BEIJING, May 15 -- Premier Wen Jiabao has been in the
disaster area since Monday. He has been coordinating various relief efforts to
save the lives of the injured.
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Premier Wen has been coordinating
various relief efforts to save the lives of the injured.(Photo:
CCTV.com)
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Wednesday, the premier returned to Chengdu, the provincial capital of Sichuan,
after overseeing rescue work in the counties of Beichuan and the worst-hit
Wenchuan.
The premier extended his condolences to the victims and
has ordered all the rescuers to do everything possible to save lives. The latest
earthquake death toll has risen to nearly 15,000.
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Premier Wen Jiabao has been in the
disaster area since Monday. (Photo: CCTV.com)
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Premier
Wen said, "Saving lives is the key of our rescue work. We must dispatch rescuers
to every affected county, village and scene. You must use the right methods in
your work and make sure you have the right equipment."
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Premier Wen has been coordinating
various relief efforts to save the lives of the injured.(Photo:
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(Source: CCTV.com)
Chinese premier orders deployment of
90 more helicopters for quake relief
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Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (C) consoles
locals as he pays a visit to Beichuan County, which neighbors the
epicenter of the massive quake in southwest China's Sichuan Province, May
14, 2008. Wen Jiabao arrived on Wednesday at Beichuan County, one of the
regions worst hit by Monday's massive earthquake, to oversee the rescue
work. (Xinhua Photo)
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BEIJING, May 15 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao has ordered the armed
forces and civil aviation department to deploy 90 more helicopters for rescue
missions in quake-hit Sichuan province.
The decision was made at a late Wednesday evening meeting
of the national quake relief headquarters held on a running train from Sichuan
provincial capital Chengdu to Guangyuan city about 200 kilometers away. Full story
China quake death toll rises to 14,866
by 2:00 p.m.
BEIJING, May 14 (Xinhua) -- The earthquake death toll
across China rose to 14,866 by 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, Xinhua learnt from
authoritative sources.
Among the figure, 14,463 were dead in Sichuan Province,
280 in Gansu Province, 106 in Shaanxi Province, 14 in Chongqing Municipality,
two in Henan Province and one in Yunnan Province. Full story
30,000 missing or out of reach in one
single Chinese city after earthquake
CHENGDU, May 14 (Xinhua) -- More than 30,000 people were
missing or out of reach in the quake-hit Shifang City in southwest China's
Sichuan Province, as the death toll climbed above 2,500, according to the local
government.
Twelve teachers and 447 students were among the dead.
Another 147 teachers and 2,673 students were injured, according to a statement
posted on the government website (www.shifang.gov.cn). Full story
