"Chinese Government Responds Quickly"
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Al Jazeera and agencies reports:
"The Chinese government has responded quickly to Monday's massive earthquake, sending tens of thousands of troops to help rescue efforts and setting up round-the-clock medical stations.
Wen Jiabao, China's premier, was on an aircraft to the worst-hit area less than two hours after the quake hit.
State-run Xinhua news agency quoted Wen as saying on the aircraft to Chengdu, the provincial capital of Sichuan, that the government had called on 'officials at all levels to be at the frontline of fighting the earthquake and lead the people in their rescue work'.
The toll from the 7.9 tremor that struck the country's southwest on Monday afternoon has risen to around 10,000 and is the country's deadliest quake since 1976."
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"The Chinese government has responded quickly to Monday's massive earthquake, sending tens of thousands of troops to help rescue efforts and setting up round-the-clock medical stations.
Wen Jiabao, China's premier, was on an aircraft to the worst-hit area less than two hours after the quake hit.
State-run Xinhua news agency quoted Wen as saying on the aircraft to Chengdu, the provincial capital of Sichuan, that the government had called on 'officials at all levels to be at the frontline of fighting the earthquake and lead the people in their rescue work'.
The toll from the 7.9 tremor that struck the country's southwest on Monday afternoon has risen to around 10,000 and is the country's deadliest quake since 1976."
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Full story at link.
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