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Rescuers struggle to reach China quake zone as toll climbs
(Reuters) – Rescuers struggled to reach a remote, rural corner of southwestern China on Sunday as the toll of the dead and missing from the country’s worst earthquake in three years climbed to 208 with almost 1,000 serious injuries.
The 6.6 magnitude quake struck in Lushan county, near the city of Ya’an in the southwestern province of Sichuan, close to where a devastating 7.9 quake hit in May 2008, killing 70,000.
Most of the deaths were concentrated in Lushan, a short drive up the valley from Ya’an, but rescuers’ progress was hampered by the narrowness of the road and landslides, as well as government controls restricting access to avoid traffic jams.
“The Lushan county center is getting back to normal, but the need is still considerable in terms of shelter and materials,” said Kevin Xia of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies.
“Supplies have had difficulty getting into the region because of the traffic jams. Most of our supplies are still on the way.”
More: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/04/2…0P20130421
2013-04-21 11:15:09
Source: http://yeoldefalseflag.com/thread-rescuers-struggle-to-reach-china-quake-zone-as-toll-climbs
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