subject: Chinese Rescue Team Went To Haiti Mission In Earthquake [print this page] PM local time on January 12 (Beijing time at 5 o'clock on the January 13th or so), magnitude 7.3 earthquake occurred in Haiti, causing casualties and significant property damage, I and anti-riot police in Haiti peacekeeping 8 were buried beneath collapsed buildings. The State Council attached great importance to General Secretary Hu Jintao and Premier Wen Jiabao made important instructions immediately, called for the speedy identification of the situation, trying to rescue trapped workers, to ensure the Chinese side, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan compatriots, overseas Chinese security to Haiti to provide humanitarian assistance.
Learned from professional search and rescue team, medical care and seismic experts to the China International Rescue Team and his party more than 60 people, to bring life Probe Instrument such as emergency rescue equipment and large quantities of supplies, medicines, on at 20:30 on the on the 13th by a special plane to fly to Haiti to support the local disaster relief; China Red Cross decided to provide 1 million U.S. dollars to Haiti, the international humanitarian emergency relief funds; Haitian Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi has been Minister for Foreign Affairs and integrated sent condolences, the Foreign Ministry consular protection center open 24-hour hotline, in time to include Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan compatriots, overseas Chinese, including the provision of assistance to Chinese officials. The China International Rescue Team
rescue mission by the search and rescue and medical assistance and logistical support composed of three units.
According to rescue team and medical team vice captain Shi-Ke Hou captain introduced most of the team members involved in many rescue missions at home and abroad, has extensive experience in relief. Despite starting the tight schedule, personnel, equipment, limited quantity, but believe in this well-trained crack unit get its job done.
The rescue team to bring more than ten tons of rescue equipment, hundreds of rescue equipment, including search, rescue, medical assistance, communications security equipment. 15 by the Armed Police General Hospital medical team consisting of doctors in disaster areas to start a small mobile hospital. In addition, the rescue team also carried the three well-trained search and rescue dogs, they had performed the quake rescue task.
The rescue team set off before the departure ceremony, Deputy Foreign Minister Song Tao said the Chinese government in Haiti caused by the earthquake casualties and significant property damage deep concern and sympathy for the Chinese leaders are concerned about, including Chinese peacekeepers, including The Chinese officials, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan compatriots, overseas Chinese security, and to their loved ones and their families my deepest concern and condolence, rescue work and to make arrangements.
Liu Yuchen, deputy director of the State Seismological Bureau, said at the ceremony, this rescue team is experienced with many domestic and foreign rescue teams, has just accepted the UN assessment, an international first 12, in Asia two heavy international relief team, I believe the team will represent the Chinese people's feelings on the Haitian people, play hard, not afraid of fatigue and fighting style, to hit people and make new contributions.
Chinese Rescue Team Went To Haiti Mission In Earthquake
