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Domestic supplies on the way to quake zone
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Source: CCTV.com | 05-24-2008 12:34
Special Report: Strong quake jolts SW ChinaAll across the country, manufacturers are working round the clock to produce urgently needed supplies for the quake zone. Six provinces including Zhejiang, Hubei, Guangdong, Shandong, Jiangsu and Henan are to offer direct supplies to specific cities in the quake-hit areas.
Zhejiang province has allocated some 120 million yuan for disaster relief efforts. A medical team of 173 has also been dispatched to Sichuan. |
So far, Zhejiang province has allocated some 120 million yuan for disaster relief efforts. A medical team of 173 has also been dispatched to Sichuan.
Hubei has sent 40,000 tents and 140,000 square meters of wooden boards. |
In central China's Hubei province, factory workers are busy making makeshift houses with wooden boards. So far, Hubei has sent 40,000 tents and 140,000 square meters of wooden boards. The province has made six deliveries that occupy over 70 train compartments. A further supply of 60,000 temporary houses are to reach quake-hit areas before August the 10th.