Special report: Strong Earthquake
Jolts SW China
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Head of Russian rescue team communicates
with Chinese rescuers on information of the quake-hit region at an airport
in Chengdu, capital of southwest China's Sichuan Province, May 16, 2008.
Rescue teams from Russia arrived here on Friday to assist local disaster
relief efforts. The first batch of 51 Russian rescuers headed for Mianzhu
City soon after their arrival in Chengdu. The second group of Russian
rescuers are expected to arrive in Chengdu on Saturday morning. (Xinhua
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Russian, ROK rescue teams arrive in
China's quake-hit Sichuan
CHENGDU, May 16 (Xinhua) -- Rescue teams from Russia and
the Republic of Korea (ROK) arrived in Chengdu, capital of the quake-hit Sichuan
Province in southwest China on Friday to assist local disaster relief efforts.
The Russians sent two batches of 98 rescuers including
experienced professionals and doctors, who brought sniffer dogs and professional
equipment with them. Full story
Fourth Russian plane sends
humanitarian aid to quake-hit
China
MOSCOW, May 16
(Xinhua) -- A fourth Russian Emergencies Ministry aircraft took off from Moscow
on Friday evening, carrying humanitarian aid to China, where a devastating
earthquake has claimed over 20,000 lives in its southwestern Sichuan province.
The plane took off from the Ramenskoye airfield outside
Moscow at 7:40 p.m. Moscow time (1540 GMT). Full story
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