Published by: THE WORLD UYGHUR NETWORK NEWS, June 11, 1997

Beijing Xinhua, 06/05/97

Urumqi, June 5 (Xinhua) -- The American Relief Fund has sent medical

equipment and medicine worth 750,000 U.S. dollars to northwest China's

Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region to help earthquake-relief efforts.

Jiashi County in southern Xinjiang has suffered subsequent earthquakes

measuring more than six on the Richter scale since January, killing

over 6,000 livestock and injuring 122 people. More than 300,000 local

people are suffering from the calamity, and governments at all levels

are stepping up their relief efforts.