Article: Quake-hit Gansu Province receives 1.2 bln yuan worth of relief materials

Quake-hit Gansu Province receives 1.2 bln yuan worth of relief materials

LANZHOU, July 18 (Xinhua) -- Gansu Province in northwest China has received 1.2 billion yuan (about 171 million US dollars) worth of relief materials after the May 12 earthquake which claimed nearly 70,000 lives, said an official with the provincial government on Friday.

Zhang Heping, vice director of the provincial Civil Affairs Bureau, said that the materials range from tents, quilts, overcoats, grains, and ...

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