Special report: Strong Earthquake Jolts SW China¡¡
BEIJING, May 13 (Xinhua) -- As of Tuesday noon, the
government had allocated 360 million yuan (52.17 million U.S. dollars) for
disaster relief after a massive quake rocked China's southwest Sichuan Province
on Monday.
Vice Minister of Civil Affairs Luo Pingfei told
reporters that 60,600 tents have been sent to the quake-hit regions.
Luo said the quake had been felt by most provinces
and regions, except for Jilin, Helongjiang and Xinjiang.
The 7.8-magnitude quake has so far killed 11,921
people, the Ministry of Civil Affairs said in a release issued on Tuesday
afternoon.