Korean community donates relief goods for flood victims and bereaved families

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The Korean Businessmen’s Association (KBA) of Sri Lanka donated relief goods worth of about Rs. 15 million to Sri Lanka Police on 2 June, including 5,000 pairs of long boots, 10,000 pairs of rubber gloves, 1,000 pairs of gloves for industrial use and 2,500 soaps. The goods will be distributed to the people affected by the recent floods and landslides as soon as possible. The relief items were sponsored by member companies of the KBA, such as S&S Lanka Gloves Ltd. (S&S) and Carnival World Ltd.

Hand-over ceremony of humanitarian assistance relief goods from the Korean community in Sri Lanka

Apart from this, one of Korea’s leading companies, SK Energy and Service Co., Ltd. (SK E&S) has made a cash donation of $ 20,000 as relief assistance to the Sri Lankan Embassy in Korea. Moon Sang Hak, Vice President of Global Business Development of SK E&S, conveyed the donation for flood relief fund to the Sri Lankan Embassy in Korea on 2 June.

Meanwhile, the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) is also expediting the process to deliver humanitarian assistance worth of $ 300,000 (comprising family tents, blankets and tarpaulins) which the Korean Government pledged to provide to Sri Lanka following the disaster.

Emergency relief aid from Korea

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