BEIJING, May 2 (Xinhua) -- Chinese had donated 4.2 billion yuan (615 million U.S. dollars) in money and materials for quake-hit Yushu by Saturday, said a statement on the website of the Ministry of Civil Affairs.
The donations included 3.51 billion yuan, and quake-relief materials worth 681 million yuan.
The post said 604 million yuan, including 56 million yuan and materials worth 548 million yuan, had been channeled to the quake zone.
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| Chinese armed police soldiers help local residents to excavate usable things in quake-hit Yushu County, northwest China's Qinghai Province, May 1, 2010. |