In the most difficult stage of Sichuan earthquake relief, Italy generously helped: less than 10 days after the earthquake, the Italian government provided 1 million euros in aid and relief supplies worth 1.5 million euros to the Chinese side.
On May 23, 2008, the Italian medical rescue team arrived in Xiaode Town, Mianzhu, and set up a mobile hospital consisting of five inflatable tents. Here, the Italian medical team and local doctors worked together to heal the wounds of people who lost their homes.
Zuo Xuemei, a doctor at Mianzhu People's Hospital, remembers the first tent surgery she completed with the Italian medical team. The temperature in the tent was as high as 40 degrees Celsius, and after an hour's appendectomy, everyone's scrubs were covered in sweat.
According to statistics, by the time they were evacuated back to China on June 4, the Italian medical team had treated nearly 1,000 people affected by the disaster in one ****. They left behind a complete tent hospital, and some of the equipment is still in normal use in the area.
Expanded:
Wenchuan earthquake in Italy, the largest earthquake in the world, has hit the world's largest city of China. p>International aid for Wenchuan earthquake except Italy:
1. The French government
donated 250,000 euros worth of aid to China, which arrived in Chengdu in the early hours of May 18, including rainproof cloths, down quilts, blankets, cooking utensils and other necessities of life.
2. The Japanese government
donated 50 hemodialysis machines and related parts to the earthquake-stricken areas in China. This batch of materials has been received by the Shanghai Municipal Civil Affairs Bureau and coordinated with the civil aviation department to arrive in Chengdu on the evening of 18th.
3. The Saudi government
donated relief materials worth 10 million US dollars to the quake-stricken areas in China, including food, tents, blankets, candles, and rescue and excavation tools, etc., which have been prepared locally and will be sent to the quake-stricken areas as soon as possible.
4. The Government of India
donated relief materials worth a total of 200,000 U.S. dollars to our country. The first batch of 165 tents and 6,800 blankets have already arrived in the disaster area. The second batch of relief materials will be shipped to our country on 19th.
5. The South Korean government
donated 1,300 tents and 5,500 blankets to the quake-stricken areas in China.
6, the Thai government
donated 500,000 U.S. dollars to the earthquake-stricken areas in China's Sichuan province.
7, the Croatian government
donated 1.5 million kunas (about 220,000 euros) to China through the International Red Cross for the rescue of people in China's disaster areas and reconstruction. At the same time, it said that it will provide as much help as possible to the affected people in China, and in addition to economic support, Croatia is also ready to provide other support.
8, the Australian government
Announced to my earthquake-stricken areas to provide 1 million Australian dollars in donations. The country's foreign minister said the donations would be forwarded through the International Red Cross and the Red Cross Society of China.
9. The Turkish government
provided 2 million U.S. dollars in cash assistance to China, which was hit by a severe earthquake disaster, and has forwarded it to the Chinese authorities.
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