China sends first International Rescue Team to Pakistan following the October 2005 earthquake (Linked to #35348)

On 8 October 2005, a 7.6 magnitude earthquake destroyed the Kashmir region of Pakistan. On 9 October 2005, the first Chinese International Rescue Team (CIRT or 中国国际救援队第一批队), sponsored by the Chinese government, arrived in Pakistan to help with emergency earthquake efforts. The 49-member team-- including 23 search and rescue personnel, 8 medical staff, 18 seismological experts and reporters-- also brought six search dogs, eight tons of search equipment, and nine tons of disaster relief materials. The value of this project is unknown. The team worked in Balakot for eight days to offer 591 people medical treatment and save three victims in critical condition. The team returned to Beijing on October 20. The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) Financial Tracking Service captures this mission in flow ID #32135. The second CIRT is captured in project #35348.

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