Project ID: 64571

Government of China sends emergency rescue teams to rescue tourists in Phuket Island, Thailand

Summary

Funding agency [Type]

Unspecified Chinese Government Institution [Government Agency]

Recipient

Thailand

Sector

Emergency response (Code: 720)

Flow type

Free-standing technical assistance

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

2018-01-01

Actual start

2018-07-06

Geography

Description

On July 6, 2018, China sent two emergency rescue teams to Phuket Island, Thailand in response to the capsizing of two tourist boats, which carried 122 tourists in total. One of the rescue teams, or the inter-agency joint working groups, was consisted of 10 people and was dispatched by the Ministry of Transportation of China and coordinated by the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The other team of 7 people was from Haining, Zhejiang. The rescue lasted for 11 days.

Number of official sources

2

Number of total sources

6

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Details

Cofinanced

No

Direct receiving agencies [Type]

Government of Thailand [Government Agency]

Implementing agencies [Type]

China Ministry of Transport (MOT) (中华人民共和国交通运输部) [Government Agency]