AFGHANISTAN-KABUL-CHINA-QUAKE AID-HANDOVER CEREMONY

AFGHANISTAN-KABUL-CHINA-QUAKE AID-HANDOVER CEREMONY

(231016) -- KABUL, Oct. 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Ambassador to Afghanistan Zhao Xing (L) shakes hand with Mohammad Abas Akhund, acting minister for Afghanistan's National Disaster Management Authority, during the handover ceremony for China's first batch of quake-relief materials for Afghanistan, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Oct. 15, 2023. On Oct. 7, two 6.2-magnitude earthquakes shook west Afghanistan, followed by a series of aftershocks, killing more than 2,400 people and destroying thousands of houses. Another 6.3-magnitude earthquake occurred in the region on Oct. 11. The Chinese government immediately decided to provide emergency humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan. On Sunday, the first batch of quake-relief materials provided by the Chinese government arrived in Herat City, the capital of Herat Province, with the relief supplies from the Red Cross Society of China delivered at the same time. (Photo by Sabawoon/Xinhua)

  • Product Code
  • ILEA001874858
  • Registered date
  • 2023/10/17 00:00:00
  • Credit
  • Xinhua / Kyodo News Images
  • Media source
  • Xinhua News Agency.All Rights Reserved
  • Media size
  • 3896 × 2621 pixel
  • Resolution
  • dpi
  • Deployment size
  • 1.65(MB)*
  • Special instruction

*File size when opened in Photoshop, etc.

Similar Images & Videos

    China's aid eases misery of quake-affected Afghans in chilly winter

    STORY: China's aid eases misery of quake-affected Afghans in chilly winter SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 11, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 22, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:53 LOCATION: HERAT, Afghanistan CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the quake-affected areas 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Dari): GHULAM REZA, Gazara resident 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Dari): MOHAMMAD, Quake victim 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Pashto): MOHAMMAD MUSA ASHARI, Herat's provincial director for natural disaster management authority STORYLINE: Surviving the devastating earthquake last October, Ghulam Reza, a resident of Gazara locality in west Afghanistan's Herat province, thanked China for sending assistance to the quake-affected families ahead of the chilly winter. SOUNDBITE 1 (Dari): GHULAM REZA, Gazara resident "I am thankful to China for sending assistance to our area which has covered about 50 to 60 families. There could be a catastrophe in the absence of humanitarian assistance." Around 800 families live in Gazara, and 90 percent of the villagers are living in poverty. A

      China allocates more relief supplies to quake-hit areas

      STORY: China allocates more relief supplies to quake-hit areas SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 19-20, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 21, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:17 LOCATION: JISHISHAN, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of quake-affected people receiving relief supplies 2. various of loading of disaster relief materials 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ZHANG YONG, Volunteer with Red Cross Society of China at Meishan City 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): DING JINPING, Driver from quake-hit Jishishan County 5. various of delivery of disaster relief materials 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): FAN YUZHONG, Deputy sales manager at Lanzhou Branch of Dayu Irrigation Group Co., Ltd. 7. various of the quake-stricken region STORYLINE: More relief supplies have been allocated to the quake-hit Gansu and Qinghai provinces in northwest China, the Ministry of Emergency Management said Wednesday. Some 135,500 relief items, such as cotton tents, rollaway beds, quilts, and heaters, have been sent to the two provinces to support the basic needs of those affected

        New batch of China-donated quake relief arrives in Afghanistan's Herat

        STORY: New batch of China-donated quake relief arrives in Afghanistan's Herat SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 16, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 17, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:01 LOCATION: HERAT, Afghanistan CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of China-donated quake relief STORYLINE: A total of 41 containers of China-donated quake-relief supplies arrived in west Afghanistan's Herat province on Thursday. The aid including food, tents, folding beds and jackets is expected to help the quake-affected residents in Herat survive the harsh winter. "These donations will be distributed to the quake-affected victims and the poor. This aid is more valuable than anything," said Kefayatullah Haqqani, head of Herat's financial authorities. The first batch of quake-relief supplies donated by the Chinese government was handed over to the Afghan side on Oct. 15. Two 6.2-magnitude quakes shook west Afghanistan on Oct. 7, killing more than 2,400 people and destroying thousands of houses. Another 6.3-magnitude earthquake jolted the same

          China sends emergency aid to Nepal for quake-hit areas

          STORY: China sends emergency aid to Nepal for quake-hit areas SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 8, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 9, 2023 LENGTH: 0:02:53 LOCATION: POKHARA, Nepal CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the arrival of Chinese emergency relief materials at Nepal 2. various of unloading of Chinese emergency aid 3. various of the handover ceremony STORYLINE: A batch of Chinese emergency relief materials for earthquake-hit areas in western Nepal was transported to Pokhara International Airport on Wednesday. Two Chinese cargo planes landed at the airport with 600 cotton tents and 4,600 blankets worth 5 million RMB yuan (690,000 U.S. dollars). Nepal's Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister Narayan Kaji Shrestha and Chinese Ambassador to Nepal Chen Song attended the handover ceremony. Shrestha noted that China has always supported Nepal in its economic development, and provided assistance in the time of crisis and need, such as during the 2015 earthquakes and the COVID-19 pandemic. "We are pleased to say that we h
            AFGHANISTAN-KABUL-CHINA-QUAKE AID-HANDOVER CEREMONY

