China Focus: Rescue accelerates as major aftershock hits Sichuan quake zone KANGDING, Sichuan, Nov. 26 (Xinhua) -- Rescuers are racing against time to save those injured after a series of quakes in the Tibetan region in southwest China's Sichuan Province since Saturday. Another three people were reported slightly injured after a 5.8-magnitude aftershock struck Kangding County, Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture at 11:19 p.m. Tuesday. Two of the three injured were reported in Bamei township and one in Xiede township, Daofu county The new injuries brought the number of the wounded following a 6.3-magnitude earthquake on Saturday afternoon to 68. The quake also killed five others on Saturday. A total of 59 injured are now being treated in the hospital, among whom two patients are still critical, according to the provincial health and family planning committee. One of them is being treated in the prefecture's People's Hospital. Wu Maoqing, a woman who suffered bone fractures on the neck and left leg was transferred by air to the West China Hospital of Sichuan University, based in the provincial capital Chengdu, on Tuesday, the committee told Xinhua. Wu was hit by large stones falling from the mountains on Saturday and the hospital in Kangding can't provide proper treatment for her serious condition. An airplane converted into a medical evac from Eastern Airlines carried Wu to Chengdu on Tuesday afternoon. If the treatment was delayed, she would have ended up with paralysis. So far, she is in stable condition. Doctors need further examination to see if her nervous system damaged," said an official with the committee. Local residents have stayed calm despite another earthquake late Tuesday night. The quake struck at a depth of 16 kilometers, more shallow than the one on Saturday, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center. Following the quake, local residents rushed out of their homes, with some claiming that they felt the jolt was much stronger jolt than the one that hit three days ago. "It felt much stronger than the previous one and the dinner ware in my kitchen all fell off the case and broke," a woman in her fifties surnamed Wang told Xinhua while jammed into the scared crowd in downtown Kangding. Wang said she stayed outside overnight for fears of more aftershocks. A man surnamed Lee and his family were more prepared for the aftershock. The family of three ran out of their building with two big bags -- one for their "important property" and the other carrying emergency survival supplies including bread, bottled water and a hot-water bag. "We packed the two bags after the quake on Saturday and left them by the bed in case any emergency happened," said Li. Water and power supply remained normal in Kangding. Nearly 7,000 students in four major schools in the County were evacuated. There was no report of casualties or injuries among the students. Local residents instead used instant messaging service WeChat to contact each other. After Saturday's earthquake, the prefectural and county governments allocated 9 million yuan for emergency relief and evacuated a total of 9,184 residents. Tuesday, with three people slightly injured, local authorities said early Wednesday.Full Story China Exclusive: Quake zone keen to return to normal soon KANGDING COUNTY, Sichuan, Nov. 25 (Xinhua) -- The residents of southwest China's Kangding County, where a 6.3 magnitude earthquake on Saturday killed five and injured 54, will begin to rebuild their lives from Friday, the Communist Party of China's (CPC) local chief said Tuesday. The central government has allocated a relief fund of 50 million yuan (8.14 million U.S. dollars) to the heavily-Tibetan populated county.Full Story China releases emergency fund budget for quake-hit county BEIJING, Nov. 24 (Xinhua) -- The Finance Ministry announced Monday that the central government had budgeted an emergency relief fund of 50 million yuan (8.14 million U.S. dollars) for those affected by an earthquake in Kangding County, Sichuan Province. The money will be used for emergency evacuation and settlement initiatives, as well as allowances and compensation for locals. It will also assist with reconstruction of damaged homes, a ministry statement said.Full Story