中国紧急救助强烈地震灾民

中国当局向地震灾区紧急调运救援物资。青海玉树地区星期三早晨发生强烈地震，造成至少400人死亡，1万多人受伤。

这次地震强度为6.9级，导致房屋倒塌，道路被毁，供电和电话线被切断。大震过后，又发生了一系列的强力余震，最大余震为6.3级。这次地震的震中 在青海南部，靠近四川的玉树藏族自治州。

救援人员正在努力挖掘，救助被困在倒塌楼房和瓦砾中的灾民。数以百计的军队已经赶赴灾区，帮助救援工作。

官方的新华社说，胡锦涛主席和温家宝总理下令地方当局全力以赴救助灾民。

地震后很多人被迫在低温下露宿街头。青海政府说，正向灾区紧急运送5000顶帐篷和10万件大衣和毛毯。

但是青海警方的一位负责人对中央电视台说，他们缺少适当的设备来应对灾情。 

Chinese officials are rushing aid to the western part of the country after a powerful earthquake Wednesday that killed at least 400 people and injured more than 10,000 in the mountainous Tibetan Plateau.

The 6.9 magnitude quake toppled buildings, destroyed roads and knocked out power and phone lines in Qinghai province, which borders Tibet. The quake was followed by a series of strong aftershocks, the largest with a magnitude of 6.3. The main quake was centered in the ethnic Tibetan county of Yushu, in the southern part of Qinghai. 

Rescuers are working to dig out those trapped in rubble. Hundreds of troops have been dispatched to the region to assist in the effort. 

The state-run Xinhua news agency says President Hu Jintao and Premier Wen Jiabao have ordered local authorities to go all out to save those affected. 

With many people forced outside into cold temperatures, the Qinghai government said it is rushing 5,000 tents and 100,000 coats and blankets to the region.

But a local police commander in Qinghai told Chinese Central Television that authorities lack the proper equipment to respond to the disaster.