Rescue & Aid

Panchen Lama donates to quake relief in NW China

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2010-04-16 10:31

BEIJING - The 11th Panchen Lama, Bainqen Erdini Qoigyijabu, has donated 100,000 yuan to help quake relief in the northwestern province of Qinghai.

Related readings:  Tibetan dialects a barrier for quake relief  Quake relief moves into high gear  China's relief effort in quake-hit NW region

He also asked Tibetan monks at the Zhaxi Lhunbo Lamasery, the seat of successive Panchen Lamas in Tibet's Xigaze, to pray for the quake victims.

The 7.1-magnitude quake, which struck the Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Yushu in southern Qinghai early Wednesday, has left 760 dead, 243 missing and more than 10,000 injured as of 5 pm Thursday.

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