Staff members of a local hospital clear the ruins hit by the earthquake in Lixi Township, Huili County, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Aug. 31, 2008. An aftershock of 5.6 magnitude hit the juncture area of Renhe District in Panzhihua City and Huili County in Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture on Sunday afternoon, one day after the 6.1 magnitude quake hitting the same area. (Xinhua Photo)Photo Gallery>>>

China's quake-hit Panzhihua pleads for tents, fuel

    PANZHIHUA, Sichuan, Sept. 2 (Xinhua) -- Panzhihua City, the epicenter of Saturday's 6.1-magnitude quake in southwest China's Sichuan Province, urgently needs for temporary shelters and fuel, a civil affairs official said on Tuesday.

    Wang Jian, deputy head of the city's civil affairs bureau, said the city had accepted pledges of 18,090 tents from the civil affairs departments in neighboring regions and social donations as of Monday.

Death toll rises to 40 in SW China earthquake 

    HUILI, Sichuan, Sept. 1 (Xinhua) -- Two more deaths were reported Monday afternoon in Huili County, bringing the death toll from the 6.1-magnitude quake that struck southwest China's Sichuan and Yunnan provinces on Saturday to 40, according to local authorities.

    The county in Sichuan reported 25 deaths as 8 a.m. Monday.

Death toll from magnitude-6.1 quake jumps to 32 in SW China

    BEIJING, Aug. 31 (Xinhua) -- The 6.1-magnitude quake that jolted southwest China's Sichuan and Yunnan provinces on Saturday has killed 32 people, according to the Ministry of Civil Affairs.

    Sichuan reported 27 deaths and the other five were in Yunnan, the ministry said Sunday night.