中国青海地震600多人丧生 (Death Toll From Chinese Earthquake Rises Above 600)
中国西部的紧急救援人员正冒着严寒和高原反应搜寻更多地震中的幸存者。这个星期发生的强烈地震已经导致至少617人丧生，成千上万人无家可归。
星期三发生的6.9级强烈地震还导致9000多人受伤，313人下落不明。地震导致青海省的很多房屋倒塌，道路被毁，供电和电话线被切断。中国官方的新华社报导，几所学校建筑在地震中倒塌，导致66名学生和10名老师丧生。
数千名士兵、警察和消防队员在震中的玉树藏族自治州进行搜救工作，医生在几个临时医院抢救幸存者。新华社报导，总理温家宝星期四前往地震灾区，视察灾情和救灾工作。民政部一位救灾官员说，现在的首要任务是为地震灾区的10万灾民提供医疗、食品和住处。
Emergency workers in western China are struggling against freezing cold and altitude sickness in the search for more survivors of this week's powerful earthquake that killed at least 617 people and left thousands homeless.
More than 9,000 people are injured and 313 others are missing in the wake of Wednesday's 6.9-magnitude quake, which toppled buildings, destroyed roads and knocked out phone and power lines in Qinghai province, which borders Tibet. China's official Xinhua news agency says several school buildings collapsed in the disaster, killing 66 students and 10 teachers.
Thousands of soldiers, police officers and firefighters are carrying out search-and-rescue operations in Yushu county, the center of the quake, while doctors are treating survivors in several makeshift hospitals. Xinhua reports that Premier Wen Jiabao traveled to the region Thursday to assess the damage and relief efforts. A disaster relief official with the Ministry of Civil Affairs' disaster relief says medical aid, food and shelter are the top priority for the 100,000 people living in the quake zone.