After the 7.0-magnitude earthquake jolted Lushan county in Southwest China’s Sichuan province on Saturday morning, neighboring Guizhou province put its fire department on standby to aid rescue efforts.
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Guizhou fire department confirmed that a heavy search team were assembled within 1.5 hours after the earthquake struck. Rescue teams from Zunyi and Anshun city are also standing by for further instructions.
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By midday, the Guizhou fire department had set up five rescue teams made up of eight vehicles, 240 rescuers and six rescue dogs.Â