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China has dispatched five drones to capture images of quake-hit areas, according to the National Administration of Surveying, Mapping and Geoinformation.
After the earthquake hit Ya’an, Sichuan province, Chinese enterprises, both Stated-owned and private, have promised to donate relief items and fund to support the rescue efforts.
A mother gives birth to a baby at a makeshift tent set up at the People's Hospital of Ya'an, Sichuan province which was struck by a 7.0-magnitude earthquake Saturday morning.
Chen Guangbiao, one of China's most well-known entrepreneurs and a controversial philanthropist, has arrived at the epicenter in Sichuan province for earthquake relief efforts and is organizing 13 big machines to repair roads linking Ya’an and nearby counties.
Chinese President Xi Jinping has ordered all-out measures to rescue victims and minimize casualties after a 7.0-magnitude earthquake hit southwestern province of Sichuan Saturday morning.
Premier Li arrives at epicenter
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang has arrived at the epicenter of a 7.0-magnitude earthquake which jolted southwest China's Sichuan Province and killed at least 124 Saturday.
Two of the largest air companies in China have set aside 15 passenger airlines, three cargo planes and three helicopters for rescue efforts taking place in Ya’an, Sichuan province, which was jolted by a 7.0-magnitude earthquake on Saturday morning.
Taiwan-based Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF) said Saturday it will offer assistance to the mainland's quake relief efforts.
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Keqiang ordered all possible measures be taken to rescue quake victims and minimize deaths and injuries.
The 7.0-magnitude earthquake in Southwest China's Sichuan province has killed at least 160 people,and injured more than 5,500, according to the China Earthquake Administration.
The Ministry of Civil Affairs has dispatched relief materials to the quake-striken areas, including 30,000 tents, 50,000 cotton blankets and 10,000 make-shift beds.
Firefighters have pulled out 51 people from collapsed structures, including 49 survivors, as of 3:50 p.m Saturday, the Ministry of Public Security said.