CONTINUAL aftershocks and insufficient relief supplies are hampering the rescue efforts in southwest China’s Sichuan, 36 hours after a powerful earthquake hit the province.
The latest statistics show that at least 186 people have been confirmed dead and more than 1.5 million affected as of last night.
Rescuers are racing against the “critical first 72 hours after the disaster” to comb the quake rubble and reach every household in the epicenter of Lushan and its neighboring counties affected by the 7.0-magnitude earthquake that jolted the city of Ya’an early on Saturday.
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