Chinese Government provides $100,000 grant to Burundi Red Cross for flood relief activities

$100K USD

Funder	Unspecified Chinese Government Institution
Recipient Organization	Burundi Red Cross
Country	Burundi
Start Date	Feb 19, 2014
End Date	Sep 27, 2029
Duration	5,699 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`36014`

Grant Description

On Feb. 9, 2014 torrential rains that hit villages overlooking the capital Bujumbura and some suburbs in the north of Bujumbura Municipality killed 69 persons, injured hundreds others and destroyed at least 1,000 houses, leaving more than 12,500 persons homeless, according to the Burundi Red Cross.

On 19 February 2014, Chinese Ambassador to Burundi Yu Xuzhong said that the Chinese government has donated 100,000 U.S. dollars to the Burundi Red Cross to support victims of torrential rains.

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