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Showing posts with label China earthquake. Show all posts
Showing posts with label China earthquake. Show all posts
Friday, September 07, 2012
Multiple quakes hit SW China, killing 64
ZHAOTONG, Yunnan, Sept. 7 (Xinhua) -- Sixty-four people have been confirmed dead and 715 others injured after multiple earthquakes struck a mountainous region in southwest China on Friday, authorities said.
A statement by the civil affairs department of Yunnan province said 63 people died in Yiliang county and another died in the Zhaoyang district of the city of Zhaotong, which also administers Yiliang.
Two quakes measuring 5.7 and 5.6 on the Richter scale hit a border area near Yiliang county in Yunnan and Weining county in Guizhou province at 11:19 a.m. and 12:16 p.m. Friday, respectively.
The quakes have cut off electricity and triggered landslides that have blocked roads, creating complications for rescuers.
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Rescuers Rush to Aid Survivors of China Quake; at Least 400 Dead
Closeup map of China's Qinghai province, locating the epicentre of the 6.9 magnitude earthquake. Rescuers dug with their bare hands through the rubble of a devastating quake which hit a remote area of China, killing 400 people and injuring thousands as it toppled mud-and-wood houses and school buildings. (AFP/Graphic)
Chinese rescue workers search through the rubble of collapsed buildings following a strong earthquake in Qinghai province. Rescuers dug with their bare hands through the rubble of a devastating quake which hit a remote area of China, killing 400 people and injuring thousands as it toppled mud-and-wood houses and school buildings. (AFP/CCTV/Cctv)
In this photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, an injured woman is rescued after a quake in Yushu County, northwest China's Qinghai Province, Wednesday, April 14, 2010. A series of strong earthquakes struck a mountainous Tibetan area of western China on Wednesday, killing hundreds of people and injuring more than 10,000 as houses made of mud and wood collapsed, officials said. (AP Photo/Xinhua, Ren Xiaogang)APRIL 14, 2010
By GORDON FAIRCLOUGH
The Wall Street Journal
SHANGHAI—Rescuers used shovels, pry bars and their bare hands to dig through the rubble of collapsed homes and schools as they raced to find survivors of a severe earthquake that authorities said killed about 400 people and injured roughly 10,000 in a remote, predominantly Tibetan community in western China.
The quake hit shortly before 8 a.m. Wednesday, jolting mountainous Yushu prefecture, part of the Chinese province of Qinghai on the Tibetan plateau, and flattening most of the town of Jiegu, one of the area's main population centers. About 97% of the people in Yushu are ethnically Tibetan. Many earn their living raising yaks, sheep and horses.
As darkness fell and temperatures dipped below freezing in Jiegu, hundreds of soldiers, troops from the paramilitary People's Armed Police and other emergency workers searched the wreckage looking for signs of life. Injured townspeople were being treated at improvised medical centers in the town's central square and at a horse-racing track, officials said.
"We are short of equipment," said Guoyang Zhaxi, a 42-year-old resident helping to free survivors. "So the speed of the rescue efforts is very slow." He said nearly all houses in the town—many of which used traditional wood-and-earth construction—had been destroyed. "We need to hurry up or the people who are buried will have no hope," he said.
Chinese seismologists said the quake had a magnitude of 7.1. The U.S. Geologic Survey said the magnitude was 6.9. A series of aftershocks continued throughout the day. Specialized search and rescue teams as well as hundreds of soldiers were being sent to Yushu from elsewhere in China to assist in the hunt for survivors.
Rescuers said their first priority was schools, where there could be large concentrations of casualties. Zhuohuaxia, a spokesman for Yushu prefecture, told the official Xinhua news agency that "many students are buried." Xinhua reported that at least 30 people were trapped when a dormitory building at the Yushu Ethnic Normal School collapsed.
Wednesday's quake in Qinghai also toppled dormitories and other buildings of the Yushu Primary School, where five students were killed, a teacher at the school told Xinhua. "Some pupils ran out of the dorms alive, and those who had not escaped in time were buried," said the teacher, identified only by the surname Chang.
One of the most politically sensitive legacies of the massive 2008 earthquake that devastated large parts of southwestern China's Sichuan province was disputes between parents and the government over the deaths of thousands of students killed when their schools collapsed on them.
Officials said a year ago that 5,335 students were among the 86,633 dead and missing from the 2008 quake. If accurate, that figure would mean school children didn't suffer disproportionately in the disaster, despite evidence of shoddy school construction that drew the ire of grieving parents. The government took stern measures to silence protests.
Tibet activist groups say that Yushu prefecture and Jiegu town were the scenes of protest activities by Tibetan students and others in 2008, when a wave of unrest swept through Tibetan areas of China. In March that year, bloody riots erupted in Lhasa, and widespread demonstrations by Tibetans led to a crackdown by security forces.
Many Tibetans chafe at what they say are government restrictions on their civil liberties and religious practices, and complain that they have missed out on the country's economic boom. The rural per capita net income in Yushu is about $340 a year, less than half the national average.
Ethnic Tibetan residents of Yushu reached by phone Wednesday said relations between them and China's majority Han Chinese, and between locals and the government, weren't strained. Residents said Tibetans and soldiers and armed police from local garrisons worked side-by-side to save lives.
Guoyang Zhaxi said he and employees of his trading and real-estate company had pulled 30 people from the rubble alive, four of whom, including an infant, later died, he said. He said soldiers and police labored to move heavy steel-reinforced concrete slabs to reach survivors trapped below.
