Ma Qinglong, chairman of Xingda Group, the private company, said, "We prepared 500 kilograms of beef today (Tuesday) (help) everyone get through the difficult time."
Meanwhile, rescue teams braved the winter chill to continue their search for (survive). The substantial (different) between day and night temperatures in Jishishan made the search and rescue operation more (challenge).
Wang Duo, team leader from the Gansu Houtian Disaster Rescue Center, said the minimum temperature is around -10 C, and those (trap) under the rubble of collapsed buildings are great risk.
Liu Xuefeng, deputy head of Gansu's Forest Firefighting Department, said his 200-member team was among the first responders. The team (arrive) in Jishishan county as early as 2 am on Tuesday.
Liu said that residents grabbed whatever warm clothes or heating equipment they could and ran out of their homes the quake hit. Many houses were (bad) damaged, he added.
