General Secretary and President Hu Jintao announced that the disaster response would be rapid. Just 90 minutes after the earthquake, Premier Wen Jiabao, who has an academic background in geomechanics, flew to the earthquake area to oversee the rescue work. Soon afterward, the Ministry of Health said that it had sent ten emergency medical teams to Wenchuan County. On the same day, the Chengdu Military Region Command dispatched 50,000 troops and armed police to help with disaster relief work in Wenchuan County. However, due to the rough terrain and close proximity of the quake's epicenter, the soldiers found it very difficult to get help to the rural regions of the province. COUNT 8
QSN1 Who flew to the earthquake area 90 minutes after it hit? ANS1 Premier Wen Jiabao QSN2 What was Premier Wen Jiabao's background in? ANS2 geomechanics QSN3 What did Jiabao oversee in the region? ANS3 the rescue work QSN4 How many troops were dispatched by the Chengdu military? ANS4 50,000 QSN5 How soon after the earthquake was Premier Wen Jiabao on his way to the area? ANS5 90 minutes after QSN6 How many medical teams were sent to Wenchuan county? ANS6 ten QSN7 How many troops were sent to the area for relief work? ANS7 50,000 QSN8 Besides the rough terrain, why was it difficult to get to the area? ANS8 proximity of the quake's epicenter