A soldier surnamed Li, interviewed by China National Radio, said many people remained trapped in fallen buildings and could be heard calling for help. Local officials said they needed heavy excavating equipment to reach more victims and medical supplies to treat the injured.
Survivors pitched tents and prepared to sleep outside. Relief officials said they would be bringing in thousands of tents, as well as quilts and warm clothes. Temperatures are expected to fall well below freezing overnight. Meteorologists said there was a chance of snow in the area on Friday.
-- Kersten Zhang and Sue Feng in Beijing and Bai Lin in Shanghai contributed to this article.
The quake hit shortly before 8 a.m. Wednesday, jolting mountainous Yushu prefecture, part of the Chinese province of Qinghai on the Tibetan plateau, and flattening most of the town of Jiegu, one of the area's main population centers. About 97% of the people in Yushu are ethnically Tibetan. Many earn their living raising yaks, sheep and horses.
As darkness fell and temperatures dipped below freezing in Jiegu, hundreds of soldiers, troops from the paramilitary People's Armed Police and other emergency workers searched the wreckage looking for signs of life. Injured townspeople were being treated at improvised medical centers in the town's central square and at a horse-racing track, officials said.
"We are short of equipment," said Guoyang Zhaxi, a 42-year-old resident helping to free survivors. "So the speed of the rescue efforts is very slow." He said nearly all houses in the town—many of which used traditional wood-and-earth construction—had been destroyed. "We need to hurry up or the people who are buried will have no hope," he said.
Chinese seismologists said the quake had a magnitude of 7.1. The U.S. Geologic Survey said the magnitude was 6.9. A series of aftershocks continued throughout the day. Specialized search and rescue teams as well as hundreds of soldiers were being sent to Yushu from elsewhere in China to assist in the hunt for survivors.
Rescuers said their first priority was schools, where there could be large concentrations of casualties. Zhuohuaxia, a spokesman for Yushu prefecture, told the official Xinhua news agency that "many students are buried." Xinhua reported that at least 30 people were trapped when a dormitory building at the Yushu Ethnic Normal School collapsed.
Wednesday's quake in Qinghai also toppled dormitories and other buildings of the Yushu Primary School, where five students were killed, a teacher at the school told Xinhua. "Some pupils ran out of the dorms alive, and those who had not escaped in time were buried," said the teacher, identified only by the surname Chang.
One of the most politically sensitive legacies of the massive 2008 earthquake that devastated large parts of southwestern China's Sichuan province was disputes between parents and the government over the deaths of thousands of students killed when their schools collapsed on them.
Officials said a year ago that 5,335 students were among the 86,633 dead and missing from the 2008 quake. If accurate, that figure would mean school children didn't suffer disproportionately in the disaster, despite evidence of shoddy school construction that drew the ire of grieving parents. The government took stern measures to silence protests.
Tibet activist groups say that Yushu prefecture and Jiegu town were the scenes of protest activities by Tibetan students and others in 2008, when a wave of unrest swept through Tibetan areas of China. In March that year, bloody riots erupted in Lhasa, and widespread demonstrations by Tibetans led to a crackdown by security forces.
Many Tibetans chafe at what they say are government restrictions on their civil liberties and religious practices, and complain that they have missed out on the country's economic boom. The rural per capita net income in Yushu is about $340 a year, less than half the national average.
Ethnic Tibetan residents of Yushu reached by phone Wednesday said relations between them and China's majority Han Chinese, and between locals and the government, weren't strained. Residents said Tibetans and soldiers and armed police from local garrisons worked side-by-side to save lives.
Guoyang Zhaxi said he and employees of his trading and real-estate company had pulled 30 people from the rubble alive, four of whom, including an infant, later died, he said. He said soldiers and police labored to move heavy steel-reinforced concrete slabs to reach survivors trapped below.
A soldier surnamed Li, interviewed by China National Radio, said many people remained trapped in fallen buildings and could be heard calling for help. Local officials said they needed heavy excavating equipment to reach more victims and medical supplies to treat the injured.
Survivors pitched tents and prepared to sleep outside. Relief officials said they would be bringing in thousands of tents, as well as quilts and warm clothes. Temperatures are expected to fall well below freezing overnight. Meteorologists said there was a chance of snow in the area on Friday.
-- Kersten Zhang and Sue Feng in Beijing and Bai Lin in Shanghai contributed to this article.
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Cambodians raise more than 1 million dollars for China quake relief
May 27, 2008
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Phnom Penh - Aid for China's earthquake victims was pouring into Cambodia's many Chinese associations from businesses, Chinese-language schools and individuals, the associations and local media reported Tuesday.
The English-language Mekong Times newspaper reported a single donation of 301,000 dollars from the China, Hong Kong and Macau Expatriate and Business Association of Cambodia delivered to the Chinese embassy Monday.
The Khmer-China Association said it gave around 210,000 dollars, and the Foundation for Promoting Chinese Culture in Cambodia donated around 22,000 dollars, which was also delivered to the China embassy in Phnom Penh.
China's official news agency Xinhua said Cambodian politicians, the royal family, businesses and individuals had given a total of 1.17 million dollars in aid since the earthquake struck.
Cambodia and China have strong ties that go back centuries, and a large percentage of the Cambodian population claims at least some Chinese blood.
