Special
report: Strong Earthquake
Jolts SW China
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Relief paratroops aboard a plane towards
Mianyang, southwest China's Sichuan Province, on May 13, 2008. Chinese
authorities have dispatched batches of relief troops to join in disaster
relief efforts after a major earthquake jolted southwest China's Sichuan
Province Monday afternoon. (Xinhua Photo)
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BEIJING, May 14 (Xinhua) -- Chinese military used 34
planes on Tuesday to ship 11,420 soldiers into the quake-jolted Sichuan Province
for relief work, according to a military official on Tuesday night.
The General Staff Department of People's Liberation
Army (PLA) used 22 military transporters and 12 passenger aircraft from six
major airlines for the transfer.
The planes conducted 79 flights from 8 a.m., said
Qian Zehong, an officer in charge of the air transportation of the relief
mission.
The 11,420 infantry and parachute troops were carried
from Luoyang, Kaifeng and Wuhan, all major cities in central China to four
nearby airports of Chengdu, capital of Sichuan Province, he said.
Weather were unfavorable for the flights, but the
readiness of the military, well-prepared ground work before the flights and
quick response of both the army and civil aviation companies contributed to the
transfer, said Qian.
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Relief troops prepare to board planes at
an airport in Kaifeng, capital of central China's Henan Province, on May
13, 2008. Chinese authorities have dispatched batches of relief troops to
join in disaster relief efforts after a major earthquake jolted southwest
China's Sichuan Province Monday afternoon.(Xinhua Photo)
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Soldiers try to help a stranded student
out at the earthquake-hit Beichuan County, southwest China's Sichuan
Province, May 13, 2008. Beichuan County is badly damaged in Monday's
quake, with great numbers of buildings collapsed and landslides around the
county.
(Xinhua Photo)
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Soldiers help a wounded survivor to safe
place at the earthquake-hit Beichuan County, southwest China's Sichuan
Province, May 13, 2008. Beichuan County is badly damaged in Monday's
quake, with great numbers of buildings collapsed and landslides around the
county. (Xinhua Photo)
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Soldiers evacuate a wounded student at
the earthquake-hit Beichuan County, southwest China's Sichuan Province,
May 13, 2008. Beichuan County is badly damaged in Monday's quake, with
great numbers of buildings collapsed and landslides around the county.
(Xinhua Photo)
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Soldiers try to help a stranded student
out at the earthquake-hit Beichuan County, southwest China's Sichuan
Province, May 13, 2008. Beichuan County is badly damaged in Monday's
quake, with great numbers of buildings collapsed and landslides around the
county. (Xinhua Photo)
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