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Foreign rescuers battle for lives in China's earthquake zone

Foreign rescue teams have joined the front line in the battle to free those trapped after Monday's devastating earthquake in southwest China. The second group of 29 Japanese earthquake rescuers joined their colleagues in Beichuan Co ... ...full story at People's Daily

from People's Daily on Sun, May 18 2008

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17 May 08		Japanese rescue team heads for Beichuan » People's Daily The second group of Japanese earthquake rescuers joined their colleagues working China Saturday morning and they left quake-hit Qingchuan County for Beichuan, another worst-hit county in Sichuan Province to continue rescue operations. ...
19 May 08		Foreign rescuers pay silent tribute to earthquake victims » People's Daily Foreign rescue teams in the quake-hit southwest Sichuan Province on Monday paid a three-minute silent tribute to victims. According to Xinhua reporter who accompanied the Japanese rescuers, the Japanese rescue team lined up for the ...
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