Tencent: 5 million yuan to aid Sichuan earthquake area

CTOnews.com Sept. 6 news, according to Tencent company official WeChat news, Tencent Foundation 5 million yuan to assist the Sichuan earthquake zone, the first batch of supplies have been delivered.

Tencent said that the earthquake disaster affected people, and the Tencent Charity Foundation immediately launched a 5 million cash donation. One Foundation, China Rural Development Foundation, China Red Cross Foundation, China Social Assistance Foundation and other partners to carry out the "warm Home Emergency Rescue Operation". On the night of the earthquake, tents, relief family boxes and other relief materials were urgently sent to the earthquake area and delivered one after another from 1:30 on the 6th. Tencent Foundation will pay close attention to the overall arrangements of government departments for post-disaster reconstruction and continue to provide relevant support. At the same time, Tencent public welfare platform also went online to support fund-raising projects in the disaster area on September 5, establishing a channel for netizens to offer love to the disaster area.

CTOnews.com learned that 12:52 on September 5, a magnitude 6.8 earthquake occurred in Luding County, Ganzi Prefecture, Sichuan Province (29.59N, 102.08 E) with a focal depth of 16km. As of 14:00 on the 6th, the earthquake had caused 66 deaths (including 38 in Ganzi Prefecture and 28 in Ya'an City), 15 missing and 253 injured (including 5 critical and 70 seriously injured).