Head of Russian rescue team communicates with Chinese rescuers on information of the quake-hit region at an airport in Chengdu, capital of southwest China's Sichuan Province, May 16, 2008. Rescue teams from Russia arrived here on Friday to assist local disaster relief efforts. The first batch of 51 Russian rescuers headed for Mianzhu City soon after their arrival in Chengdu. The second group of Russian rescuers are expected to arrive in Chengdu on Saturday morning.

(Xinhua News Agency May 17, 2008)