The Red Cross Society of China has donated relief materials
worth 300,000 yuan, or about US$36,000 to help earthquake victims
in the Ludian County in southwest China's Yunnan
Province.
An earthquake measuring 5.6 on the Richter scale hit Ludian
County on Tuesday, killing three people and injuring nearly
600.
The donated materials include 100 tents and 3,000 pieces of
clothes and quilts.
(CRI August 12, 2004)