Special report: Strong Earthquake Jolts SW China
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Rescuers transport injured from the
quake-stricken Yingxiu Town of Wenchuan County to Chengdu, capital of
southwest China's Sichuan Province, May 14, 2008. Helicopters took relief
teams from various circles to Wenchuan and then transported the injured to
Chengdu on the way back. (Xinhua Photo)
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BEIJING, May 15 (Xinhua) -- China's Defense Ministry
said early Thursday that it has ordered the deployment of 101 more helicopters
to the quake-hit Sichuan province.
The General Staff of the People's Liberation Army has
ordered the airborne troops of the army and air force to send 71 more transport
helicopters to help the quake relief work, a spokesman of the Ministry told
Xinhua.
He said the civil aviation department will also send
30 transport helicopters to the quake-hit area.
These helicopters will engage in airdropping
materials, transferring the wounded and delivering troops, said the spokesman.
Military airdrops disaster relief
goods to quake-stricken towns
BEIJING, May 14 (Xinhua) -- The People's Liberation Army
(PLA) had delivered 33.3 tons of disaster relief goods to and transfered156
injured persons by helicopters from Wenchuan County and other quake-stricken
towns in southwest China's Sichuan province as of 8 p.m. on Wednesday. Full story
Stranded tourists, including 50
foreigners, reported safe near China quake epicenter
CHENGDU, May 14 (Xinhua) -- Tourists and journalists,
including more than 50 foreigners, stranded at a town near the epicenter of
Monday's earthquake in southwest China's Sichuan Province were safe, a local
official said on Wednesday.Full story
Situation at China's quake epicenter
worse than expected; rescue in full
swing
WENCHUAN, Sichuan, May 14 (Xinhua) -- The situation in Yingxiu Town of Wenchuan
County, the epicenter of Monday's massive earthquake, was worse than expected
with traffic cut off and children buried in debris, according to local
government officials who trekked into the area. Full story
Three mountainous towns still out of
reach in China's quake-hit area
MIANZHU, Sichuan,
May 15 (Xinhua) -- Three mountainous towns in quake-hit southwest China were
still out of reach due to the cutoff of traffic and communication, a local
official said. Full story
30,000 missing or out of reach in one
single Chinese city after earthquake
CHENGDU, May
14 (Xinhua) -- More than 30,000 people were missing or out of reach in the
quake-hit Shifang City in southwest China's Sichuan Province, as the death toll
climbed above 2,500, according to the local government. Full story
Banking regulators: No remittance fee
for disaster relief donors
BEIJING, May 14 (Xinhua) -- China's banking regulators Wednesday ordered all the
banks to open "green channel" for disaster relief donations from home and abroad
and scrap the remittance charge.Full story
Chinese premier orders deployment of
90 more helicopters for quake relief
BEIJING, May 15 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao has
ordered the armed forces and civil aviation department to deploy 90 more
helicopters for rescue missions in quake-hit Sichuan province. Full story
CPC to "test" officials through
performance in disaster relief: senior official
BEIJING,
May 14 (Xinhua) -- The Communist Party of China (CPC) will "test" officials
through their performance in the on-going earthquake disaster relief work, head
of the CPC discipline watchdog said here Wednesday. Full story
China promises transparency in quake
donation fund use
BEIJING, May 14
(Xinhua) -- China's disaster relief authorities have promised to allow in public
supervision as to how donation funds collected across the country would be used.
Full story
Facts and figures about China quake
and relief
BEIJING,
May 15 (Xinhua) -- A strong quake measuring 7.8 on the Richter scale jolted
Wenchuan County in southwest China's Sichuan Province Monday afternoon.
Tremors were felt across China except the northeastern
Jilin and Heilongjiang provinces and the northwestern Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous
region.
The quake has caused thousands of deaths and injuries,
destroyed towns and roads, and cut off electricity, communication,
transportation and water supply. Chinese government has taken series of measures
for disaster relief work. Full story
FACTBOX: Breakdown of casualties in
China's worst quake in three decades
BEIJING, May 15 (Xinhua) -- A 7.8-magnitude
earthquake struck Wenchuan County of southwest China's Sichuan Province Monday
afternoon, killing almost 15,000 people in Sichuan and neighboring regions.
The worst quake in three decades in China was felt in
most parts of the county. The following is a detailed list of casualties
reported from different regions, based on the latest government statistics. Full story
