UAE charity helps Haiti quake victims
By IANSFriday, January 29, 2010
ABU DHABI - The Red Crescent Authority (RCA) of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have distributed 45 tonnes of relief items among the Haiti quake victims as part of its humanitarian aid assistance, WAM news agency reported.
The materials, including tents, blankets and food, were distributed in the Croix des Bouquets area, three kilometers from Port au Prince, Haiti’s capital. About 1,500 families received the aid.
Humaid Al-Shamsi, head of the RCA delegation in Haiti, said Friday his organisation would increase its humanitarian supplies to the country in the coming days.
In the early days of the disaster relief work in Haiti, RCA focused its efforts on helping the injured victims and enhancing the capacities of the hospitals and health centers, he said.
Earlier, RCA had supplied 145 tonnes of relief materials to the Caribbean nation.
