Hungry survivors await help after China quake

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JIEGU, China, Apr 16 (AFP): Stunned survivors of China's earthquake complained of hunger Friday as the government rushed supplies and personnel into the remote disaster zone high on the Tibetan plateau.
Preparations were under way for the cremation of hundreds of victims of the disaster which killed at least 791 people as concern turned toward possible disease outbreaks in the stricken town of Jiegu in Qinghai province.
An AFP journalist saw the bodies of 600 people arrayed on the floor of a warehouse-like structure at the main Tibetan Buddhist monastery overlooking the town, with locals saying they were to be cremated beginning Saturday morning.
The wail of sirens and stench of death filled the air as relief vehicles thundered through the hard-hit town in Yushu county near the epicentre of Wednesday's quake.
Thousands of survivors of the 6.9 magnitude earthquake waited for large-scale shipments of food and other aid after spending two freezing and hungry nights without food or shelter.
Wandering the streets with her four-year-old nephew tucked under her coat, Sonaman, 52, said through tears that her mother, father, and sister had died.