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Emergency relief teams rescue 84 quake survivors in Sichuan

Source: Xinhua | 05-14-2008 18:02

Special Report:   Strong quake jolts SW China

BEIJING, May 14 (Xinhua) -- As of 3:00 p.m. Wednesday, emergency relief teams sent by the China Seismological Bureau (CSB) and 13 provinces and municipalities had saved 84 survivors in Sichuan, the CSB said Wednesday.

A devastating earthquake measuring 7.8 on the Richter scale on Monday rocked Wenchuan County, in southwest China's Sichuan Province.

 

Editor:Xiong Qu