China's Red Cross has sent over $1 mln worth of aid, equipment to Myanmar

The Red Cross Society of China has sent four batches of relief materials and rescue equipment to the earthquake-stricken Myanmar, with a total value of nearly 7.62 million yuan ($1.04 million) and a combined weight of 242.5 metric tons, the organization said on Thursday as it wraps up its international aid mission there.

The magnitude 7.9 earthquake hit Myanmar on March 28, with its epicenter in Mandalay, the country's second-largest city. The quake has killed more than 3,700 people and injured over 5,000.

China's Red Cross said that it has dispatched 37 experienced rescue workers from Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, and the provinces of Zhejiang, Yunnan, Sichuan and Guizhou to carry out emergency rescue operations.

As of Thursday, the organization's rescue team has also set up three temporary settlements that can accommodate about 6,300 people in Mandalay and the nation's capital Nay Pyi Daw.

They have also installed water supply equipment to provide clean water for 15,000 individuals and constructed emergency toilets capable of meeting needs of 5,000 people.

Additionally, they have trained 271 local volunteers in the fields of water supply, public health, tent construction and epidemic prevention and disinfection for Myanmar's Red Cross.