The Red Cross
Society of China (RCSC) has opened a bank account for public
donations to help deal with the havoc caused by flooding in the
west.
The provinces of Shaanxi, Sichuan, Hubei and Guizhou and Chongqing
Municipality suffered heavy losses after the disaster caused by
torrential downpours earlier this month.
In
accordance with RCSC regulations, a hotline with the number
010-65139999 has been opened for donation information.
So
far, the RCSC has allocated 150,000 yuan (US$18,000) to buy
medicine and food for flooding victims, and 50 tents have been sent
to those areas.
Meanwhile, the Hong Kong Red Cross Society has donated 200,000 yuan
(US$24,000) in relief funds, and clothes and sleeping bags worth
200,000 HK dollars (US$25,000) to Shaanxi and Sichuan.
The RCSC has asked its local branches across the nation to join the
relief work.
Telephone Number: (86)10-65139999
Bank: the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC), Dongsi
Nan Branch Beijing
Bank Account Name: the Red Cross Society of China (RCSC)
Bank Account Number: 02000010090144132-52
Mail: redcross@chineseredcross.org.cn
(
June 19, 2002)