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Emergency humanitarian supplies from the Chinese government arrive at an airport in Benghazi City, east Libya, September 24, 2023. /CGTN
Emergency humanitarian supplies from the Chinese government arrive at an airport in Benghazi City, east Libya, September 24, 2023. /CGTN
Over 90 tonnes of emergency humanitarian supplies from the Chinese government to flood-stricken Libya arrived in the eastern city of Benghazi on Sunday, according to the Chinese embassy in the country.
The emergency supplies, which departed via plane from Shanghai, include tents, blankets and other first aid equipment. The Chinese government will also provide 30 million yuan (around $4.11 million) in humanitarian assistance to Libya.
The Red Cross Society of China (RCSC) has already delivered $200,000 in cash to the Libyan Red Crescent as emergency humanitarian assistance for the country’s disaster response efforts
Nearly two weeks after a flash flood devastated the Libyan port city of Derna, the official death toll keeps rising, passing 3,800 on Saturday.
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