Myanmar and China’s natural disasters: Good relief, bad relief, no relief
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This morning, the reported death toll from yesterday’s earthquake in southwest China had reached 12,000. Associated Press quotes Wang Zhenyao, the disaster-relief division director at China’s Ministry of Civil Affairs, who stated: “Survivors can hold on for some time. Now it’s not time to give up.” Wang indicated that rescue efforts could take a week. Meanwhile, Chinese “earthquake rescue experts in orange jumpsuits extricated bloody survivors on stretchers from demolished buildings, and some 34,000 troops swarmed into the region to help. Premier Wen Jiabao, who flew to the area to oversee rescue efforts, said a push was on to clear roads and restore electricity as soon as possible. China’s Ministry of Health issued an appeal for blood donations to help the victims of the quake. ‘There is a large demand for blood in quake-hit areas, and we hope the public actively donate blood,”‘ a Ministry of Health spokesman said. (AP)
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