Oxfam to give tents and blankets

Published October 10, 2005

LONDON: The biggest charity in the United Kingdom, Oxfam will provide 60,000 tents and 300,000 blankets to victims of the earthquake in three of the five worst-hit districts in Azad Kashmir, said its spokesman here on Sunday.

Talking to APP Oxfam spokesman said here its Emergency Response team led by Raphal Sindaye will fly out to Pakistan on Monday and will buy the relief goods from the region to provide succour to the earthquake’s victims which killed over 19000 people while injuring over forty two thousand people.

He said its team had the target of providing relief to 300,000 people in the three districts of Azad Kashmir but was not yet aware of their names.

Oxfam is planning to spend half million sterling pounds on its relief operation in the said disricts.—AFP

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