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| Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (5th L, front) presides over a meeting on the disaster relief work in Yushu, northwest China's Qinghai Province, April 15, 2010. Wen arrived here on Thursday to inspect the disaster relief work and visit quake-affected local people. (Xinhua/Ding Lin) |
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SHENYANG, April 15 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang on Thursday called for full commitment in the logistics work for the earthquake relief to ensure the basic livelihood of the people in quake-hit areas.Full story
Donations, supplies flood into quake-hit NW China region
BEIJING, April 15 (Xinhua) -- Chinese across the country, still haunted by the deadly 8.0-magnitude earthquake in Sichuan in 2008, are doing what they can to help the quake-hit northwestern province of Qinghai.Full story
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YUSHU, Qinghai, April 16 (Xinhua) -- The death toll from a 7.1-magnitude earthquake in northwest China's Qinghai Province has risen to 760, rescuers said Friday.Full story
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BEIJING, April 15 (Xinhua) -- About 8,370 tents have been shipped to the quake zone in China's northwestern Qinghai Province since it was hit by a major earthquake Wednesday, said an official with the Ministry of Civil Affairs Thursday.Full story
Rescuers struggling to reach survivors as death toll hits 617 in China quake
YUSHU, Qinghai, April 15 (Xinhua) -- Rescuers fought altitude sickness, chilly weather, strong winds and frequent aftershocks Thursday to dig through rubble and reach survivors of a strong earthquake that has left 617 dead, 9,110 injured and 313 missing in northwest China.Full story
Countries offer condolences to China for massive earthquake
UNITED NATIONS, April 14 (Xinhua) -- Representatives from UN Security Council members and other countries on Wednesday sent their deep condolences to the Chinese government and people for a strong earthquake that hit the northwestern part of the country and killed at least 589 people.Full story
China central gov't allocates $29.3 mln for Qinghai quake relief
BEIJING, April 14 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese government has allocated 200 million yuan (29.3 million U.S. dollars) from the central fiscal for disaster relief in quake-hit Qinghai Province, the Ministry of Finance said late Wednesday.Full story
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