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Mongolian Red Cross sends aid to flood-stricken Olgii
SocietyUlaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ Red Cross of Mongolia has handed over its donation of 100 blankets, 100 mats and 100 water bottles to the State Emergency Commission for the families, who were left homeless after a flood hit Olgii, the center of Bayan-Olgii aimag last week.
“This is all the help we can deliver in our current capacity”, said N.Bolormaa, Secretary General of the Mongolian Red Cross. According to her the Red Cross is expecting results of detailed disaster survey, so that they can submit a proposal to the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies for more assistance.
Aside from this, the World Vision has donated five gers (national dwellings), “Es Sain” LLC’s S’Outlet has shown assistance worth around 15 million MNT of adult and children’s clothes.
The aid trucks left for Olgii on July 19.
