China activates level-IV emergency response to earthquake in Gansu
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BEIJING -- China's national commission for disaster prevention, reduction and relief and Ministry of Emergency Management have activated a level-IV disaster relief emergency response after a 6.2-magnitude earthquake jolted Jishishan county in northwest China's Gansu Province at midnight Monday.
A work team has been dispatched to the affected areas to assess the impact of the disaster and provide guidance for local relief operations.
In collaboration with the National Food and Strategic Reserves Administration, the two departments have allocated disaster relief supplies to the province. The supplies include cotton tents, overcoats, quilts and foldable beds.
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