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Chinese Premier heads for quake-hit zone in Sichuan

2013-04-20 13:52 Xinhua     Web Editor: Wang YuXia comment

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang is heading for Ya'an City in southwest China's Sichuan Province which was struck by a 7.0-magnitude earthquake Saturday morning.

"The current most urgent issue is grasping the first 24 hours since the quake's occurrence, the golden time for saving lives, to take scientific rescue measures and save peoples' lives," Li said.

Fifty-six people have so far been confirmed to have died, according to latest figures provided by the provincial earthquake relief headquarters.

The earthquake hit Lushan County of Ya'an City in Sichuan Province at 8:02 a.m. Beijing Time.

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