China provides agricultural engines to Cambodia for post-flood rehabilitation
China’s Yunnan province on Monday provided 200 agricultural engines to Cambodia’s northwestern Banteay Meanchey province for post-flood rehabilitation. A handover ceremony was held here between Yu Dingcheng, vice chairman of the Standing Committee of the Yunnan Provincial People ‘s Congress, and Oung Oeun, chief of the ruling Cambodian People’ s Party to Banteay Meanchey province. … “The donation of agricultural machines is timely for post- flood rehabilitation,” he [Oung Oeun] said. “This assistance truly shows the generosity and attention of the Chinese people to Cambodia.” The Mekong River floods hit Cambodia between August and October, killing at least 168 people and affecting 1.7 million others. It was estimated that the floods cost about 1 billion U.S. dollars in damage.
Xinhuanet News Staff
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