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a post with some photos of parachutists jump out from 4000 meters height to the center area to rescue. Of below are most valleys.
some are dead
Then the second team’s plan aborted.
33 foreign tourists arrive in Chengdu via military helicopter from quake-hit Wolong
2008-05-15 11:28:09
CHENGDU, May 15 (Xinhua) — Thirty-three tourists from Britain, the United States and France arrived in Chengdu, capital of Sichuan Province, from quake-hit panda town Wolong via military helicopter at 11:05 a.m. on Thursday.
The tourists, who had been stranded in Wolong since the massive quake hit on Monday, were in good health.
Zhang Wenxiang, an official of the Wolong Giant Panda Administration, reported by satellite phone Wednesday afternoon that tourists and journalists stranded in Wolong, including more than 50 foreigners, were safe.
No deaths or injuries have been reported from the tourists and journalists, who had been arranged to stay in a local hotel after the quake, said Zhang.
Telecommunications had been cut for Wolong, famous for the China Wolong Giant Panda Protection and Research Center, since Monday.
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-05/15/content_8176075.htm
I see, thanks.
China makes public plea for quake-related rescue equipment
2008-05-15 12:33:28
BEIJING, May 15 (Xinhua) — The Ministry of Industry and Information made an urgent public call on Thursday for rescue equipment to aid the work in quake regions.
It listed 31 types of equipment, ranging from hammers, shovels and demolition tools to cranes, rubber boats and life detectors. The amount needed varied between several hundred and 50,000.
Many armed police and rescue workers had to remove cement slabs with their bare hands to save quake victims, news footage has shown.
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-05/15/content_8176250.htm
http://cache.tianya.cn/publicforum/content/sport/1/132384.shtml
It said 15 parachutists were sent there and all are in contact now.But for the difficult envirment no more are sent after that.