Christchurch, New Zealand earthquake emergency disaster relief
2011-02-22
On February<sup>22nd</sup> 2011, a magnitude 6.3 earthquake hit the city of Christchurch on the southern island of New Zealand. The disaster caused catastrophic damages and death of 181 people. Based on our humanitarian beliefs and foreign aid policy, Minister Chiu, Wen-Da instructed TaiwanIHA to cooperate with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and National Fire Agency Special Search and Rescue Team by preparing and providing medical kits that include antibiotic, bandages and various drugs and medical supplies for the earthquake disaster. By the evening of the 22nd, TaiwanIHA has shipped the medical supplies to Taoyuan airport for the support of the emergency rescue missions.