The 7.8-magnitude earthquake, which devastated the south-western province of Sichuan on 12 May has left more than 32,400 dead, 220,100 injured and 4.8 million people homeless.

More than 35,000 local Red Cross staff and volunteers have been working with rescue and medical teams to distribute tents, food, water, clothes and medicines around the clock.

The Red Cross and Red Crescent efforts will target the most affected, paying special attention to special health and psycho-social needs of the most vulnerable groups such as children, the elderly, pregnant mothers, the displaced and disabled, among others.