Project ID: 54215

Chinese Navy donates supplies to Sri Lanka for relief assistance after floods and landslides

Summary

Funding agency [Type]

Unspecified Chinese Government Institution [Government Agency]

Recipient

Sri Lanka

Sector

Emergency response (Code: 720)

Flow type

Grant

Infrastructure

No

Category

Intent

Development (The next section lists the possible statuses.)

Commercial

Development

Representational

Mixed

Financial Flow Classification

ODA-like (The next section lists the possible statuses.)

Official Development Assistance

Other Official Flows

Vague (Official Finance)

Flows categorized based on OECD-DAC guidelines

Project lifecycle

Status

Completion (The next section lists the possible statuses.)

Pledge

Commitment

Implementation

Completion

Suspended

Cancelled

Milestones

Commitment

2017-01-01

Geography

Description

On May 31, 2017, the Chinese Navy provided relief assistance and supplies to Sri Lanka after floods and landslides caused by Tropical Cyclone Mora. Three Chinese Navy ships, Changchun, Jingzhou, and Chaohu arrived in the Port of Colombo, bringing 1 metric ton of rice, 1 ton of flour, 10 inflatable rubber boats, 300 boxes of bottled water, instant noodles as well as various medical equipment and supplies. On June 1, the fleet dispatched a 16-member medical team to provide services in 2 allocations sites. The team treated 508 local people affected by the disaster. According to Shen Hao, the fleet commander, the fleet was originally on a 4-day visit to Sri Lanka. They changed the plan and did the best to gather supplies immediately after being informed of the floods.

Number of official sources

1

Number of total sources

4

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Details

Cofinanced

No

Implementing agencies [Type]

People's Liberation Army of China [Government Agency]