More countries have sent messages of condolence and aid to China in view of the devastating earthquake that hit the country's southwest China's Sichuan Province on May 12, a Chinese Foreign Ministry press release said Thursday.

Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari has recently offered his condolences to China, while the Peruvian parliament once again passed a motion to offer condolences to the Chinese government and people over the quake, and express its support for China's quake relief efforts.

Meanwhile, Vietnam has donated US$200,000, 150 tents and 10,000 cans of milk power, and the Philippines have pledged aid worth US$100,000 for the victims of the quake.

Luxembourg will provide an additional 250,400 euros (US$398,773) worth of aid to China, including 50,000 euros (US$77,830) in cash and 2,150 tents.

Till midday Thursday, 68,516 people were confirmed dead in the 8.0-magnitude earthquake, which had its epicenter in Sichuan's Wenchuan County. The number of injured has reached 365,399, while 19,350 people are missing.

(Xinhua News Agency May 30, 2008)