China sends 20m yuan in fire relief assistance to Russia
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China began Friday delivering equipment worth 20 million yuan (US$2.9 million) to Russia to help fight a series of menacing fires, according to the Ministry of Commerce (MOC).
The equipment included 2,000 gas masks, 4,000 gas mask canisters, 1,400 fire-fighting uniforms, and 900 breathing apparatuses.
It also comprised 200 air tanks, 52 extinguishers, 40 sets of fire extinguishing systems and 10 field service compressors, said the MOC in a brief statement on its website.
The Chinese government announced on Aug. 11 that it would donate 1 million U.S. dollars and offer humanitarian aid worth 20 million yuan to help Russia cope with fallout from wildfires.
The raging peat-bog fires are reported to have killed 53 people and left 3,500 people homeless in Russia.
