New Delhi,May 14:India has expressed its readiness to provide any assistance that China may require in its relief efforts in the aftermath of the killer quake.External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee has written to his Chinese counterpart Yang Jiechi expressing condolences and shock over the tragedy.
China, meanwhile, has rushed more troops and air-dropped relief supplies in areas cut off near the epicentre of the devastating earthquake in southwest Sichuan province as the toll mounted to nearly 20,000. Thousands of people are still buried, trapped or missing.The toll is expected to rise further once rescuers reach other towns in Wenchuan.