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A resident stands in front of a residential building that was collapsed by a massive earthquake in Mianzhu, in southwest China's Sichuan province. Eight Red Deer rescuers specializing in earthquake searching were being deployed on Thursday to China.
by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Local rescuers deployed in China

Red Deer searchers specializing in earthquake rescues were being deployed on Thursday to southwestern China. Bev Sliger, an official with Red Deer Search and Rescue, said on Thursday that the five men and three women landed safely in Hong Kong and were quickly issued visas by a Chinese government desperate to...   more »

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