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Photo taken on May 13, 2008 shows the scene of the earthquake-hit Beichuan County, about 160 kilometers northeast of the epicenter of Wenchuan County, southwest China’s Sichuan Province. Beichuan County is badly damaged in Monday’s quake, with great numbers of buildings collapsed and landslides around the county. (Xinhua Photo) |
CHENGDU, May 13 (Xinhua) — A senior official with the Sichuan Provincial government said Tuesday the death toll in the province has exceeded 12,000, and is still rising.
Li Chengyun, vice governor of Sichuan, said at a news conference Tuesday afternoon that the death toll was based on incomplete figures tallied by 4:00 p.m. Tuesday. He said another 26,206 people were injured, and more than 9,400 people were buried in debris.
Li also provided a breakdown of the death toll, including 161 in the Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, 7,395 in Mianyang City, 2,648 in Deyang City, 959 in the provincial capital Chengdu and 700 in Guangyuan City. Other casualties were reported in cities including Ya’an, Ziyang and the Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture.
The death toll climbed from an earlier tally provided by the Ministry of Civil Affairs, which put the Sichuan death toll at 11,608. Authorities said the death toll might change every hour, as they heard reports from rescuers who were seizing every minute to pull out bodies from the earthquake rubble.
The earthquake, which centered on the province’s Wenchuan County at 2:28 p.m. Monday, has left the province in chaos. More than 3.46 million houses were wracked, Li said.
Li said he was deeply saddened by the super earthquake. He called on both officials and the masses in Sichuan to speed up efforts to fight the disaster and rescue themselves.
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, who arrived in Sichuan Monday afternoon to oversee rescue work, ordered the clearance of rocks and mud slides that were blocking roads to the epicenter by midnight on Tuesday.
”People are trapped in debris; we must use every second,” he told an emergency meeting at 7:00 a.m. Tuesday.
On Tuesday afternoon, a brigade of about 20 soldiers have reached Yingxiu Town of the earthquake epicenter Wenchuan, the disaster relief headquarters in the Chengdu Military Area Command said.
The soldiers reported they saw more than 70 percent of the roads in the town were wracked, and nearly all bridges collapsed. A large number of people were believed to be under the debris.
They said 3,000 people were known to have survived, and the town’s total population is 12,000. No information on detailed casualties could be available.
Li Shiming, commander of the Chengdu Military Area Command, said the soldiers had distributed food and water to children and injured people in the town, and more supplies would be airdropped to the area.
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Rescuers carry the body of a victim at the Juyuan High School in Juyuan Town, Dujiangyan City, southwest China’s Sichuan Province, May 13, 2008. Rescuers work against the rainy weather to search quake survivors on Tuesday. (Xinhua Photo) |
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Students of a school donate money for earthquake-jolted areas in southwest China’s Sichuan Province in Hami, a city of northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, May 13, 2008. A major earthquake measuring 7.8 Richter Scale jolted Wenchuan County of Sichuan Province at 2:28 p.m. on Monday. As of 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, the death toll from the 7.8-magnitude earthquake had climbed to 11,921, according to the ad hoc headquarters of the disaster relief headed by Premier Wen. Of the dead, 11,608 were in Sichuan.(Xinhua Photo) |
中国红十字会总会救灾专用账号和热线：
１、通过银行捐款开户单位：中国红十字会总会
人民币开户行：中国工商银行北京分行东四南支行
人民币账号：０２００００１００９０１４４１３２５２
外币开户行：中信银行酒仙桥支行
外币账号：７１１２１１１４８２６０００００２０９
２、通过邮局捐款收款人：
中国红十字会总会地址：北京市东城区北新桥三条８号邮政编码：１００００７
３、通过网上捐款登陆中国红十字会总会网站：
ｈｔｔｐ：／／ｒｅｄｃｒｏｓｓ．ｏｒｇ．ｃｎ点击进入”网上捐赠”栏目，按照提示操作即可。
４、通过短信捐款：
中国移动、中国联通手机用户以及中国电信、中国网通小灵通用户均可编辑短信１或２，发送至１０６９９９９３０１，即向”红十字救援行动”捐款１元钱或２元钱。（通过银行、邮局和网上捐款在捐款时请注明捐款人姓名、通信地址、捐款意向如：四川地震捐款等信息，以便邮寄捐赠收据和感谢信）
５、通过短信咨询：
中国移动、中国联通手机用户以及中国电信、中国网通小灵通用户均可编辑短信”中国红十字会”，发送至１２１１４，即可了解中国红十字会有关情况。
中国红十字会总会捐赠热线和查询电话：
捐赠热线：０１０－６５１３９９９９、６４０２７６２０（白天）。
中国红十字基金会同时也接受社会各界捐赠：
地址：北京市东城区东单北大街干面胡同５３号
邮编：１０００１０
银行汇款：
户名：中国红十字基金会开户银行：
中国银行北京分行账号：８００１００９２１９０８０９１００１
开户银行：中国工商银行北京东四南支行账号：０２００００１０１９０１４４８３８７４
开户银行：中国建设银行北京朝内大街支行账号：１１００１０７０３０００５９０００４２７
外币开户银行：中国银行账号：８００１０００８６６０８０９１０１４
1. Red Cross Society of China
The Hotline number: +86-10-65139999 & +86-10-64027620
Cash Donations: Payment by mail
Red Cross Society of China
Add: 8,Beixinqiao San Tiao Dongcheng District Beijing 100007 China
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Cash Donations: Money Transfer
RMB Account:
Bank: Industrial and Commercial Bank of China,DongSiNan Branch,Beijing
Acct.Number: 0200001009014413252
Acct Name: Red Cross Society of China
Address: No.147 Dongsi South St.
Beijing, China
Zip Code: 100010
Swift Code: ICBKCNBJBJM
USD Account:
Bank: China CITIC Bank Beijing Jiuxianqiao Sub-Branch
Acct.Number: 7112111482600000209
Acct Name: Red Cross Society of China
Address: C&W Tower. No.14,
Jiuxianqiao Street, Chaoyang District，
Beijing, China
Zip Code: 100016
Swift Code：CIBKCNBJ100
TEL:86-10-64319780
2. China Charity Federation
Tel: (010)66083191 66083260, 66055848
Fax: (010)66083264
Add: Xinlong Mansion, No.33, Erlong Road, Xicheng District, Beijing 100032, China
Post Code: 100032
Homepage: www.chinacharity.cn
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Cash Donations: Money Transfer
RMB bank account:
Name: China Charity Federation
Bank Account: 0200002809014450409
Bank Name: Xisi Branch, Beijing, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China
USD bank account:
Name: China Charity Federation
Bank Account: 00100914908091014
Bank Name: Bank of China head office(No.1 Fuxing-Men-Nei Street,Xicheng District)
