September 10th, 2005, 2:16 pm
QuoteOriginally posted by: laosunIn the worst natural disater occured in 1998 in china, usa, the richest country in the world just shamely offered an aid of 200 000 usd can you explain your statement:Yangtze Kiang, China, 1998: flooding (3,600 dead) Central America, 1998: Hurricane Mitch and floods (12,000 dead) the flooding in china was not the worst natural disaster in 1998.QuoteAugust 23, 1998 FedEx Delivers US Government Relief Aid to China August 23, 1998 CHANGSHA, CHINA — Federal Express Corporation (FedEx) today delivered US Government flood-relief supplies to China's Yangtze River region. This emergency mission was carried out in cooperation with the US Embassy in Beijing. The FedEx DC-10 was loaded with tents, blankets, plastic sheeting and water containers that were part of a two-plane US Government relief effort — the first flight was flown in by a US Air Force plane in early August. The FedEx flight originated from Anderson AFB, Guam, and was met by Mr. James Moriarty, Acting Deputy Chief of Mission, US Embassy and a crew of FedEx staff who helped unload the goods manually at Huanghua International Airport in Changsha, Hunan Province."FedEx is pleased to see our planes being used to help the Chinese people in times of crisis," said Peter Yin, Vice President, Marketing, Communications and Customer Service of FedEx Asia Pacific. "While our transportation network and logistics capabilities have been set up to facilitate the movement of goods for commercial purposes, we are ready to use them for humanitarian efforts. Our hearts go out to the people of the Hubei and Hunan provinces and other flood-plagued regions of China."FedEx is the only US-based air cargo company with rights to fly into China and has previously used its aviation and logistics capabilities to support other relief efforts in the country, including earthquake relief in Hebei Province this year and Heart to Heart International medical supply airlifts to Chengdu (1997) and Chongqing (1998)."I want to thank FedEx for their prompt response to this urgent humanitarian crisis," said James Sasser, US ambassador to China. "It is my sincere hope that these relief supplies can help save lives and improve conditions for the people suffering from these floods." Sasser recently visited Hubei Province and announced a US Government US$250,000 donation to the Red Cross earmarked for providing clean water and sanitary services to China's flood-stricken areas.