31.   President Jiang Zemin and Premier Li Peng called Hebei authorities to ensure all efforts were being expended on rescue work, state-run media said.

32.   A cold wave sweeping the region is hampering rescue work during the night, the reporters said.

33.   A lack of rescue experts, equipment and communications among army, police and city officials mobilized for the rescue work has drawn sharp media criticism.

34.   A firefighter was also injured during the rescue work.

35.   A firefighter was also injured during the rescue work, Hagemann said.

36.   A firefighter was also injured during the rescue work, he said.

37.   A ruling-party legislator accused the city of murder later Friday, saying many of the injured died waiting for rescue because of inept rescue work.

38.   A spokesman at the Emergency Situations Ministry could not confirm the report, saying rescue work in the village of Kolochava in the Zakarpattia region was still under way.

39.   All that afternoon, rescue work also proceeded in Dar es Salaam.

40.   Although police cordoned off the area for rescue work, the road was opened to vehicles and pedestrians by daybreak Saturday, officials said.