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Mon, 01/25/2010 - 13:47
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THAI Airways to send rice to help Haitian quake victims
BANGKOK, Jan 25 (TNA) – National airline THAI Airways International (THAI) will start transporting the first batch of 100 tonnes of rice to earthquake-hit Haiti on February 1, Thai Airways President Piyasvasti Amranand announced.
The company will arrange a special flight to carry Thai rice donated by the Thai government to the Dominican Republic where a United Nations (UN) centre has been set up to gather aid supplies and donations for earthquake victims.
The national flag carrier will financially support the transportation cost of US$632,000.
The Thai government earlier donated $100,000 to Haiti and 20,000 tonnes of rice is yet to be sent.
Haitian authorities said the January12, magnitude-7 quake killed up to 200,000 people and left up to 3 million injured or homeless. (TNA)
The company will arrange a special flight to carry Thai rice donated by the Thai government to the Dominican Republic where a United Nations (UN) centre has been set up to gather aid supplies and donations for earthquake victims.
The national flag carrier will financially support the transportation cost of US$632,000.
The Thai government earlier donated $100,000 to Haiti and 20,000 tonnes of rice is yet to be sent.
Haitian authorities said the January12, magnitude-7 quake killed up to 200,000 people and left up to 3 million injured or homeless. (TNA)
