A davastating 8.0 earthquate hit a vast area in the Sichuan Province
on May 12, 2008.
On May 21, the death toll has exceeded 41,353, with 274,883 injured
and possibly two million made homeless.
An all-out effort has been made by the Chinese people and government
to help the victims.
Won't you help?
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Donations: Here are a few ways to send your donations.
- Chinese Red Cross
Red Cross Society of China 
The Red Cross has set up a bank account for donations that will go directly to help the victims. Please use the following account information to give whatever amount you can to help.
In China
RMB Account: 0200001009014413252
Address: The Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, Beijing Dongsinan Branch
Foreign Currency: 7112111482600000209
Address: CITIC Bank , Jiuxianqiao Branch
Overseas
If you are outside of China, but would still like to offer some support, you can deposit US dollars into the following account:
US Dollar Account: 7112111482600000209
China CITIC Bank Beijing, Jiuxianqiao Branch
C&W Tower. No.14,
Jiuxianqiao Street, Chaoyang District
Beijing, China
Zip Code: 100016
Swift Code:CIBKCNBJ100
TEL: 86-10-64319780
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American Red Cross
If you are in the U.S., one way to donate to the earthquake relief is
send your donation via American Red Cross, with specific instruction
to forward your donation to the Chinese Red Cross.
You may use credit cards and the donations qualify for IRS tax deduction.
Click to go to the Home Page
of Red Cross, and be sure to click on the word "Click here", as
shown before.

- You may wish to donate via Google.
Click here to donate,
and Google will also add to their donation.
See also blog posted by Kai-Fu Lee, Present, Google Greater China
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Thank you for your kindness
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Barely two weeks after the earthquake, over two million people are
homeless. Just to provide temporary tents for them is a huge
undertaking. See these early photos:

Victims settle in temporary tents at the Agricultural University in Dujiangyan of southwest China's Sichuan province, Friday, May 16, 2008. [Agencies]

Earthquake survirors walk outside shelters in Dujiangyan, May 19, 2008. The quake has made thousands of people homeless in Sichuan. [Agencies]

Construction workers work on a resettlement site for the victims of the May 12 quake in Dujiangyan, southwest China's Sichuan Province, May 20, 2008. A resettlement residence project has started here on May 17 and is expected to be ready on May 27. [Xinhua]
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