The Chinese government is to send urgently needed emergency materials to Lebanon to ease the humanitarian crisis brought about by the conflict between Israel and the Hezbollah, the Ministry of Commerce said on Thursday.

 

The materials, including small electricity generators, tents, blankets, sanitation equipment, drugs and other materials, will be sent to Lebanon in two batches on Thursday and Friday.

 

The materials will be first flown to Jordan's capital Amman, and then to the Beirut international airport, said the ministry.

 

(Xinhua News Agency August 4, 2006)