(UDHAYAM, COLOMBO) – The Government of Korea handed over humanitarian assistance items worth USD 300,000 to the Ministry of Disaster Management of Sri Lanka yesterday (07).
The relief items comprise 200 family tents (660cm x 400cm), 3,500 tarpaulins (4.2m x 5m), 2,600 blankets (210cm x 150cm), and 2,503 blankets (1.5m x 2m).
Chang Won-sam, Korean Ambassador to Sri Lanka, Anura Priyadarshana Yapa, Minister of Disaster Management, Lee Dong-ku, Country Director of KOICA Sri Lanka Office, and other dignitaries were present at the hand-over ceremony.
Apart from the government-level humanitarian assistance, the Korean community and companies are also continuing to assist the victims affected by floods and landslides.
Furthermore, the Korean Residents Association of Lanka is collecting funds and relief goods for the flood victims and bereaved families in Ratnapura, and is expected to hand them over today (08).
