国内英语新闻:China offers additional aid to flood-hit Pakistan

On Aug. 4, around 80 tons of urgently needed relief supplies provided by the Chinese government arrived in Islamabad, the Pakistani capital, including tents, medicine, power generators and water purification equipment worth 10 million RMB yuan (about 1.47 million dollars), he said.

"The latest developments suggest that the flooding in Pakistan may pose an uNPRecedented humanitarian challenge," Li said. "The monsoon rains in the weeks ahead will once again put to test the humanitarian response capacity of Pakistan and the international community."

"The flood is merciless, but the world is full of sympathy and compassion," he said. "With tens of millions of people in the affected areas in Pakistan, including several million children, waiting anxiously for food, drinking water, medicine and temporary shelters, we must take action immediately to pool our collective efforts and mobilize all available relief resources and moral support across the world."

"The rarely seen massive floods during this year's monsoon season in Pakistan have affected about 20 million people, and left thousands of people dead or missing," Li said. "On behalf of the Chinese government and people, I wish to express our deepest sympathy and condolences to the government and people of Pakistan for the loss of life and property caused by the recent floods."

Meanwhile, Li also commended the Pakistani government and the United Nations for their timely and effective response to the disaster.

"We have noted that, under the leadership and with the coordination of the Pakistani government, the relief efforts are now in full swing," he said. "The Chinese government also commends the timely and effective response of (UN) Secretary-general Ban Ki- moon, (and) relevant UN agencies" to support the disaster relief efforts of Pakistan.