Chinese army airdrops disaster relief goods to Wenchuan
2008-05-14 05:31:38 GMT 2008-05-14 13:31:38 (Beijing Time) Xinhua English
A helicopter with relief supplies Wednesday morning arrives at the Yingxiu Town of Wenchuan County, the epicenter of Monday's earthquake that jolted southwest China's Sichuan Province. (Xinhua Photo)
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BEIJING, May 14 (Xinhua) -- As of 12 a.m. Wednesday, two helicopters of the Chinese Liberation Army (PLA) has airdropped food, drinking water and medicine to the quake-hit Yingxiu Township of Wenchuan County, epicenter of Monday quake measuring 7.8 on Richter scale in southwest China's Sichuan Province.
Three more helicopters carrying disaster relief goods are also en route to Yingxiu.
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