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Volunteers Flocking to Quake Zone Asked to Turn Back

Since Saturday morning, when a 6.6Mw earthquake struck near Sichuan’s Ya’an city, thousands of volunteers from students and white-collar workers to Tibetan monks have descended on the affected area to offer assistance. But many of these would-be helpers have proven more of a hindrance than a help, arriving without basic supplies or relevant expertise, worsening congestion on roads alrea