Ministry of National Defense

BEIJING, Dec.20 -- A helicopter attached to the air force with the Chinese PLA Western Theater Command flew to ten quake-stricken areas in Jishishan County, northwest China's Gansu Province, including Jishishan County Town, Dahejia Town, and Shiyuan Town, for disaster situation survey on December 19th, after a 6.2-magnitude earthquake jolted the county at midnight on December 18. Moreover, there were multiple planes on standby, ready to carry out disaster relief missions.