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Japan offers assistance, aid to China over earthquake

The Japanese government sent a 60-member rescue team to China -- the first group of foreign rescue professionals after the magnitude 8.0 quake on May 12. The team, together with Chinese colleagues, had recovered 18 bodies. The 60 rescuers would fly back to Japan on May 21. And, A 23-member Japanese medical team arrived in Chengdu on May 20.

Japanese rescue team applauded for efforts

Japan aid to China

Japanese Medical team in action

Japanese rescuers in quake zone

Russia sends rescue, medical team and aid to China

A 50-member Russian rescue team arrived in Sichuan on May 16, bringing three heavy-duty professional vehicles for rescue work in the Mianzhu and Dujiangyan areas. They saved a woman survivor trapped in the debris of the building after 127 hours. And, 30 people of the 50-member Russian rescue team, along with some equipment, were scheduled to take a charter flight back to Russia on May 20.

Russia aid to China

Russian medical team in action

Russian rescuers in quake zone

Pakistan

Pakistan sends medical team to Gansu

A medical team of 28 doctors and nurses left Islamabad on May 27 for the earthquake-affected areas in Gansu Province in northwest China. | Video

Germany

German medical team arrives in Dujiangyan

The German medical team arrived in Dujiangyan city on Friday afternoon. They´ll set up a mobile hospital with 120 beds. | Video

Cuba

Cuban medical team arrives in quake-hit Sichuan

A 35-member Cuban medical team, including surgeons and orthopedists, arrived at the provincial capital of Chengdu on Friday evening. | Video

South Korea

South Korean team keeps things clean

The 18-member team NGO Samarian 911 is the second team sent by South Korea to aid relief work.

South Korea sends rescue team to China

South Korean rescue team arrived in Chengdu on May 16th. The team is composed of 41 rescue workers and 3 officials of the Korea International Cooperation Agency.

United Kingdom

British doctors arrive in China´s quake zone

A team of British doctors experienced in dealing with earthquakes arrived at the weekend, and immediately started work.

France

French medical team arrives in Chengdu

The medical team is comprised of five doctors and 8 medical assistants. The French government is also preparing to send more medical staff and relief supplies to China.

Italy

Italian medical team welcomed in China´s quake zone

The 25-strong Italian medical team set up a mobile hospital of five tents equipped with generators and a full set of equipment necessary for sophisticated surgery in Xiaode Township. The hospital could treat about 50 patients at the same time.

Singapore

Singapore sends relief team to China

Singapore sends a 55-member Disaster Assistance Rescue Team (DART) contingent to Chengdu, capital of Sichuan province, to assist the local authorities in their search and rescue efforts.