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	China: Helicopter Used duringEmergency Drill at Huli Wanda Plaza in Xiamen
	On 27th June, Xiamen held an emergency drill on fire defense as a means to enhance the city’s emergency response capabilities. 686 people from 18 emergency units took part in the event, and a helicopter and 39 rescue vehicles were dispatched during the emergency drill. The emergency drill was jointly held by the Xiamen Peace Commission and the Huli district government. It was carried out at Huli Wanda Plaza on 27th June with more than 2,000 people being evacuated from Wanda Square. During the drill, staff at Wanda Square dialed 119 and 110 as soon as they discovered the fire, and Xiamen rescue teams responded quickly. The dr
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	China: New Vessel Helps Emergency Response in Taiwan Strait
	Fuzhou: A new vessel has been enlisted by the maritime search and rescue center in east China's Fujian Province to aid patrol and rescue work in the Taiwan Strait. On June 24, the center said the maritime patrol vessel, "Haixun0805", is the largest in the center's fleet. It is 64 meters long and has a tonnage of 720 tons. It has a maximum sailing distance of over 1,800 sea miles without refuelling. The boat has been equipped with advanced global positioning, satellite communication and radar devices. It can also accommodate helicopter landings.
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	China: Emergency Pamphlets will be Distributed on Shanghai Buses
	Pamphlets explaining what to do in event of an emergency will be distributed on 35 city bus lines in the wake of several high-profile bus fires, the Shanghai bus authority said.The pamphlets will note where tools like emergency hammers can be found on a bus and how to use them.\r\nBus driver Li Weiwei said the hammers work best when smashing the edges of a window. He said smashing the middle of a window is more likely to lead to cuts from broken glass. Li added there are two emergency exits on the roof of each bus.
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	China: Emergency Training for Xicheng Street Guides
	The Xicheng district government has started providing emergency first-aid training courses and English language courses to the district\'s street guides, the Beijing Daily reported.Most of the city\'s street guides are aged between 41 and 60 years old. A survey in the Xicheng district revealed a large percentage of the street guides had little first-aid knowledge or foreign language abilities. The government therefore has decided to improve their skills.
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	China: Xiamen to Build 40 more Earthquake Emergency Shelters in Schools this Year
	The death toll from a deadly quake on August 03, afternoon that jolted southwest China\'s Yunnan Province rose to nearly 400 on August 5.\r\nIn an effort to cope with a potential earthquake and improve the city’s ability to mitigate the effects of natural disasters, Xiamen will add 40 more earthquake emergency shelters in schools around the city this year. Xiamen built 42 earthquake emergency shelters across the city last year, with 13 in Siming District, 8 in Huli District, 6 in Jimei and Haicang, and 5 in both Tong’an District and Xiang’an District.
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China: Helicopter Used duringEmergency Drill at Huli Wanda Plaza in Xiamen

China: New Vessel Helps Emergency Response in Taiwan Strait

China: Emergency Pamphlets will be Distributed on Shanghai Buses

China: Emergency Training for Xicheng Street Guides

China: Xiamen to Build 40 more Earthquake Emergency Shelters in Schools this Year

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