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

Commitment Year•2005Country of Activity•PakistanSector•Emergency ResponseFlow Type•Free-standing technical assistance

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Jan 1, 2005
Start (actual)
Oct 9, 2005
End (actual)
Oct 20, 2005

Geospatial footprint

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The project donated relief for an earthquake that hit the Kashmir region, setting up a mobile hospital near Balakot. More detailed locational information can be found at https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/235478771

Stakeholders

Organizations involved in projects and activities supported by financial and in-kind transfers from Chinese government and state-owned entities

Funding agencies

Government Agencies

  • Unspecified Chinese Government Institution

Implementing agencies

Government Agencies

  • Government of Pakistan

Loan description

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

Narrative

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Project narrative

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 Record ID#35348.