Belgian Rock Stars Sponsor Benefit Concert for China's Quake Victims

Two Belgian rock music stars sponsored a benefit concert on Saturday night in the northern Belgian city of Hasselt for the victims in the 8.0-magnitude earthquake in China's Sichuan province. Hias said that he and his wife Yu Chen decided to act as they were moved to tears by news on TV about the quake-hit region.

Earlier on Saturday, the Chinese government said that the death toll in the earthquake rose to 69,134 as of Saturday noon and 17,681 others were still missing. All the proceeds from ticket sales, donation and sales of drinks at the concert joined by 7 bands will be sent to the local Red Cross and then passed on to the Red Cross Society of China. Hias and his partner, Marc Wetzels predicted the concert could raise some 25,000 euros.

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