The Chengdu Military Area Command decided to airdrop more relief supplies to quake victims in badly-hit Beichuan and Wenchuan counties in southwest China's Sichuan Province on Thursday.

The supplies included 50,000 packets of food, 25,000 pairs of shoes, 5,000 cotton-padded quilts and 54,000 articles of clothing, the military said.

On Thursday, 30 more transport aircraft will be sent to the quake areas for disaster relief including airdrops, according to a decision by the disaster relief headquarters of the State Council, or the cabinet.

The aircraft will be subject to the command of the Chengdu military.

(Xinhua News Agency May 15, 2008)