Troops wearing protective clothing move dead ducks from a poultry farm in Lushan County in earthquake-hit Ya'an City in southwest China yesterday. About 60,000 ducks were safely disposed of to prevent disease. The troops also treated carcasses at sites where mass deaths of animals occurred. As of yesterday afternoon, the 7.0-magnitude had killed 196 people and left another 21 missing. School classes are expected to resume on Saturday in the quake-hit region, according to the provincial education department, with this year's college entrance exam fast approaching. Meanwhile, after being slighted by donors, China's Red Cross is to reopen an investigation into the Guo Meimei affair that eroded its credibility.
>>>Quake-hit China grows in pain
The principle of sparing no efforts to save lives cannot be more stressed. No minute or even second should be delayed during the "golden rescue period" in the first 72 hours after the quake.
>>>Pilot cancels wedding to participate in quake relief
When the 7.0-magnitude quake happened, Zhang Shangnian, a pilot from an aviation brigade of Chengdu Military Region, was about to hold his wedding.
>>>Nurse returns to work after losing mother
Just likes other medical staff, she was busy with rescuing people injured in the earthquake in SW China, but no one knew her mother just died in the quake.
>>>Wedding ceremony without bridegroom held on schedule
Zhuo Jia, the bridegroom, is a solider of the Chengdu Military Region; he had to leave his beautiful bride behind to participate in earthquake relief.
>>>An injured girl's smile moves many
"Your smile makes the entire world beautiful,” a photo of a smiling girl with bandage on her head has moved so many Chinese netizens.
>>>Teenager saves mom with his bare hands
The mother moves away a precast slab weighing over 50 kilograms alone to save her son in the earthquake. She said she did not know where her strength came from.
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