Taiwan earthquake: death toll rises to 24, 121 still missing
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Mainland offers Taiwan quake help
While addressing a Chinese New Year gathering on Saturday morning, Premier Li Keqiang sent condolences to the victims of the disaster.
The mainland's Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS) had been in contact with Taiwan's Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF) since 6 a.m., around two hours after the quake. The ARATS sent a letter to the SEF offering rescue assistance if needed.
The State Council's Taiwan Affairs Office meanwhile said the mainland is ready to provide all necessary assistance in quake relief. Office head Zhang Zhijun said so far no mainland tourists in Taiwan have been affected in the quake.
The mainland's Red Cross Society has offered 2 million yuan (306,278 U.S. dollars) of disaster relief funds to Taiwan.
No reports of casualties of mainland tourists
Most travel agencies and local tourism authorities on Chinese mainland report no casualties of mainland tourists in Taiwan 10 hours after a 6.7-magnitude earthquake struck Kaohsiung at 03:57 am Beijing Time on Saturday.
China International Travel Service, BTG International Travel & Tours and Qunaer.com said all of their tourists in Taiwan were safe, while China Travel Service is making every effort to contact all of its branch companies to get the latest updates on its clients in Taiwan.
Provincial tourism bureaus from Guangdong, Sichuan and Hubei said all their tour groups in Taiwan were OK, while Jilin provincial tourism bureau is checking the status of its residents in Taiwan.
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