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  • Drones to capture images of quake-hit regions

    2013-04-20 18:45

    China has dispatched five drones to capture images of quake-hit areas, according to the National Administration of Surveying, Mapping and Geoinformation.

  • Enterprises promise fund to quake relief

    2013-04-20 18:43

    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.

  • Quake baby born safe

    2013-04-20 18:29

    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.

  • Controversial Chen Guangbiao helps in Sichuan

    2013-04-20 18:24

    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.

  • Xi orders 'every possible effort' for rescue

    2013-04-20 17:35

    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

  • Premier Li directs quake-relief at epicenter

    2013-04-20 17:22

    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.

  • Airlines deploy planes for quake relief work

    2013-04-20 16:36

    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 offers help to mainland's quake-hit area

    2013-04-20 16:31

    Taiwan-based Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF) said Saturday it will offer assistance to the mainland's quake relief efforts.

  • Top leaders urge all-out efforts to save lives

    2013-04-20 12:32

    Chinese President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Keqiang ordered all possible measures be taken to rescue quake victims and minimize deaths and injuries.

  • 160 dead in 7.0-magnitude quake in SW China

    2013-04-20 11:06

    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.

  • Relief materials dispatched to quake-hit areas

    2013-04-20 15:27

    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 rescue 49 quake survivors

    2013-04-20 15:30

    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.

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