Elcoteq SE donates 10,000 euros for helping the victims of the earthquake in Sichuan, China. The donation is directed to the area through the Finnish Red Cross. More than 40,000 people are dead or missing in the earthquake area. Elcoteq employees were not injured, but many have family members in the disaster area.
The Red Cross Society of China has created a disaster relief group to help out in Sichuan, where yesterday's earthquake hit the hardest. Thousands are injured and the death toll is rising.
The Sichuan province is one of the most populated areas in China. Approximately 90 million people are living in the catastrophe area.