Chengdu, April 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- At 08:02 AM Beijing Time on April 20, 2013, a 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck Lushan County, Ya’an City, Sichuan Province (30.3 degrees north latitude, 103.0 degrees east longitude). Every community across China is pitching in to do their part in a comprehensive rescue and disaster relief effort.
In recognition of the severity of the situation, PR Newswire is providing free-of-charge distribution services for all news releases concerning the earthquake and related rescue work from now until midnight on May 4. PR Newswire will offer distribution of the news releases (text and photos) at no charge to all firms and organizations involved in disaster relief operations. The news release will be distributed in real time to more than 15,000 journalists at over 4,100 media outlets across China. At the same time, PR Newswire will issue the news to the general public through new media channels, including Weibo (China’s microblog service similar to Twitter), WeChat and mobile apps, among others. PR Newswire calls on all caring organizations and individuals to lend a helping hand to all affected persons.
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