Several more countries have offered aid to China whose southwest Sichuan Province was hit by a massive earthquake on Monday.
Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah bin Abdul-Aziz has decided to donate US$50 million in cash and 10 million dollars worth of relief materials.
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown announced that his country will provide to China 1 million pounds (about US$2 million) in aid.
German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said his government will provide a first instalment of 500,000 euros (US$800,000) in aid to the German Red Cross to help China in its relief work.
Also, the Polish Foreign Ministry announced aid worth US$100,000 for China's quake-stricken people.
(Xinhua News Agency May 18, 2008) |