30,000 radios are making life calmer in quake-hit area

YUSHU, Qinghai - Sitting amid a crowd of quake-ravaged people at the Horse Racing Ground, Karma Nyinpo was busy fiddling with the radio on Tuesday.

He could not understand the English dials on the radio, but the 24-year-old refused to give up pressing every button on the machine, while his wife sat beside him, watching anxiously.

Suddenly, the radio hit the right frequency. "It's speaking!" Karma exclaimed, as the scattered crowd drew closer and started to actively listen to the Tibetan news broadcast.