By KUNA,
Kuala Lumpur : Malaysia declared on Monday donating USD 1.5 billion worth of relief aid for victims of the the massive earthquake that hit China’s Sichuan Province on May 12.
Aid delivery mission chief, Ogu Salim Omar, said in a statement that the aid would include medical equipment, tents and blankets which will be sent in two batches aboard three aircraft belonging to the Royal Malaysian Air Force.
The first shipment will be launched on Monday, he said, expecting delivery to the local Chinese authorities by early Tuesday.
Death toll of the devastating earthquake in Sichuan Province has exceeded 60,000 and may reached more than 80,000.
Number of injuries, according to latest statistics, has risen to 281,000, while more than 25,000 people are still missing.