China is Cambodia's main investor and donor, and former king Norodom Sihanouk maintains a royal residence in Beijing, where he spends months out of every year. The octogenarian credits his remission from colon cancer to Chinese doctors.
The English-language Mekong Times newspaper reported a single donation of 301,000 dollars from the China, Hong Kong and Macau Expatriate and Business Association of Cambodia delivered to the Chinese embassy Monday.
The Khmer-China Association said it gave around 210,000 dollars, and the Foundation for Promoting Chinese Culture in Cambodia donated around 22,000 dollars, which was also delivered to the China embassy in Phnom Penh.
China's official news agency Xinhua said Cambodian politicians, the royal family, businesses and individuals had given a total of 1.17 million dollars in aid since the earthquake struck.
Cambodia and China have strong ties that go back centuries, and a large percentage of the Cambodian population claims at least some Chinese blood.
China is Cambodia's main investor and donor, and former king Norodom Sihanouk maintains a royal residence in Beijing, where he spends months out of every year. The octogenarian credits his remission from colon cancer to Chinese doctors.
Monday, May 26, 2008
Single donation for quake relief of China tops $301,000 in Cambodia
PHNOM PENH, May 26 (Xinhua) -- The China Hong Kong and Macao Expatriate and Business Association of Cambodia here Monday donated 301,000 U.S. dollars for China's quake relief works, making the largest single donation so far in the kingdom.
"With your contribution, Cambodia's donation campaign for China's quake relief efforts reaches its climax," said Zhang Jinfeng, Chinese Ambassador to Cambodia, while receiving the money in deputy of the Chinese government.
The Chinese compatriots' affection has trickled into a sea of love, she said.
"The nature is cruel, but the people are affectionate," she said, adding that a nation can usually rise and flourish over disasters.
Yum Sui Sang, chairman of the association, told the ambassador that all his members believe in the good leadership of the Chinese government which will take the country to overcome the disaster.
"The 1.3 billion Chinese people become united again due to the disaster. We are just invincible," he added.
Also Monday, the Association of Chinese in Cambodia, which is the largest Chinese Cambodian civilian organization, donated over 200,000 U.S. dollars at the embassy.
Until Monday, the embassy has received around 1.165 million U.S. dollars of donation from the Cambodian government, the Cambodian royal family, Chinese and Chinese Cambodian societies, as well as local Chinese, Chinese Cambodian and Khmer individuals.
"With your contribution, Cambodia's donation campaign for China's quake relief efforts reaches its climax," said Zhang Jinfeng, Chinese Ambassador to Cambodia, while receiving the money in deputy of the Chinese government.
The Chinese compatriots' affection has trickled into a sea of love, she said.
"The nature is cruel, but the people are affectionate," she said, adding that a nation can usually rise and flourish over disasters.
Yum Sui Sang, chairman of the association, told the ambassador that all his members believe in the good leadership of the Chinese government which will take the country to overcome the disaster.
"The 1.3 billion Chinese people become united again due to the disaster. We are just invincible," he added.
Also Monday, the Association of Chinese in Cambodia, which is the largest Chinese Cambodian civilian organization, donated over 200,000 U.S. dollars at the embassy.
Until Monday, the embassy has received around 1.165 million U.S. dollars of donation from the Cambodian government, the Cambodian royal family, Chinese and Chinese Cambodian societies, as well as local Chinese, Chinese Cambodian and Khmer individuals.
Friday, May 16, 2008
Cambodia actively donates for China's quake-relief efforts
PHNOM PENH, May 16 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese Chamber of Commerce in Cambodia and the Association of Qingtian County People (of Zhejiang Province of China) in Cambodia here on Friday evening donated 31,340 U.S. dollars to the Chinese Embassy for the Chinese government to carry out relief works in the earthquake-affected areas, thus chalking up the total donation in the kingdom to some 250,000 U.S. dollars.
"You are the first batch of Chinese organizations in Cambodia to donate for China's quake-relief efforts. The devotion tells your close connection to our motherland," Ambassador Zhang Jinfeng told their representatives.
Not only the Chinese, but also the Cambodian government, the ethnic Khmer people and the Chinese Cambodian, have shown enthusiasm to support China in its fight against the wide-ranging disaster that has killed about 20,000 people so far, she added.
The Cambodian government on Thursday donated 100,000 U.S. dollars for the relief works in China.
On behalf of the Cambodian government, Hor Namhong, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, handed over the donation to Zhang Jinfeng, along with a letter of condolence from Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen to Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao.
"I feel extremely saddened that your country has suffered the loss of thousands of lives, injuries and extensive damages due to the powerful earthquake in Sichuan province, central part of China," Hun Sen wrote in the letter dated May 14.
"On behalf of the Royal Government and people of Cambodia, may I convey to Your Excellency and the People of China, particularly the victims and members of the bereaved families my deepest sympathy and profound condolences for the tragic loss and great suffering brought about by this natural disaster," he wrote.
On Wednesday, the Cambodian Red Cross donated 10,000 U.S. dollars through the Chinese Embassy in Phnom Penh to the Red Cross Society of China to facilitate its humanitarian activities in the earthquake-affected areas.
"We, therefore, would like to ask your kindness in conveying the message of condolence to the families of the dead and our sharing of the hardships and difficulties being struggled over by the survivors and the rescuers," said Bun Rany, wife of Hun Sen and president of the Cambodian Red Cross, in a letter to Peng Peiyun, president of the Red Cross Society of China.
