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China quake-----Over 50,000 troops sent to disaster areas

BEIJING, May 14 -- More than 50,000 troops have been sent to the disaster areas. By late Tuesday afternoon, 20,000 soldiers had arrived to join the relief efforts. After the earthquake, President Hu Jintao immediately ordered army personnel to assist...

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14 May 08		CCTV-9: Over 50,000 troops sent to disaster areas » YouTube videoOver 50,000 troops sent to disaster areas WATCH VIDEO Source: CCTV.com \| 05-14-2008 08:45 Special Report: Strong quake jolts SW China More than 50,000 troops have been sent to the disaster areas. By late Tuesday afternoon, 20,000 soldiers had arrived...
14 May 08		CCTV9: Medical workers, equipment to disaster-hit areas » YouTube videoMedical workers, equipment on way to disaster-hit areas WATCH VIDEO Source: CCTV.com \| 05-14-2008 08:49 Special Report: Strong quake jolts SW China The Ministry of Health has begun an emergency contingency plan. Medical workers from several provinces...
18 May 08		Disaster scenes at Beichuan and Mianyang » YouTube videoSichuan earthquake areas badly hit by the quake.
13 May 08		Over 16,000 soldiers join in disaster relief after Sichuan quake » People's Daily As of 6:30 a.m. Tuesday, 16,760 Chinese soldiers have joined in disaster relief efforts after a major earthquake jolted southwest China's Sichuan Province Monday afternoon. China will also send 20 military planes to transport armed ...
12 May 08		China sends troops to quake-hit county for disaster relief » People's Daily China's Chengdu Military Area Command has dispatched troops to help with disaster relief work in the earthquake-stricken Wenchuan County of southwest China's Sichuan Province, military sources said. Tian Yixiang, officer with the em ...
13 May 08		Disaster relief troops approaching epicenter » Shanghai Daily RELIEF troops are approaching Wenchuan County on foot, the epicenter of a quake that jolted southwest China's Sichuan Province this afternoon. The authority has not given a specific number of the rescuing troops...

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