>>>沪江汶川地震专题

BEIJING, May 13 (Xinhua) -- China's Ministry of Finance said Tuesday it had allocated 860 million yuan for disaster relief in the quake-hit western areas.

Of the total, 700 million was allocated on Monday night to Sichuan Province, where the epicenter was located, and the rest went to other affected provinces such as Gansu, Shaanxi and Yunnanand the Chongqing Municipality on Tuesday.

An earthquake measuring 7.8 on the Richter scale on Monday had left 9,219 people dead in eight provinces and municipalities, the Ministry of Civil Affairs said at 7:00 a.m. Tuesday.

中央财政部与本周日宣布，已拨款8.6亿元人民币赈济西部地震灾区。目前，7亿元赈灾款已于地震当日拨向四川省，其余赈灾款拨往甘肃、陕西、云南和重庆等受灾地区。据中华人民共和国民政部统计，周一发生的里氏7.8级地震已经造成了八个省市9219人死亡。 

>>>沪江汶川地震专题