            AFGHANISTAN-KABUL-CHINA-QUAKE AID-HANDOVER CEREMONY

            (231016) -- KABUL, Oct. 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Ambassador to Afghanistan Zhao Xing (L) signs handover certificates of supplies from the Chinese government and the Red Cross Society of China with Mohammad Abas Akhund, acting minister for Afghanistan's National Disaster Management Authority, during the handover ceremony for China's first batch of quake-relief materials for Afghanistan, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Oct. 15, 2023. On Oct. 7, two 6.2-magnitude earthquakes shook west Afghanistan, followed by a series of aftershocks, killing more than 2,400 people and destroying thousands of houses. Another 6.3-magnitude earthquake occurred in the region on Oct. 11. The Chinese government immediately decided to provide emergency humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan. On Sunday, the first batch of quake-relief materials provided by the Chinese government arrived in Herat City, the capital of Herat Province, with the relief supplies from the Red Cross Society of China delivered at the same time. (Photo by Sabawoon

              China-donated quake relief supplies arrive in Afghanistan

              STORY: China-donated quake relief supplies arrive in Afghanistan DATELINE: Oct. 16, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:19 LOCATION: HERAT, Afghanistan CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the supplies STORYLINE: The first batch of earthquake relief supplies donated by the Chinese government arrived at Afghanistan's Herat International Airport on Sunday morning and was handed over to the Afghan side. Relief materials, including tents and rollaway beds, were unloaded from two Chinese cargo planes at the airport. Two deadly quakes, each with a magnitude of 6.2, rocked west Afghanistan on Oct. 7 with the epicenter in Herat province. Since Oct. 7, Herat has been experiencing a series of tremors, forcing locals to stay and sleep on open spaces to escape possible devastating aftershocks. The Chinese government has pledged emergency humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan to help the country with earthquake relief work. According to the needs of the Afghan side, China's aid supplies mainly include tents, rolla

                Afghanistan's Herat province in need of medical supplies following deadly quakes: minister

                STORY: Afghanistan's Herat province in need of medical supplies following deadly quakes: minister DATELINE: Oct. 11, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:14 LOCATION: HERAT, Afghanistan CATEGORY: ECONOMY/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the views in the hospitals 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Pashto): QALANDAR IBAD, Acting Minister of Public Health of Afghanistan 3. various of the aftermath of earthquakes 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Pashto): QALANDAR IBAD, Acting Minister of Public Health of Afghanistan STORYLINE: Afghan caretaker government's Acting Minister of Public Health Qalandar Ibad told Xinhua on Monday after visiting hospitals in quake-hit Herat province that there will be a need for medical supplies for people in the region. SOUNDBITE 1 (Pashto): QALANDAR IBAD, Acting Minister of Public Health of Afghanistan "If we look at the issue in the long term such as one month, two months, three months, or six months, we need medical equipment and medicines." Two powerful earthquakes, each with a magnitude of 6.2, jolted west Afghanistan on Saturda
                  AFGHANISTAN-ZINDAJAN-QUAKE-FUNERAL

                  AFGHANISTAN-ZINDAJAN-QUAKE-FUNERAL

                  (231009) -- ZINDAJAN (AFGHANISTAN), Oct. 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A mass funeral following deadly earthquakes is held in the Zindajan district, Herat province, western Afghanistan, on Oct. 9, 2023. Thousands of people have been left homeless in west Afghanistan's Herat province in the wake of devastating earthquakes that struck Herat and its neighboring Farah and Badghis provinces on Saturday. The two deadly quakes, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center, each with a magnitude of 6.2 followed by several aftershocks rocked west Afghanistan. The epicenters were in the Zindajan district of Herat province and so far, 2,445 deaths have been confirmed. (Photo by Zahir Khan/Xinhua)
                    AFGHANISTAN-ZINDAJAN-QUAKE-RESCUE

                    AFGHANISTAN-ZINDAJAN-QUAKE-RESCUE

                    (231009) -- ZINDAJAN (AFGHANISTAN), Oct. 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Oct. 9, 2023 shows excavated belongings from ruins following deadly earthquakes in the Zindajan district, Herat province, western Afghanistan. Thousands of people have been left homeless in west Afghanistan's Herat province in the wake of devastating earthquakes that struck Herat and its neighboring Farah and Badghis provinces on Saturday. The two deadly quakes, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center, each with a magnitude of 6.2 followed by several aftershocks rocked west Afghanistan. The epicenters were in the Zindajan district of Herat province and so far, 2,445 deaths have been confirmed. The rescue operations have been continuing, in a bid to recover the survivors. (Photo by Zahir Khan/Xinhua)
                      AFGHANISTAN-ZINDAJAN-QUAKE-RESCUE

                      AFGHANISTAN-ZINDAJAN-QUAKE-RESCUE

                      (231009) -- ZINDAJAN (AFGHANISTAN), Oct. 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Oct. 9, 2023 shows excavated belongings from ruins following deadly earthquakes in the Zindajan district, Herat province, western Afghanistan. Thousands of people have been left homeless in west Afghanistan's Herat province in the wake of devastating earthquakes that struck Herat and its neighboring Farah and Badghis provinces on Saturday. The two deadly quakes, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center, each with a magnitude of 6.2 followed by several aftershocks rocked west Afghanistan. The epicenters were in the Zindajan district of Herat province and so far, 2,445 deaths have been confirmed. The rescue operations have been continuing, in a bid to recover the survivors. (Photo by Zahir Khan/Xinhua)