International community offers support for earthquake relief

原標題：International community offers support for earthquake relief

The international community offers support for the earthquake relief after the recent magnitude 6.2 earthquake in Linxia Hui autonomous prefecture, Gansu province. [Provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

Gansu province has received numerous consolation letters from former national leaders, provincial-level officials, foreign diplomats stationed in China, and international representatives after the recent magnitude 6.2 earthquake in Linxia Hui autonomous prefecture.

They expressed their sympathy for the significant loss of life and property caused by the earthquake and offered support for disaster relief efforts.

They said they believed the affected people would overcome the difficulties and rebuild their beautiful homes soon.

The quake mainly impacted Jishishan county in Linxia around midnight on Dec 18.

The province also received donations from foreign countries, such as Mongolia, to help its affected residents overcome this difficult time.

Ban Ki-moon, former UN secretary-general and chairman of the Ban Ki-moon Foundation For a Better Future, donated relief supplies worth around 1 million yuan ($139,955) to the affected areas.

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On Sunday, the first batch of supplies worth 500,000 yuan arrived in Jishishan. It included coats, quilts, instant noodles, bread, mineral water, fruit juice, masks, and other emergency rescue and life support materials.

The international community offers support for the earthquake relief after the recent magnitude 6.2 earthquake in Linxia Hui autonomous prefecture, Gansu province. [Provided to chinadaily.com.cn]