>Strong aftershock hits town
映秀鎮今再遭強烈余震
Yingxiu Town in Wenchuan County was hit by a strong aftershock this morning, leading to the collapse of houses and landslides at a nearby mountain. 2/3 of the houses in Yingxiu were destroyed Monday.
汶川縣映秀鎮15日上午再次發生強烈余震，上次地震中未倒塌的房屋出現倒塌，附近山體滑坡。映秀鎮在12日的大地震中損失慘重，2/3房屋被毀。
>5500 survivors rescued
5500人獲救5萬被轉移
As of 8:00 am Thursday, police had pulled more than 5500 earthquake survivors from the debris. Elsewhere more than 50000 people had been evacuated from Wenchuan and other badly hit regions including Dujiangyan, Beichuan and Maoxian in Sichuan and Longnan in Gansu.
截至15日8時，在四川汶川、都江堰、北川、茂縣和甘肅隴南等地抗震救災的武警官兵，已從廢墟中救出5500余人，轉移疏散5萬余人。
>Roads for rescue team
水路公路救援同時進行
The Ministry of Communications has begun to move rescue teams to the worst quake-hit areas by a waterway from Zipingpu Reservoir in Dujiangyan. Reports say that army troops have opened a water route and transported more than 800 people this morning. In addition, the highway linking Beichuan with Mianyang was broken through, allowing heavy rescue machines to enter Beichuan.
交通部啟動了對地震災區的水路救援方案，15日上午，解放軍在都江堰紫坪鋪水庫架設了壹組漕渡門橋，並向災區漕渡800余人，主要是救援人員和部分記者。此外，綿陽通往北川的公路已打通，大型救援機械已可開進。
>Urgent need of AB blood
災區目前急需AB型血
"Two field hospitals are to be erected near the epicenter in Wenchuan. Nationwide donations of blood have been sent to the zone for victims in need in time but now we are in urgent need of type AB blood," spokesman of the Ministry of Health told China Daily website reporters at Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport Wednesday.
14日，衛生部發言人在成都雙流國際機場告訴中國日報網站記者："汶川附近將建兩個災區醫院，全國民眾捐獻的血也在第壹時間送抵災區，但現在急需AB型血。"
>More countries offer aid
沙特英日俄等提供援助
Saudi Arabia has decided to donate $50m in cash and $10m worth of relief materials. UK will provide about $2m in aid. China has accepted Japan's offer to send an emergency response team to the quake-stricken areas. Russia's second batch of humanitarian aid arrived in Chengdu by plane Thursday morning consisting of 60.96 tons of tents, quilts and other materials.
沙特決定向中國捐贈5000萬美元現金和價值1000萬美元的救援物資；英國給予約合200萬美元的援助。此外，中國同意日本派出緊急救援隊前往災區。俄羅斯第二批救援物資也於15日上午飛抵成都，包括帳篷、棉被等***60.96噸。
>Relay conjoins relief work
火炬傳遞之前進行默哀
BOCOG said that the Olympic torch relay will join in earthquake relief activities around China in the coming months. In Jiangxi, participants observed a minute of silence for the victims before the relay. The torch relay finished the Jinggangshan leg Thursday, and will take place in Nanchang tomorrow.
北京奧組委日前表示，要將奧運火炬接力活動和抗震救災結合起來。在江西的傳遞中，火炬接力開始前全體參與者都為震區遇難者默哀壹分鐘。聖火15日在革命聖地井岡山傳遞，明天將在南昌傳遞。