On Tuesday, a deputy of the royal family of Cambodia presented 50,000 U.S. dollars and two letters of condolence to the Chinese Embassy to express the family's support for China to carry out relief works in the earthquake-affected areas.
King Norodom Sihamoni and king's father Norodom Sihanouk respectively wrote letters to Chinese President Hu Jintao and Premier Wen Jiabao to express their sympathy for the victims and their families, as well as their support for the Chinese government to salvage the survivors.
Meanwhile, Sihanouk donated 50,000 U.S. dollars for China to beef up its relief works.
In regard of the Cambodian government's generous help, Zhang Jinfeng on Thursday told reporters that "we don't think about the amount of money, but the amount of kindness. This is strong support for China."
Meanwhile according to the embassy, Khmer citizens in Phnom Penh are also active in donating money to China.
In recent days, each time a Khmer entered the office for visa affairs, he would usually ask a question first: is this the right place to donate?
To meet their charity and enthusiasm, the embassy has put a donation box at its consulate office.
"They come. They drop money. Although not too much, it shows their affection for our country and people," said an embassy official.
As to the Chinese Cambodian, they surely came no later than the others, said Ambassador Zhang.
A major-shot Chinese Cambodian businessman donated some 80,000 yuan RMB (about 11,500 U.S. dollars) in condition of anonymity.
"It is convenient for the people in China to use RMB. I sent my men to all the money exchange shops in Phnom Penh and this is all they can find," the ambassador quoted him as telling her.
A Chinese Cambodian woman, with her baby still less than one month old, donated the 400,000 riels (about 100 U.S. dollars) that her father-in-law had given her for nourishment and recuperation.
"My affection for China is much more important than my health and body," the ambassador quoted her as saying in a letter for the embassy.
In addition, local media is also focused on the help that Cambodia has extended to China in the most sincere way.
The Commercial News, the longest running Chinese newspaper in Cambodia, will start to publish articles on Saturday to appeal for its readers to donate for China's relief works.
Its publisher and banking tycoon Pung Kheav Se has already offered 10,000 U.S. dollars to spearhead the campaign.
Meanwhile on Friday, almost all major Khmer-language newspaper printed the news about the Cambodian government's donation and Ambassador Zhang's speech at the donation ceremony was even published word by word.
"I have to extend my heart-felt thanks as today Cambodia is at a crucial stage in strengthening the economy, but it has still provided 100,000 U.S. dollars to help China," she was quoted as saying.
A 7.8-magnitude quake rocked Wenchuan county, 159 km northwest of the southwest Sichuan province's capital of Chengdu, at 14:28 (0628 GMT) on Monday, killing thousands of people in eight affected provinces.
"You are the first batch of Chinese organizations in Cambodia to donate for China's quake-relief efforts. The devotion tells your close connection to our motherland," Ambassador Zhang Jinfeng told their representatives.
Not only the Chinese, but also the Cambodian government, the ethnic Khmer people and the Chinese Cambodian, have shown enthusiasm to support China in its fight against the wide-ranging disaster that has killed about 20,000 people so far, she added.
The Cambodian government on Thursday donated 100,000 U.S. dollars for the relief works in China.
On behalf of the Cambodian government, Hor Namhong, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, handed over the donation to Zhang Jinfeng, along with a letter of condolence from Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen to Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao.
"I feel extremely saddened that your country has suffered the loss of thousands of lives, injuries and extensive damages due to the powerful earthquake in Sichuan province, central part of China," Hun Sen wrote in the letter dated May 14.
"On behalf of the Royal Government and people of Cambodia, may I convey to Your Excellency and the People of China, particularly the victims and members of the bereaved families my deepest sympathy and profound condolences for the tragic loss and great suffering brought about by this natural disaster," he wrote.
On Wednesday, the Cambodian Red Cross donated 10,000 U.S. dollars through the Chinese Embassy in Phnom Penh to the Red Cross Society of China to facilitate its humanitarian activities in the earthquake-affected areas.
"We, therefore, would like to ask your kindness in conveying the message of condolence to the families of the dead and our sharing of the hardships and difficulties being struggled over by the survivors and the rescuers," said Bun Rany, wife of Hun Sen and president of the Cambodian Red Cross, in a letter to Peng Peiyun, president of the Red Cross Society of China.
On Tuesday, a deputy of the royal family of Cambodia presented 50,000 U.S. dollars and two letters of condolence to the Chinese Embassy to express the family's support for China to carry out relief works in the earthquake-affected areas.
King Norodom Sihamoni and king's father Norodom Sihanouk respectively wrote letters to Chinese President Hu Jintao and Premier Wen Jiabao to express their sympathy for the victims and their families, as well as their support for the Chinese government to salvage the survivors.
Meanwhile, Sihanouk donated 50,000 U.S. dollars for China to beef up its relief works.
In regard of the Cambodian government's generous help, Zhang Jinfeng on Thursday told reporters that "we don't think about the amount of money, but the amount of kindness. This is strong support for China."
Meanwhile according to the embassy, Khmer citizens in Phnom Penh are also active in donating money to China.
In recent days, each time a Khmer entered the office for visa affairs, he would usually ask a question first: is this the right place to donate?
To meet their charity and enthusiasm, the embassy has put a donation box at its consulate office.
