FedEx Express Delivers Relief Supplies to Sikkim Earthquake Victims
November 9, 2011 by admin
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FedEx Express, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp, has delivered 1,000 shelter tool kits to earthquake victims in Sikkim. The initiative to offer shelter relief to affected families was organised in collaboration with the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) and the Indian Red Cross Society (IRCS).
FedEx Express transported the aid weighing approximately 25,000 pounds from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia to Delhi, India using the A310 aircraft. The kits were delivered to the IRCS representatives in Sikkim by a special ground delivery.
The relief aid of 1,000 shelter toolkits included tools and hardware that will enable victims and aid workers to help repair and reconstruct damaged and destroyed homes. The shelter kits were provided to the IRCS by the IFRC, and funded by the international organization’s Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF).
“The damage caused by the September earthquake in the Himalayan region necessitated an immediate humanitarian response. FedEx is honored to offer its humble support to victims of Sikkim. By delivering the shelter tool kits to affected families in the region, we stand in solidarity with our trusted partners, India Red Cross Society and the IFRC, as they honorably assist the community’s reconstruction process,” said Kenneth F. Koval, vice president, Operations, FedEx Express India.
“The earthquake in the Himalayan region has damaged and destroyed homes across four countries creating an emergency situation in hard-to-access regions,” said John Roche, Head of the IFRC’s India office. “Thanks to the assistance of FedEx, these shelter tool kits will help many who have been left homeless in Sikkim rebuild their lives.”
“The families in Sikkim needed urgent assistance in a difficult situation and FedEx is glad that we can leverage our infrastructure and network to provide them speedy access to these much-needed relief supplies,” said Ramesh Kumar Singam, managing director, Federal Express Malaysia and Brunei.
FedEx Express maintains a longstanding commitment to disaster relief. The company donated more than five million pounds (approximately 2,300 tons) of charitable shipping last year alone, equivalent to 87 Boeing 757 aircraft of donated aid.
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