Chinese Embassy sends relief supplies to Tibetans in Quake-hit Nepal

Lily Li
China Tibet Online
May 4, 2015

The officials of the Chinese Embassy in Nepal hand out the goods to the makeshift tents and shelters in the Bodata Tibetan Community. [Photo/China Tibet Online]

The Chinese Embassy in Nepal had distributed a total of 1.1 million rupees（13,750 U.S. dollars）of relief supplies to Tibetans living in quake-hit Nepal on May 2, 2015.

A massive 8.1-magnitude quake struck Nepal at 2:11 p.m. on Apr. 25, leaving at least 7,240 people dead.

The whereabouts and safety of those quake-hit Tibetans had drawn the attentions of the Chinese Embassy in Nepal.

At the request of Ambassador Wu Chuntai, Counselor Gonpo and Second Secretary Ngawang Lodpo had contacted the local Tibetans immediately after the quake to find out if they were safe.

By various means, the two officials received a detailed information of their casualties and property damages and done their utmost to help those affected.

As of the afternoon of May 2, the Chinese embassy had bought relief goods worth 1.1 million rupees for the quake-hit Tibetans, including rice, mineral water, instant noodles, biscuits, beverages, butter, edible oil, and blanket, which broke the normal procedure.

The Counselor and the Second Secretary sent those goods to the 36 households of local Tibetans from door to door, and handed out the goods to the makeshift tents and shelters in the Bodata Tibetan Community.

In the past few days, the officials of the Chinese Embassy also went to the hospital to see the wounded Tibetans in 14 households，paid visits to five monasteries of Tibetan Buddhism and offices of three Tibetan organizations.

The relief work by the Chinese Embassy had deeply moved the Tibetans living in Nepal, especially those who had no connection with the embassy. They said “thanks” and “Tashi Delek” repeatedly to express their gratitude.

“In the hour of danger, only our country provided timely support to us and we will never forget it all our life,” said a Tibetan living in Nepal.

The officials of the Chinese Embassy in Nepal hand out the goods to the makeshift tents and shelters in the Bodata Tibetan Community. [Photo/China Tibet Online]

The officials of the Chinese Embassy in Nepal hand out the goods to the makeshift tents and shelters in the Bodata Tibetan Community. [Photo/China Tibet Online]