Red Cross: Each tent costs 1175 yuan

At 4 p.m. yesterday, the State Council Information Office held its 20th press conference on the WenChuan earthquake disaster and earthquake relief efforts. In response to questions about "yuan tents", the Chinese Red Cross Foundation said that the CRF had allocated 18510 tents from its inventory or through emergency purchases, worth 217.5 million yuan, with an average price of 1175 yuan per tent.