"They come. They drop money. Although not too much, it shows their affection for our country and people," said an embassy official.
As to the Chinese Cambodian, they surely came no later than the others, said Ambassador Zhang.
A major-shot Chinese Cambodian businessman donated some 80,000 yuan RMB (about 11,500 U.S. dollars) in condition of anonymity.
"It is convenient for the people in China to use RMB. I sent my men to all the money exchange shops in Phnom Penh and this is all they can find," the ambassador quoted him as telling her.
A Chinese Cambodian woman, with her baby still less than one month old, donated the 400,000 riels (about 100 U.S. dollars) that her father-in-law had given her for nourishment and recuperation.
"My affection for China is much more important than my health and body," the ambassador quoted her as saying in a letter for the embassy.
In addition, local media is also focused on the help that Cambodia has extended to China in the most sincere way.
The Commercial News, the longest running Chinese newspaper in Cambodia, will start to publish articles on Saturday to appeal for its readers to donate for China's relief works.
Its publisher and banking tycoon Pung Kheav Se has already offered 10,000 U.S. dollars to spearhead the campaign.
Meanwhile on Friday, almost all major Khmer-language newspaper printed the news about the Cambodian government's donation and Ambassador Zhang's speech at the donation ceremony was even published word by word.
"I have to extend my heart-felt thanks as today Cambodia is at a crucial stage in strengthening the economy, but it has still provided 100,000 U.S. dollars to help China," she was quoted as saying.
A 7.8-magnitude quake rocked Wenchuan county, 159 km northwest of the southwest Sichuan province's capital of Chengdu, at 14:28 (0628 GMT) on Monday, killing thousands of people in eight affected provinces.
Cambodia donates 160,000 dollars for China quake relief
May 16, 2008
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Phnom Penh - Government officials confirmed Friday that the Cambodian royal family, Red Cross and Prime Minister Hun Sen had donated a total of 160,000 dollars so far to assist victims of the earthquake that hit China.
King Norodom Sihamoni, his father and former king Norodom Sihanouk and Hun Sen were amongst others who had written letters of condolence to the Chinese government.
China is a major donor to impoverished Cambodia and the two nations retain strong ties, with Norodom Sihanouk most recently accepting a personal invitation to attend the Beijing Olympics opening ceremony scheduled for July.
Norodom Sihanouk, who maintains a residence in Beijing and spends months out of every year there undergoing medical checkups was the first to pledge substantial aid to relief efforts.
Chinese Ambassador to Cambodia Zhang Jinfeng appeared on national television Thursday to convey China's thanks to the Cambodian people to their support in a time of need.
King Norodom Sihamoni, his father and former king Norodom Sihanouk and Hun Sen were amongst others who had written letters of condolence to the Chinese government.
China is a major donor to impoverished Cambodia and the two nations retain strong ties, with Norodom Sihanouk most recently accepting a personal invitation to attend the Beijing Olympics opening ceremony scheduled for July.
Norodom Sihanouk, who maintains a residence in Beijing and spends months out of every year there undergoing medical checkups was the first to pledge substantial aid to relief efforts.
Chinese Ambassador to Cambodia Zhang Jinfeng appeared on national television Thursday to convey China's thanks to the Cambodian people to their support in a time of need.
Cambodia Offers $100,000 to China
By Chiep Mony, VOA Khmer Original report from Phnom Penh
15 May 2008
The Cambodian government offered $100,000 to China on Thursday, to help the country recover from a devastating earthquake that has killed tens of thousands.
Foreign Minister Hor Namhong called the money “a gesture to express our condolences and sympathy for China.”
The money will be added to $50,000 offered by former king Norodom Sihanouk earlier this week and is the second donation Cambodia has made to its neighbors this month. Cambodia gave the Burmese junta $50,000 last week in the wake of a deadly cyclone.
Chinese Ambassador Zhang Jinfeng said her country was grateful.
“Cambodia is at an important step of its economic development, but it still takes $100,000 of its budget,” she said. “We don’t think about the amount. We think about the heart. We regard this as No. 1 support for China.”
Thursday, May 15, 2008
Cambodia donates $100,000 to China for quake relief
PHNOM PENH, May 15 (Xinhua) -- The Cambodian government on Thursday donated 100,000 U.S. dollars for the relief to the earthquake victims in China.
On behalf of the Cambodian government, Hor Namhong, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, handed over the donation to Chinese Ambassador Zhang Jinfeng, along with a letter of condolence from Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen to Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao.
"I feel extremely saddened that your country has suffered the loss of thousands of lives, injuries and extensive damages due to the powerful earthquake in Sichuan province, central part of China," Hun Sen wrote in the letter dated May 14.
"On behalf of the Royal Government and people of Cambodia, may I convey to Your Excellency and the People of China, particularly the victims and members of the bereaved families my deepest sympathy and profound condolences for the tragic loss and great suffering brought about by this natural disaster," he wrote.
Earlier on Wednesday, the Cambodian Red Cross donated 10,000 U.S. dollars through the Chinese embassy in Phnom Penh to the Red Cross Society of China to facilitate its humanitarian activities for the earthquake-affected areas.
A 7.8-magnitude quake rocked Wenchuan county, 159 km northwest of the southwest Sichuan province's capital of Chengdu, at 14:28 (0628 GMT) on Monday, killing thousands of people in eight affected provinces.
