Nearly 1.45 billion yuan (US$201.3 million) in cash and relief
supplies had been donated to snow disaster areas of China, the
Ministry of Civil Affairs said on Saturday.
Of the total, 85.81 million yuan was collected by the ministry
itself, while 227 million yuan was received by the Red Cross
Society of China and 45.1 million yuan came from the China Charity
Federation.
The seven worst-hit provinces and regions, including Hunan,
Guizhou, Jiangxi, Anhui, Hubei, Sichuan provinces and Guangxi
Zhuang Autonomous Region, have suffered from month-long snow and
ice disasters.
(Xinhua News Agency February 17, 2008)