Beijing, May 13, 2008/Xinhua-PRNewswire/According to the National Seismological Network, at 14:28 on May 12, Beijing time, a magnitude 7.8 earthquake occurred in Wenchuan County, Sichuan (31 degrees north latitude, 103.4 degrees east longitude).
The earthquake was of high intensity, affected a wide area, and caused serious losses.
After the earthquake, the Red Cross Society of China immediately allocated tents, quilts and other materials from the Chengdu Disaster Preparedness and Relief Center for the local Red Cross Society to carry out rescue work, and formed a disaster relief team to rush to the disaster area. Currently, the disaster area is in urgent need of tents, quilts and other materials.
Bedding, emergency food, drinking water, medical supplies, environmental disinfectants, drinking water disinfectants and other supplies. Based on the current needs in the disaster areas, the Red Cross Society of China calls on all sectors of society to take active action and carry forward the Chinese nation's tradition of "when one party is in trouble, all parties support"
Virtue, actively donate money and materials, participate in disaster emergency relief, dedicate love to the people in the disaster area, join hands with humanity, and rescue the people affected by the earthquake. In view of the current limitations of transportation conditions, try to donate in cash.
The General Conference also requires the Red Cross societies at all levels to take immediate action, strictly comply with the relevant provisions of the "Red Cross Law of the People's Republic of China", carry out fundraising in accordance with the law, and actively participate in disaster relief work.
For information about the disaster situation and the Red Cross system’s participation in disaster relief, please log on to the Red Cross Society of China website: http://www.redcross.org.cn.
The special disaster relief account and hotline of the Red Cross Society of China:
1. Donate through bank
Account opening unit: Red Cross Society of China
RMB account opening bank: Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Beijing Branch Dongsi South Branch
RMB account number: 0200001009014413252
Foreign currency account opening bank: CITIC Bank Jiuxianqiao Branch
Log on to the website of the Red Cross Society of China: http://redcross.org.cn, click to enter the "Online Donation" column, and follow the prompts.
4. Donate via SMS
China Mobile, China Unicom mobile phone users as well as China Telecom and China Netcom PHS users can edit SMS 1 or 2 and send it to 1069999301 to donate 1 yuan or 2 yuan to the "Red Cross Rescue Action".
(When donating through banks, post offices and online, please indicate the name of the donor, mailing address, donation intention, such as Sichuan earthquake donation, etc., so that the donation receipt and thank you letter can be mailed)
5.Consult via SMS
Mobile phone users of China Mobile and China Unicom, as well as PHS users of China Telecom and China Netcom, can edit the text message "Red Cross Society of China" and send it to 12114 to learn about the relevant situation of the Red Cross Society of China.
Donation hotline and inquiry phone number of the Red Cross Society of China:
Donation hotline: 01065139999, 64027620 (daytime)
The Red Cross Foundation of China also accepts donations from all walks of life: