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Find out moreEmergency relief shipped to China earthquake zone
21-April-2010
Plan staff checking the quality and quantity of suppiles
Two truck-loads of emergency relief supplies have been
dispatched by Plan China to areas affected by last week's
earthquake in the Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Yu Shu in
China’s north-western Qing Hai province.
Over the past weekend, teams of Plan staff and student volunteers
worked together to sort the initial relief items, pack them and
load the trucks before their onward journey from Xi’an City.
According to official reports, the 7.1 magnitude earthquake killed
1,706 people and injured around 12,128 people. Between 200,000 and
400,000 children are thought to be affected.
Vital supplies
The supplies of food, clothes, blankets and other daily necessities also include special 'girls kits' to provide for the sanitary and hygiene needs of girls and young women.Plan's response is in direct consultation and coordination with government partners - and Plan China is working closely with the Qinghai Working Committee on Children and Women, who will support the distribution of Plan relief items in areas affected by the earthquake.
Targeted assistance
Mark Leighton, country director of Plan China, said: 'Children are always the most vulnerable in the aftermath of major disasters such as this terrible earthquake. By cooperating with the Qinghai Working Committee on Children and Women we are able to direct our assistance in a targeted way at especially vulnerable children, young people and women during these critical first few days after the earthquake on 14 April.'Learn more about Plan's work in China