On behalf of the Cambodian government, Hor Namhong, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, handed over the donation to Chinese Ambassador Zhang Jinfeng, along with a letter of condolence from Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen to Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao.
"I feel extremely saddened that your country has suffered the loss of thousands of lives, injuries and extensive damages due to the powerful earthquake in Sichuan province, central part of China," Hun Sen wrote in the letter dated May 14.
"On behalf of the Royal Government and people of Cambodia, may I convey to Your Excellency and the People of China, particularly the victims and members of the bereaved families my deepest sympathy and profound condolences for the tragic loss and great suffering brought about by this natural disaster," he wrote.
Earlier on Wednesday, the Cambodian Red Cross donated 10,000 U.S. dollars through the Chinese embassy in Phnom Penh to the Red Cross Society of China to facilitate its humanitarian activities for the earthquake-affected areas.
A 7.8-magnitude quake rocked Wenchuan county, 159 km northwest of the southwest Sichuan province's capital of Chengdu, at 14:28 (0628 GMT) on Monday, killing thousands of people in eight affected provinces.
Former King Offers Money to Quake-Hit China
By Heng Reaksmey, VOA Khmer
Phnom Penh
14 May 2008
Phnom Penh
14 May 2008
Former king Norodom Sihanouk presented $50,000 to Chinese authorities Wednesday, to help the country as it struggles in the wake of a devastating earthquake.
The money and two sympathy letters were delivered to Chinese Ambassador Zang Jinfeng, said Prince Sisowath Thomico, a former adviser to the king.
Thousands have died in the aftermath of a massive earthquake that shook southwestern China Monday. Tens of thousands are still missing.
The donation comes after Cambodia gave $50,000 to cyclone-struck Burma last week.
The money and two sympathy letters were delivered to Chinese Ambassador Zang Jinfeng, said Prince Sisowath Thomico, a former adviser to the king.
Thousands have died in the aftermath of a massive earthquake that shook southwestern China Monday. Tens of thousands are still missing.
The donation comes after Cambodia gave $50,000 to cyclone-struck Burma last week.
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Royal family of Cambodia supports China's quake-relief works
King-Father and Chairman Mao in 1964 (Photo: NorodomSihanouk.info)PHNOM PENH, May 13 (Xinhua) -- A deputy of the royal family of Cambodia on Tuesday presented 50,000 U.S. dollars and two letters of sympathy to the Chinese Embassy to express the family's support for China to carry out relief works in the earthquake-affected areas.
King Norodom Sihamoni and king's father Norodom Sihanouk respectively wrote letters to Chinese President Hu Jintao and Premier Wen Jiabao to express their sympathy for the victims and their families, as well as their support for the Chinese government to salvage the survivors, said a press release from the embassy.
Meanwhile, Sihanouk donated 50,000 U.S. dollars for China to beef up its relief works, it said.
Chinese Ambassador Zhang Jinfeng expressed deep gratitude to the royal family and informed the deputy about the current situation in the disaster-affected region.
A 7.8-magnitude quake rocked Wenchuan county, 159 km northwest of the southwest Sichuan province's capital of Chengdu, at 14:28 (0628 GMT) on Monday, killing thousands of people in eight affected provinces.
King Norodom Sihamoni and king's father Norodom Sihanouk respectively wrote letters to Chinese President Hu Jintao and Premier Wen Jiabao to express their sympathy for the victims and their families, as well as their support for the Chinese government to salvage the survivors, said a press release from the embassy.
Meanwhile, Sihanouk donated 50,000 U.S. dollars for China to beef up its relief works, it said.
Chinese Ambassador Zhang Jinfeng expressed deep gratitude to the royal family and informed the deputy about the current situation in the disaster-affected region.
A 7.8-magnitude quake rocked Wenchuan county, 159 km northwest of the southwest Sichuan province's capital of Chengdu, at 14:28 (0628 GMT) on Monday, killing thousands of people in eight affected provinces.
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
King Sihamoni sent condolences to China, King-Father send $50,000 in aid
More foreign gov'ts, leaders offer condolences to China over deadly quake
BEIJING, May 13 (Xinhua) -- More foreign governments and leaders Tuesday sent messages to Chinese President Hu Jintao and Premier Wen Jiabao, or issued statements, to express their deep condolences over the massive earthquake in southwestern China and show their support to the Chinese government and people for their arduous efforts in disaster relief.
Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni and former king Norodom Sihanouk expressed their condolences to the people in the disaster areas, saying they believed the Chinese people, under the leadership of the Communist Party of China and the Chinese government, would overcome the natural disaster and rebuild their damaged homes.
Sihanouk personally sent aid worth 50,000 U.S. dollars to the quake-hit areas via the Chinese embassy to Cambodia.
Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said the Chinese government has swiftly carried out disaster relief work, and expressed his belief that China can overcome the disaster. The Singaporean government is willing to provide any possible aid to China, he added.
Tunisian President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali said that upon this sorrowful time he expressed the most sincere condolences to the victims' families and the Chinese people.
Chilean President Michelle Bachelet said the unity of the Chinese society and the organizational capacity of the Chinese government are the two trumps that will enable China to overcome the difficulties, adding that the Chilean government and people firmly support the Chinese government and people in their disaster relief efforts.
Dutch Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende and Foreign Minister Maxime Verhagen extended their condolences over those killed and expressed their solicitude to the people in the disaster zones, saying their country is willing to provide aid.
