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Archive Home > 2010 > April > 17 > Monks, Chinese officials rush to aid quake victims

Monks, Chinese officials rush to aid quake victims

Heavy rescue equipment delayed two days by rain, crowded highway

By Anita Chang / The Bulletin
April 17, 2010

JIEGU, China — Tibetan monks in crimson robes dug through earthquake rubble alongside government rescue workers, a startling image for a Chinese region long strained by suspicion and unrest.

The central government has poured in troops and equipment to this remote western region, but it is the....

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