Foreign medical teams arrive in Sichuan

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Source: CCTV.com | 05-21-2008 17:49

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International medical teams are arriving in the quake-hit areas of Sichuan Province.

Members of Japanese medical team walk to board at the Narita airport in Chiba Prefecture, Japan, May 20, 2008. A 22 member Japanese medical team flew to Chengdu, capital of the quake-hit southwest China's Sichuan Province on Tuesday. (Xinhua Photo)

A Russian medical team arrived in Chengdu on Tuesday morning bringing a mobile hospital. And a 23-member Japanese medical team including doctors and nurses has also arrived. This team brought five tons of relief supplies including X-ray and blood testing machines.

Members of Russian medical team unload relief materials from a chartered plane carrying a Russian medical team in Chengdu,  capital of the quake-hit Sichuan province,  May 20, 2008. Along with the team arrived  a mobile hospital, vehicles and relief  materials. Another 36-tonnes of humanitarian assistance materials from Russia will arrive in the city on Tuesday afternoon including medicines weighing 7 tonnes.  (Xinhua Photo)

An Italian medical team is expected to arrive in Chengdu on Wednesday, and a German medical team is expected to arrive on Friday.

 

Editor:Xiong Qu