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Singapore rescue team arrives in China's quake-hit areas

Rescue team from Singapore arrived in Chengdu, capital of the quake-hit Sichuan Province in southwest China Friday and was heading for Shifang city to assist rescue efforts. By now, rescue teams from Japan, Russia, the Republic of K ... ...full story at People's Daily

from People's Daily on Sat, May 17 2008

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17 May 08		Russian, ROK rescue teams arrive in China's quake-hit Sichuan » People's Daily Rescue teams from Russia and the Republic of Korea (ROK) arrived in Chengdu, capital of the quake-hit Sichuan Province in southwest China on Friday to assist local disaster relief efforts. The Russians sent two batches of 98 rescuer ...
18 May 08		ROK rescue team starts working in China's quake-hit area » People's Daily An official with the embassy of the Republic of Korea (ROK) in China confirmed that a 47-member ROK rescue team had arrived on Saturday morning in Shifang city, one of the worst-hit areas in the quake-stricken southwestern Sichuan Province. ...
16 May 08		Japanese rescue professionals arrive in quake-hit SW China » People's Daily A group of rescue professionals sent by the Japanese government arrived in Chengdu, capital of quake-ravaged southwest China's Sichuan Province, early Friday to assist the rescue work. The 31 rescuers will go to Guanzhuang Town of Q ...
16 May 08		Singapore sends relief team to China » People's Daily Singapore will deploy an overseas rescue contingent on Friday to China's quake-stricken Sichuan province, the Foreign Ministry said. At China's request, Singapore will send the 55-member Disaster Assistance Rescue Team (DART) contin ...
17 May 08		Taiwan rescue team arrives in quake-hit Sichuan » People's Daily A group of earthquake relief professionals from Taiwan arrived at quake-struck Sichuan Province in southwest China Friday evening. The 22-member team and a sniffer dog landed at Shuangliu International Airport in Chengdu, provincial ...

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