In a statement, Slovenia, which holds the rotating European Union (EU) presidency, expressed its deep condolences over the huge damages and casualties caused by the quake, and its deep sympathy to those who lost their families and also to the injured.
Spain's government led by Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero expressed "its deepest sorrow" to China for its thousands of deceased and victims caused by the earthquake. The Spanish embassy in China said Spain is willing to provide necessary assistance to China.
British Foreign Secretary David Miliband expressed his condolences Monday night over the heavy loss of life in the strong earthquake.
He said the Chinese government is commended for its quick and efficient response, adding Britain would be ready to provide assistance.
Greek Foreign Minister Dora Bakoyannis expressed her condolences to the government and people of China for the victims of Monday's earthquake. She said that the Greek government is willing to provide necessary support to China.
Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said he had written to Chinese Premier Wen to offer expert help and express Australia's sympathy in the wake of the earthquake. Rudd added that Australia stood ready to offer assistance to help in the aftermath of the disaster.
Australian Foreign Minister Stephen Smith also expressed condolences on behalf of all Australians to those affected by the terrible earthquake in Sichuan province.
New Zealand acting Prime Minister Michael Cullen extended New Zealand's sympathy and condolences to China over the deadly earthquake.
"China has immense capability of its own but New Zealand stands ready to assist in an appropriate way if we are asked," he added.
Canada offered condolences to China over the heavy life and property losses in the devastating earthquake, said a joint statement issued by Canadian Foreign Minister Maxime Bernier and Beverley Oda, Minister of International Cooperation.
"We are greatly saddened by the news that thousands lost their lives and that hundreds of children who were at school at the time are trapped in the debris," the statement said.
"Canada stands ready to help should China request any assistance in its humanitarian relief efforts," the statement said.
The EU ambassador to China Serge Abou, Saudi Arabian Ambassador Yahya Bin Abdul-Kareem Al-Zaid, Cape Verde's Ambassador Julio Cesar Freire De Morais and the Czech Republic's embassy in China also extended their condolences and sympathy to the country over the quake.
A 7.8-magnitude quake rocked Wenchuan county, 159 km northwest of the southwest Sichuan province's capital of Chengdu, at 14:28 (0628 GMT) Monday, killing thousands of people in eight affected provinces.
Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni and former king Norodom Sihanouk expressed their condolences to the people in the disaster areas, saying they believed the Chinese people, under the leadership of the Communist Party of China and the Chinese government, would overcome the natural disaster and rebuild their damaged homes.
Sihanouk personally sent aid worth 50,000 U.S. dollars to the quake-hit areas via the Chinese embassy to Cambodia.
Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said the Chinese government has swiftly carried out disaster relief work, and expressed his belief that China can overcome the disaster. The Singaporean government is willing to provide any possible aid to China, he added.
Tunisian President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali said that upon this sorrowful time he expressed the most sincere condolences to the victims' families and the Chinese people.
Chilean President Michelle Bachelet said the unity of the Chinese society and the organizational capacity of the Chinese government are the two trumps that will enable China to overcome the difficulties, adding that the Chilean government and people firmly support the Chinese government and people in their disaster relief efforts.
Dutch Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende and Foreign Minister Maxime Verhagen extended their condolences over those killed and expressed their solicitude to the people in the disaster zones, saying their country is willing to provide aid.
In a statement, Slovenia, which holds the rotating European Union (EU) presidency, expressed its deep condolences over the huge damages and casualties caused by the quake, and its deep sympathy to those who lost their families and also to the injured.
Spain's government led by Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero expressed "its deepest sorrow" to China for its thousands of deceased and victims caused by the earthquake. The Spanish embassy in China said Spain is willing to provide necessary assistance to China.
British Foreign Secretary David Miliband expressed his condolences Monday night over the heavy loss of life in the strong earthquake.
He said the Chinese government is commended for its quick and efficient response, adding Britain would be ready to provide assistance.
Greek Foreign Minister Dora Bakoyannis expressed her condolences to the government and people of China for the victims of Monday's earthquake. She said that the Greek government is willing to provide necessary support to China.
Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said he had written to Chinese Premier Wen to offer expert help and express Australia's sympathy in the wake of the earthquake. Rudd added that Australia stood ready to offer assistance to help in the aftermath of the disaster.
Australian Foreign Minister Stephen Smith also expressed condolences on behalf of all Australians to those affected by the terrible earthquake in Sichuan province.
New Zealand acting Prime Minister Michael Cullen extended New Zealand's sympathy and condolences to China over the deadly earthquake.
"China has immense capability of its own but New Zealand stands ready to assist in an appropriate way if we are asked," he added.
Canada offered condolences to China over the heavy life and property losses in the devastating earthquake, said a joint statement issued by Canadian Foreign Minister Maxime Bernier and Beverley Oda, Minister of International Cooperation.
"We are greatly saddened by the news that thousands lost their lives and that hundreds of children who were at school at the time are trapped in the debris," the statement said.
"Canada stands ready to help should China request any assistance in its humanitarian relief efforts," the statement said.
The EU ambassador to China Serge Abou, Saudi Arabian Ambassador Yahya Bin Abdul-Kareem Al-Zaid, Cape Verde's Ambassador Julio Cesar Freire De Morais and the Czech Republic's embassy in China also extended their condolences and sympathy to the country over the quake.
