Red Cross delivers relief materials to Sichuan  

中国红十字会向地震受灾群众发放首批救灾物资

8日，是“世界红十字日”，中国红十字会总会这一天在四川芦山县飞仙关镇凤凰村向受灾群众发放了地震以来该会募集的第一批救灾物资。

Lushan (CNS) -- The Red Cross Society of China (RCSC) delivered the first batch of relief materials to victims in quake-hit areas on Wednesday, which was World Red Cross Day.

Yang Xusheng, deputy director of the Rescue and Relief Department of the RCSC, said the first batch of materials was purchased through bidding, with 20 million yuan (US$3.2 million) spent on rice and 7 million yuan on edible oil. The materials were delivered to victims in Lushan and Baoxing counties, in cooperation with Ya'an city government, he added.

Yang said the delivery process was carried out following regulations. The list of receivers will be released to the public beforehand, and each recipient must sign for the materials, he added.

Every step is transparent, and three volunteers were selected to monitor the RCSC's quake relief, Yang said, adding that the RCSC will publicize the details of each donation on its website.

Yang said the RCSC will no longer purchase relief materials, and will allocate 70 percent of the donations to resettlement projects, including building homes, hospitals and public welfare facilities.

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