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CCF Calls for Urgent Aid to Blizzard-Torn Xinjiang
China Charity Federation (CCF) said Thursday aid is urgently needed to help people in the snowstorm-hit Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region in northwest China.
Some local areas have been suffering since last October from continuous blizzards, with low temperatures of minus 38 degrees Centigrade and snow accumulations of 40 centimeters, the federation said.
According to statistics that up to the end of January, 924,000 people and 10 million head of livestock were endangered by the cold weather. As many as 108.7 thousand head of livestock died and 1.67 million residences were ruined or damaged.
At present, local people are facing food and fuel shortages and herdsmen lack funds to save the starving livestock. Sources said that materials such as clothes, heaters, fuel, instant food, and anti-frostbite medicine and that for cold are among the items most needed in the disaster-stricken region.
The CCF has set up four donation hotlines, while the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China and the Bank of China are accepting domestic and overseas donations.
Donation Address: No. 33A, Erlong Road
Xicheng District
Beijing, China
100032
Hotlines: (086-10) 66056012, 66014593, 66055997, 66083260
Fax: (086-10) 66056061, 66020903
Account (Renminbi):
Receiver: China Charity Federation
Account Number: 0200002809014450409
Opening Bank: Beijing Xisi Office, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China
Account (foreign exchange):
Account Number: 00914908241014
Opening Bank: Business Department, Bank of China (No. 410 Funei Street, Beijing)
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