Quake toll 188 as rescue efforts hit by aftershocks
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"Supplies have had difficulty getting into the region because of the traffic jams. Most of our supplies are still on the way."
At Lushan People's Hospital, a steady stream of ambulances continued to arrive in the early hours of yesterday. Most victims were taken to tents erected in the grounds of the hospital, where doctors treated the injured.
A 68-year-old woman with a broken arm spoke of the terror she experienced.
"It was as if the mountain was alive," she told AFP. "Now I have no home to go to. So I don't know what I am going to do."
Armed forces involved in the relief mission have been ordered to reach every village and all households in the affected areas to rescue survivors and treat the injured, the rescue headquarters of the Chengdu Military Area Command said.
A total of 18,000 soldiers and officers from China's military and armed police forces and members of paramilitary reserve forces have been sent to the affected areas, and so far 10,000 have reached areas which are seriously stricken.
(Shanghai Daily contributed to this story)
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