China Red Cross Society had allocated relief goods worth 8
million yuan (US$976,000) to flood-hit areas by Friday.
The red cross societies of Hong Kong and Macao special
administrative regions donated 200,000 yuan (US$24,400) and 100,000
yuan (US$12,200) respectively to the flood-affected areas. Local
Red Cross branches have also dispatched about 125 medical
teams.
Twenty-two provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions have
been affected by natural disasters since May, which include
landslides, mudflows, torrential rain and hail.
Former Cambodian King Norodom Sihanouk wrote a letter on June 14
to Chinese Foreign Minister Li
Zhaoxing to express his sympathy for the flood-affected people
in provinces of Hunan, Guizhou and Sichuan, and donated
US$20,000.
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(Xinhua News Agency June 18, 2005)