Communist Youth League of China aids quake-hit Gansu, Qinghai

The Central Committee of the Communist Youth League of China has activated emergency responses to support the rescue work in Northwest China's Gansu province and its neighboring Qinghai province soon after they were hit by a 6.2-magnitude earthquake at midnight last Monday.

According to a release by the youth league on Tuesday afternoon, it has allocated financial funds of one million yuan ($140,000) to Gansu and 300,000 yuan to Qinghai, and has sent a working team to support the rescue work to these two provinces.

The provincial-level youth league in Gansu has also made efforts of raising financial support of 300,000 yuan as of noon of Tuesday, to the earthquake-stricken areas.

Youth leagues at all levels in Gansu have so far collected rescue supplies worthy over 20 million yuan, including 280 tents, 20,000 down jackets and instant foods. These supplies are so far well-organized and being transferred to the earthquake-stricken areas.

Youth leagues from other provinces and cities such as Zhejiang province and Shanghai have also made their contributions to support the rescue work. For example, the youth league and other youth foundations in Shanghai jointly allocated 100,000 yuan to the youth development foundation in Gansu and donated supplies such as children's down jackets and masks to protect the local youths from the winter cold.

The earthquake has killed 113 people in Gansu and 18 in Qinghai as of 9 am on Wednesday, according to the local governments.