TV show raises over 2 bln yuan for Yushu
2010-04-21 02:35:52 GMT2010-04-21 10:35:52 (Beijing Time)
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A quake-relief donation gathering for Yushu quake area is held in Beijing, capital of China, on April 20, 2010. (Xinhua/Ding Lin)
People show donations during a quake-relief donation gathering for Yushu quake area in Beijing, capital of China, on April 20, 2010. (Xinhua/Ding Lin)
A quake-relief donation gathering for Yushu quake area is held in Beijing, capital of China, on April 20, 2010. (Xinhua/Ding Lin)
A quake-relief donation gathering for Yushu quake area is held in Beijing, capital of China, on April 20, 2010. (Xinhua/Ding Lin)
People donate in turns during a quake-relief donation gathering for Yushu quake area in Beijing, capital of China, on April 20, 2010. (Xinhua/Ding Lin)
BEIJING, April 21 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese people continued to donate for the quake-hit zone in northwestern province of Qinghai on Tuesday, while getting ready for a nationwide mourning for those killed in the April 14 earthquake on Wednesday.
A TV charity show on Tuesday evening raised 2.175 billion yuan (about 319 million U.S. dollars) in donations for the Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Yushu, where the 7.1-magnitude quake has left at least 2,064 people dead, 175 missing, and 12,135 injured by Tuesday.
