As soon as the extent of the destruction was known, Israeli-made water-purification equipment was sent to Taiwan.

On Thursday, 13 August, a shipment of water-purification equipment was sent to victims of typhoon Morakot in Taiwan. As soon as the extent of the destruction was known, Raphael Gamzou, head of the Israeli Economic and Cultural Office, turned to the authorities in Taipei and proposed that Israel send emergency aid to Taiwan. All agreed that the most immediate need was clean drinking water and, accordingly, over the weekend a shipment with water purifiers, containers, and hundreds of easy-to-use personal water-purification kits was sent to hard-to-reach areas struck by the disaster.

The equipment, made by the Israeli company Water Sheer, was donated by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. As soon as the equipment arrived in Taipei, it was brought straight to Kausiung in southern Taiwan, one of the worst-struck areas, where Mr. Gamzou supervised the distribution of water to those in need.

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