CRI听力: Japan-rescue: Chinese Rescuers Won't Give up ; China Sends Another 20,000 Tons of Fuel
Nearly 55-hundred people are now officially listed as dead in the catastrophe in Japan, but it's feared the total death toll will rise substantially, since almost 96-hundred more are still listed as missing.
Rescue crews are in the town of Ofunato in Iwate Prefecture trying to locate people, days after the tragedy unfolded.
Xu Zhizhong, spokesperson for the Chinese rescue team, says despite the snow and freezing temperatures, they won't give up.
"We will our rescue work in Ofunato city. We plan to work on some heavy machines as it is only possible to detect whether someone is still alive by using these heavy machines. We won't give up. We will cooperate with the rescue team from the US to search for survivors."
Over 450-thousand locals are staying in temporary shelters, often sleeping on the floor of school gymnasiums.
Millions of survivors are struggling with little food, water or heat.
Japan has received offers of help from more than 50 countries, as well as from the UN.
The Chinese government has announced the additional offer of 20-thousand tons of fuel to Japan.
Public donations and support continue to mount here in China as well.
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