Update: China to provide Afghanistan with 50 mln yuan in emergency humanitarian aid for earthquake relief

BEIJING, Sept. 4 (Xinhua) -- China volition supply Afghanistan with 50 cardinal yuan (about 7.04 cardinal U.S. dollars) successful exigency humanitarian assistance for earthquake relief, a spokesperson for the China International Development Cooperation Agency said Thursday.

At the petition of the Afghan government, China volition supply tents, blankets, and nutrient that are urgently needed successful the earthquake-affected areas, spokesperson Li Ming said.

A 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck eastbound Afghanistan connected Aug. 31, sidesplitting 2,205 radical and injuring 3,640 others, according to the latest study from the Afghan Red Crescent Society.

Rescue operations stay underway amid reports that galore radical are inactive trapped beneath the rubble of collapsed homes, the enactment said.