Red Cross Society of China Provides $100,000 Emergency Relief Fund to Myanmar

Chinese Ambassador to Myanmar Hong Liang (fourth from left) meeting Dr. Mya Thu (first from right), President of the Red Cross Society of Myanmar (RCSM), on Monday, August 7th, 2017.[Photo: China Plus/Tu Yun]

The Red Cross Society of China (RCSC) has provided 100,000 US dollars to its counterpart in Myanmar for emergency flood relief.

Chinese Ambassador to Myanmar Hong Liang handed over the fund to the Red Cross Society of Myanmar (RCSM) on behalf of the RCSC on Monday, August 7.

The fund is aimed to provide water treatment equipment for people in need of clean water in the flood-affected areas.

According to Myanmar’s Relief and Resettlement Department, more than 200,000 people in at least ten out of the country's 14 states and regions have been temporarily displaced due to monsoon rains that have caused seasonal floods.

Chinese Ambassador to Myanmar Hong Liang (third from left) handing over the $100,000 provided by the RCSC for emergency flood relief in Myanmar to  Dr. Mya Thu (third from right), Chairwoman of the RSCM, on Monday, August 7th, 2017. [Photo: China Plus/Tu Yun]

Chinese Ambassador to Myanmar Hong Liang (left) receiving a certificate of appreciation from RSCM Chairwoman Dr. Mya Thu (right) on behalf of the RCSC on Monday, August 7th, 2017. [Photo: China Plus/Tu Yun]