The first batch of medical relief materials, to treat the victims of the Taiwan water park blaze, leaves from Beijing to Taiwan in the night of 7th July. [Photo: Chinanews.com]

The first batch of medical relief materials, provided by the Chinese mainland to treat the victims of the Taiwan water park blaze, has arrived in the island.

The supplies include nearly 1,300 boxes of dressings urgently needed by hospitals.

Several other consignments will follow.

So far three victims of the tragedy have died and 230 remain in critical condition.