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• Environment
• international
• 04 / 19 / 2010

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China said Sunday that a flood of badly needed aid had reached the quake-shattered town of Jiegu, including food and shelter for tens of thousands of homeless.

The aid coincided with the arrival of Chinese President Hu Jintao in this remote Tibetan region where residents have frequently chafed under Chinese rule.

The quake Wednesday killed at least 1,700 people. Hu promised that the government was doing everything it could to help the mostly Tibetan quake victims.

On Sunday, after days of sleeping in makeshift shelters, as ice formed on blankets during the frigid nights, nearly all survivors had proper tents and enough food and clean water to last at least a few days, said Zou Ming, head of disaster relief at the Ministry of Civil Affairs.

Source: www.usatoday.com/