Overview

China sends International Rescue Team to Algeria following the 2003 Boumerdès earthquake

Commitment Year•2003Country of Activity•AlgeriaSector•Emergency ResponseFlow Type•Free-standing technical assistance

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date: May 25, 2003

Start (actual): May 25, 2003

End (actual): May 30, 2003

Geospatial footprint

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Thénia in Boumerdès Province. More detailed locational information can be found at https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/1283608#map=11/36.7361/3.6312

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

China Earthquake Administration
Government of Algeria

Loan description

China sends International Rescue Team to Algeria following the 2003 Boumerdès earthquake

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

On 21 May 2003, a 6.8 magnitude earthquake hit Boumerdès Province in Algeria. In response, on May 25, 2003, the Chinese government sent a 30-member International Rescue Team to Algeria to help with search and rescue efforts. The value of this project is unknown. The 30-member team, headed by the deputy director of the China Seismological Bureau, arrived in Algeria with with three dogs. On May 30, the team successfully accomplished their mission and returned to China. The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) Financial Tracking Service captures this project in flow ID #14712.