A 7.8-magnitude quake rocked Wenchuan county, 159 km northwest of the southwest Sichuan province's capital of Chengdu, at 14:28 (0628 GMT) Monday, killing thousands of people in eight affected provinces.
Monday, May 12, 2008
Photos from central China massive earthquake in Sichuan province
A view shows a collapsed building after an earthquake in Dujiangyan, Sichuan province May 12, 2008. REUTERS/Stringer
A general view of a school building which collapsed during an earthquake in Chongqing municipality May 12, 2008. REUTERS/Stringer
Rescuers search the rubble of a collapsed school in Dujiangyan after an earthquake measuring 7.8 rocked Sichuan province. A massive earthquake stunned southwest China, killing more than 8,000 people and flattening schools, factories and homes in a powerful tremor that was felt across a swathe of southeast Asia. (AFP/XINHUA)
A woman survivor tries to escape from the debris of a collapsed building after an earthquake in Dujiangyan, Sichuan province May 12, 2008. REUTERS/Stringer
Rescuers try to save a student buried in the debris of a collapsed building at Juyuan Middle School in Juyuan Township of Dujiangyan, about 100 km (62 miles) from the epicenter in Wenchuan county, Sichuan province May 12, 2008 in this picture distributed by China's official Xinhua News Agency. (Xinhua/Chen Xie/Reuters)Geologists say Tibetan tectonics triggered China quake
12 May 2008
AFP
AFP
PARIS - The violent quake that shook China's Sichuan province on Monday is linked to a shift of the Tibetan plateau to the north and east, specialists at the Paris Institute of Earth Physics told AFP.
"There will certainly be many aftershocks," commented Paul Tapponnier, an expert on tectonics in the region that is prone to earthquakes.
The quake, with a magnitude of 7.8, struck close to densely populated areas of Sichuan province and was felt across a swathe of southeast Asia.
China's state-run Xinhua news agency quoted local disaster relief officials as saying 3,000 to 5,000 people were estimated to have died in just one district of Sichuan, Beichuan County.
Earthquakes are frequent and deadly along the fringes of the Tibetan Plateau, which was raised when India collided into Eurasia, starting some 50 million years ago.
It is this powerful thrust that created the Himalayas, towering at 8,848 metres with Mount Everest, the highest peak. The mountains continue to reach skyward to this day, propelled by unstable tectonic terrain.
"Tibet is being pushed to the east. It is straddling southern China and locally the Sichuan bassin," said Tapponier.
The quake that emanated in the Longmenshan margins of the Tibetan plateau "has a very complex geology," said Robin Laccassin, director of the tectonics department at the Institute.
"There are many major fault lines... Some are ancient and they probably broke," said Laccassin.
The deadliest earthquake to rock the Tibetan plateau in the 20th century was in 1920 when 230,000 people died in Gansu province. Another quake in Yunnan in the southwest left more than 15,000 dead in 1970.
"There will certainly be many aftershocks," commented Paul Tapponnier, an expert on tectonics in the region that is prone to earthquakes.
The quake, with a magnitude of 7.8, struck close to densely populated areas of Sichuan province and was felt across a swathe of southeast Asia.
China's state-run Xinhua news agency quoted local disaster relief officials as saying 3,000 to 5,000 people were estimated to have died in just one district of Sichuan, Beichuan County.
Earthquakes are frequent and deadly along the fringes of the Tibetan Plateau, which was raised when India collided into Eurasia, starting some 50 million years ago.
It is this powerful thrust that created the Himalayas, towering at 8,848 metres with Mount Everest, the highest peak. The mountains continue to reach skyward to this day, propelled by unstable tectonic terrain.
"Tibet is being pushed to the east. It is straddling southern China and locally the Sichuan bassin," said Tapponier.
The quake that emanated in the Longmenshan margins of the Tibetan plateau "has a very complex geology," said Robin Laccassin, director of the tectonics department at the Institute.
"There are many major fault lines... Some are ancient and they probably broke," said Laccassin.
The deadliest earthquake to rock the Tibetan plateau in the 20th century was in 1920 when 230,000 people died in Gansu province. Another quake in Yunnan in the southwest left more than 15,000 dead in 1970.
Massive earthquake hits central China, felt in Pakistan, Vietnam and Thailand
A massive earthquake stunned southwest China, killing more than 8,000 people and flattening schools, factories and homes in a powerful tremor that was felt across a swathe of southeast Asia. (AFP Graphic)May 12, 2008
Death toll in China earthquake rises to 8,533
CHONGQING, China (AP) - Chinese state media says more than 8,500 have died in Sichuan province alone from a massive earthquake.
The official Xinhua News Agency said that another 10,000 people were believed hurt in 1 of the province's counties after the 7.8-magnitude quake on Monday.
Nearly 900 students were trapped after their school collapsed about 60 miles from the quake's epicenter. Xinhua reported students also were buried under five other toppled schools.
The earthquake struck in the middle of the afternoon when classrooms and office towers were full.
The temblor was felt as far away as Pakistan, Vietnam and Thailand.
The official Xinhua News Agency said that another 10,000 people were believed hurt in 1 of the province's counties after the 7.8-magnitude quake on Monday.
Nearly 900 students were trapped after their school collapsed about 60 miles from the quake's epicenter. Xinhua reported students also were buried under five other toppled schools.
The earthquake struck in the middle of the afternoon when classrooms and office towers were full.
The temblor was felt as far away as Pakistan, Vietnam and Thailand.
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