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China sends second International Rescue Team to Pakistan following the October 2005 earthquake (Linked to Record ID#35345)

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 29, 2005
End (actual)
Nov 17, 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 second International Rescue Team to Pakistan following the October 2005 earthquake (Linked to Record ID#35345)

Narrative

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Project narrative

On 8 October 2005, a 7.6 magnitude earthquake destroyed the Kashmir region of Pakistan. On 28 October 2005, the second Chinese International Rescue Team (CIRT or 中国国际救援队第二批队), sponsored by the Chinese government, arrived in Islamabad to help Pakistan recover. The 41-member team, including 22 medical staff members and 8 engineering personnel, completed a 20-day mission. The value of this project is unknown. On October 29, the team traveled to Pakistan's affected northwest frontier provinces (NWFP) in Balakot to set up a mobile hospital and provide medical care for over 2,000 people. The team returned to Beijing on November 17, 2005. The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) Financial Tracking Service captures this mission in flow ID #32136. The first CIRT is captured in Record ID#35345.