Taiwan medical team heads for mainland quake zone

TAIPEI, April 18 (Xinhua) -- A medical team of Taiwan Red Cross left here Sunday morning for quake-hit Qinghai Province to assist relief work and is expected to arrive at Qinghai's capital city Xining at around 9 p.m.

Taiwan medical staff are to help with surgery treatment and public health work, the Taiwan Red Cross said.

A group of medical staff members from Taiwan Red Cross have their photo taken before boarding at  the Taoyuan International Airport in Taoyuan, southeast China's Taiwan province for quake-hit Yushu county, April 18, 2010. A medical team of Taiwan Red Cross leaves Taipei heading for  quake-hit Qinghai Province on Sunday to assist relief work and is expected to arrive at  Qinghai's capital city Xining in the evening. (Xinhua)