1. The ministry said all wildfires in areas contaminated by the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster have been quickly extinguished and radiation levels have remained normal.
2. Gusts have blown away billboards and cut power in some areas, local disaster relief officials said.
3. The snow disaster has also raised the question if the country needs to upgrade the design standards of its power grids in the affected areas.
4. BOC extended credit for the earthquake relief effort in a bid to help businesses and individuals in the disaster areas rebuild and resume production.
5. People say Premier Wen Jiabao's flurry of trips to areas struck down by disaster have won him the hearts of millions at home and abroad.
6. Earlier front page coverage in Chinese media included senior leaders visiting disaster affected areas.
7. Local newspapers in areas hardly hit by the crisis ran moving snow features, telling of trivial but meaningful stories amid snowstorms and disaster relief.
8. The regional government has appropriated 15 million yuan for disaster relief in the affected areas, according to the ministry.
9. Five priority areas were singled out as points where Asian countries should focus their disaster reduction efforts.
10. The particular geological and seismological conditions of the disaster areas justify that safety concerns must override all else.