Korean community donates relief goods for flood victims and bereaved families

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The Korean Business-men’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 bars of soap.

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. and Carnival World Ltd.

Apart from this, one of Korea’s leading companies, SK Engineering and Construction has made a cash donation of $ 20,000 as relief assistance to the Sri Lankan Embassy in Korea.

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.