Overview

Asia Pacific Daily donates to Sri Lanka Ministry of Disaster Management following floods in 2016

Commitment Year•2016Country of Activity•Sri LankaDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•Sri LankaSector•Emergency ResponseFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date: May 1, 2016

Start (actual): May 1, 2016

End (actual): May 1, 2016

Stakeholders

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

Funding agencies

State-owned companies

Asia Pacific Daily

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

Sri Lanka Ministry of Disaster Management

Loan description

Asia Pacific Daily donates to Sri Lanka Ministry of Disaster Management following floods in 2016

Narrative

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Project narrative

In May, 2016, Asia Pacific Daily donated an unknown amount of funds to the Sri Lanka Ministry of Disaster Management following extreme flooding in Sri Lanka. At least 102 people were killed in the floods. The disaster was recorded as one of the worst in Sri Lanka's history.

Staff comments

1. Asia Pacific Daily is a branch of the Chinese state-controlled Xinhua News Agency.