More than Br30 million in donations has been received by the BRCK to help the population of Haiti

February 3, Vitebsk / Sergey Kochetov - BELTA /. More than Br30 million in donations from the country's residents has been received into a charitable account opened by the Belarusian Red Cross Society (BRCS) to help the population of Haiti affected by the earthquake. This was announced to journalists by BRCS Secretary General Viktor Kolbanov. In Vitebsk, he is taking part in a meeting of the Presidium of the regional BRCS organization, BELTA correspondent reports. The BRCS announced the collection of donations in mid-January, and such a sum was collected in practically half a month. "Our people continue to respond empathetically to problems that require compassionate participation," emphasized Viktor Kolbanov. In addition, the Presidium of the Belarusian Red Cross Society, in the first days after the tragedy, allocated 5,000 Swiss francs (about Br14 million) to the affected population of Haiti in connection with the emergency and the developing unprecedented humanitarian catastrophe. The funds are transferred by the BRCS to the International Committee of the Red Cross and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, which coordinate all the work of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement and provide emergency assistance to the population in the epicenter of the earthquake. The BRCS continues to collect monetary donations from the population, organizations and enterprises of the republic of all forms of ownership. Funds can be transferred to the BRCS settlement account 3015200990017 at the branch of MGD OJSC "Belinvestbank", Minsk, code 764, UNP 100265026, with the note "Help Haiti". -0-