Work team sent to Xinjiang after earthquakes (7/9)

Members of a paramilitary troop prepare rescuing tools before they head for earthquake-stricken areas in Yutian County, Hotan, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Feb. 12, 2014. A total of 260 paramilitary troop members have been dispatched to Yutian County for disaster relief work, after a 7.3-magnitude earthquake struck the county at 5:19 pm Wednesday. The disaster relief team is estimated to arrive at Yutian's earthquake-stricken areas on the early morning of Feb. 13. (Xinhua/Zhou Mi) (lmm)