国内英语资讯:China Focus: Rescue operation continues as death toll rises to 13 in China earthquake
<p><span word="CHENGDU">CHENGDU</span>, <span word="June">June</span> 18-- <span word="Thirteen">Thirteen</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="died">died</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> 200 <span word="were">were</span> <span word="injured">injured</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="around">around</span> 4 <span word="p">p</span>.<span word="m">m</span>. <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="a">a</span> 6.0-<span word="magnitude">magnitude</span> <span word="earthquake">earthquake</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="southwest">southwest</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Sichuan">Sichuan</span> <span word="Province">Province</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="night">night</span>, <span word="local">local</span> <span word="authorities">authorities</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="press">press</span> <span word="conference">conference</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="earthquake">earthquake</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="Changning">Changning</span> <span word="County">County</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Yibin">Yibin</span> <span word="City">City</span> <span word="at">at</span> 10:55 <span word="p">p</span>.<span word="m">m</span>. <span word="Monday">Monday</span> (<span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="Time">Time</span>). <span word="The">The</span> <span word="epicenter">epicenter</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="depth">depth</span> <span word="of">of</span> 16 <span word="km">km</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="monitored">monitored</span> <span word="at">at</span> 28.34 <span word="degrees">degrees</span> <span word="north">north</span> <span word="latitude">latitude</span> <span word="and">and</span> 104.90 <span word="degrees">degrees</span> <span word="east">east</span> <span word="longitude">longitude</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="Earthquake">Earthquake</span> <span word="Networks">Networks</span> <span word="Center">Center</span>.</p><p><span word="Nine">Nine</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="died">died</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Changning">Changning</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="neighboring">neighboring</span> <span word="Gongxian">Gongxian</span> <span word="County">County</span>, <span word="Li">Li</span> <span word="Tinggen">Tinggen</span>, <span word="secretary">secretary</span>-<span word="general">general</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="municipal">municipal</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Yibin">Yibin</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="press">press</span> <span word="conference">conference</span>.</p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="afternoon">afternoon</span>, <span word="nearly">nearly</span> 200 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="injured">injured</span>. <span word="Among">Among</span> <span word="them">them</span>, <span word="six">six</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="critical">critical</span> <span word="conditions">conditions</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="another">another</span> 16 <span word="are">are</span> <span word="severely">severely</span> <span word="injured">injured</span>.</p><p><span word="At">At</span> <span word="around">around</span> 6:30 <span word="p">p</span>.<span word="m">m</span>., <span word="a">a</span> <span word="severely">severely</span> <span word="injured">injured</span> <span word="victim">victim</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="transported">transported</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="helicopter">helicopter</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Sichuan">Sichuan</span> <span word="provincial">provincial</span> <span word="people">people</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="hospital">hospital</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="further">further</span> <span word="treatment">treatment</span>.</p><p><span word="Nie">Nie</span> <span word="Taimin">Taimin</span>, <span word="deputy">deputy</span> <span word="director">director</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="municipal">municipal</span> <span word="bureau">bureau</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="emergency">emergency</span> <span word="management">management</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="injured">injured</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="increased">increased</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="conditions">conditions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="remote">remote</span> <span word="areas">areas</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="poor">poor</span> <span word="communications">communications</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="updated">updated</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="quake">quake</span> <span word="affected">affected</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 140,000 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="damaged">damaged</span> <span word="over">over</span> 12,700 <span word="houses">houses</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> 8,447 <span word="residents">residents</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="evacuated">evacuated</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="quake">quake</span>-<span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="areas">areas</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="far">far</span>.</p><p><span word="RESCUE">RESCUE</span> <span word="CONTINUES">CONTINUES</span> <span word="AMID">AMID</span> <span word="AFTERSHOCKS">AFTERSHOCKS</span></p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="temporary">temporary</span> <span word="shelter">shelter</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Shuanghe">Shuanghe</span> <span word="Township">Township</span>, <span word="dozens">dozens</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="relief">relief</span> <span word="tents">tents</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="up">up</span>. <span word="Each">Each</span> <span word="tent">tent</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="about">about</span> 12 <span word="square">square</span> <span word="meters">meters</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="simple">simple</span> <span word="beds">beds</span> <span word="inside">inside</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="dry">dry</span> <span word="powder">powder</span> <span word="fire">fire</span> <span word="extinguishers">extinguishers</span> <span word="outside">outside</span>.</p>
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