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This morning, an quake measuring 7.8 on the Richter scale struck Wenchuan County in south west China’s Sichuan Province. The epicentre was approximately 92 kilometres from Chengdu, The death toll continues to rise but latest reports put it at more than 8,000, with 20,000 people injured. In Dujiangyan city, a middle school classroom building collapsed and over 50 students were reported to have died. Some 80 per cent of the buildings in Beichuan County are reported to have collapsed.

The Red Cross Society of China’s (RCSC) local branches have started to provide emergency relief assistance, allocating 557 relief tents and 2,500 quilts from its regional disaster preparedness centre in Xian to the affected areas in Sichuan Province. We encourage you to help with the relief effort. The decision is yours.

中国红十字总会联合搜狐公布救灾专用帐号和热线

中国红十字会总会联合搜狐公布救灾帐号，欢迎社会各界向地震灾区捐助，鉴于目前灾区交通运输渠道尚不畅通，目前以接收捐款为主。

　　中国红十字会总会救灾专用账号和热线

　　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

　　热线电话：(8610)65139999

Mail payment remittance
To:the Red Cross Society of China
Address: No.53 ganmianhutong
Dongcheng district
Beijing,100010

Bank post remittance
Bank name: Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, Dong Si Nan Branch, Beijing
Account number: 02000010090144132—52
Account Name: the Red Cross Society of China

Additional information can be found from the Red Cross website http://www.redcross.org.cn/ Thank you all.