China sends 101 more helicopters to quake-hit area for relief work
2008-05-15 05:40:14
BEIJING, May 15 (Xinhua) — China’s Defense Ministry said early Thursday that it has ordered the deployment of 101 more helicopters to the quake-hit Sichuan province.
The General Staff of the People’s Liberation Army has ordered the airborne troops of the Army and Air Force to send 71 more transport helicopters to help the quake relief work, a spokesman of the Ministry told Xinhua.
He said the civil aviation department will also send 30 transport helicopters to the quake-hit area.
These helicopters will engage in airdropping materials, transferring the wounded and delivering troops, said the spokesman.
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-05/15/content_8173309.htm
Have you heard anything about this...
A huge lake called the Bai Shui has completely disappeared, apparently sucked down into the earth’s crust after the quake.
http://www.amoymagic.com/Ningde/baishui8.jpg
The entire 40,000m2 Baishuiyang Lake lies only a few inches above a massive flat rock, making it the perfect venue not only for walking on water but also watertop sports events and bike races. Some folks even drive their cars across the lake!
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