Earthquake relief supplies provided by the Chinese government to support Colombia's disaster response were dispatched from the Beijing Capital International Airport on Tuesday.
The Chinese Government sent about 80 tons of humanitarian aid to communities affected by the 7.4 magnitude earthquake that shook the country, as confirmed by the Ambassador of that country to Colombia, Zhu Jingyang. The shipment departed early this Tuesday morning from the Chinese capital, 18 August, aboard an Air China charter flight, and is expected to arrive in Bogotá around noon. According to the diplomat, the shipment includes 1,900 tents, …