30.05.2008, 17:31 2720

Total amount of donations to help earthquake victims in China exceeded 37. billion yuan

Total amount of monetary and material donations to help the areas suffered from the earthquake of China has exceeded 37.3 billion yuan, the agency reports referring to News Agency Xinhua.

Almaty. May 30. Kazakhstan Today - Total amount of monetary and material donations to help the areas suffered from the earthquake of China has exceeded 37.3 billion yuan, the agency reports referring to News Agency Xinhua.

"As of May, 29 total amount of monetary and material donations to help the victims of the powerful earthquake of the Southwest China, received from domestic and foreign donors, has reached 37.307 billion yuan, in particular, the sum received has made 27.99 billion yuan, 10.403 billion yuan of monetary and material resources have been already directed to the affected areas," Xinhua informs.

According to the source, as of May 29, 12.00 in China, the governments of all levels have allocated 20.938 billion yuan (nearly $2.99 billion) for the help to the affected by the earthquake areas of the country. In particular, the central budget has allocated 16.686 billion yuan, the local - 4.252 billion yuan.

According to the Ministry of Commerce of the Peoples Republic of China, as of May 27, the enterprises operating in China with participation of foreign capital and transnational corporations and the enterprises with participation of investments from Siangtan and Taiwan have rendered the affected areas suffered from the earthquake humanitarian help in the form of money and clothes for the total sum of 3.159 billion yuan (nearly $455 million).

Red Cross Society of China (RCSC) and its local branches have already given to the areas suffered from the powerful earthquake of the country humanitarian help of 1.856 billion yuan (nearly $265 million).

"According to statistical data, as of Tuesday, 18.00 RCSC received from domestic foreign donors' monetary and material resources of 3.725 billion yuan and its local branches - 6.105 billion yuan," Xinhua informs.

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