency, Zaw Min Tun, spokesperson for the Myanmar military government, released a statement on the day confirming that six days after the earthquake, 3,085 deaths have been confirmed, 341 people are missing, and 4,715 people have been injured.

Meanwhile, on the 28th of last month, a magnitude 7.7 earthquake occurred near Mandalay, Myanmar. The impact of the earthquake reached Thailand, where a 33-story building under construction in Bangkok collapsed, resulting in about 90 deaths and missing persons.

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