国内英语资讯:Military rescue operations under way after deadly Sichuan quake
<p><span word="CHENGDU">CHENGDU</span>, <span word="Aug">Aug</span>. 9-- <span word="Ground">Ground</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="forces">forces</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="People">People</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Liberation">Liberation</span> <span word="Army">Army</span> (<span word="PLA">PLA</span>) <span word="Western">Western</span> <span word="Theater">Theater</span> <span word="Command">Command</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="carrying">carrying</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="relief">relief</span> <span word="operations">operations</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="deadly">deadly</span> <span word="earthquake">earthquake</span> <span word="in">in</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="Tuesday">Tuesday</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="of">of</span> 1,285 <span word="soldiers">soldiers</span>, 90 <span word="vehicles">vehicles</span> <span word="and">and</span> 9 <span word="aircraft">aircraft</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="dispatched">dispatched</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="affected">affected</span> <span word="area">area</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="forces">forces</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="standby">standby</span> <span word="awaiting">awaiting</span> <span word="confirmation">confirmation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="casualties">casualties</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="damage">damage</span>.</p><p><span word="All">All</span>-<span word="out">out</span> <span word="efforts">efforts</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="rescue">rescue</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="injured">injured</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="focus">focus</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="operations">operations</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Western">Western</span> <span word="Theater">Theater</span> <span word="Command">Command</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="PLA">PLA</span> <span word="Central">Central</span> <span word="Theater">Theater</span> <span word="Command">Command</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="participated">participated</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rescue">rescue</span> <span word="work">work</span>. <span word="Two">Two</span> <span word="IL">IL</span>-76 <span word="planes">planes</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="theater">theater</span> <span word="command">command</span> <span word="transported">transported</span> 88 <span word="national">national</span> <span word="earthquake">earthquake</span> <span word="rescuers">rescuers</span>, 5 <span word="sniffer">sniffer</span> <span word="dogs">dogs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="rescue">rescue</span> <span word="equipment">equipment</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Huanglong">Huanglong</span> <span word="airport">airport</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Jiuzhaigou">Jiuzhaigou</span> <span word="County">County</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="earthquake">earthquake</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="Jiuzhaigou">Jiuzhaigou</span> <span word="at">at</span> 9:19 <span word="p">p</span>.<span word="m">m</span>. <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="depth">depth</span> <span word="of">of</span> 20 <span word="kilometers">kilometers</span>, <span word="leaving">leaving</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> 19 <span word="dead">dead</span> <span word="and">and</span> 247 <span word="injured">injured</span>, <span word="including">including</span> 40 <span word="in">in</span> <span word="serious">serious</span> <span word="condition">condition</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="authorities">authorities</span>.</p>
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