Officers and soldiers prepare to board an IL-76 aircraft at an airport before departing for earthquake-stricken Nepal in Kunming, capital of southwest China's Yunnan Province, April 27, 2015. An 8.1-magnitude quake shook Nepal at 2:11 p.m. (Beijing Time), killing more than 2,000 people and injuring another 5,460 in Nepal. The quake also affected the southwestern part of China's Tibet. Some 24,800 people have been relocated in Xigaze City. (Xinhua/Zhang Hengping) Related:BEIJING, April 27 (Xinhua) -- The (PLA) Air Force has sent IL-76 planes to Nepal to help with rescue operations following Saturday's 8.1-magnitude earthquake, a spokesperson said on Monday.Two IL-76 planes were dispatched to an airport in Chengdu, capital of southwest China's Sichuan Province, and one IL-76 plane was placed at an airport in Kunming, capital of nearby Yunnan Province, to transport PLA rescuers and logistics to Nepal.

Officers and soldiers prepare to board an IL-76 aircraft at an airport before departing for earthquake-stricken Nepal in Kunming, capital of southwest China's Yunnan Province, April 27, 2015. An 8.1-magnitude quake shook Nepal at 2:11 p.m. (Beijing Time), killing more than 2,000 people and injuring another 5,460 in Nepal. The quake also affected the southwestern part of China's Tibet. Some 24,800 people have been relocated in Xigaze City. (Xinhua/Zhao Xiaorong)

Officers and soldiers load rescue materials on an IL-76 aircraft at an airport before departing for earthquake-stricken Nepal in Kunming, capital of southwest China's Yunnan Province, April 27, 2015. An 8.1-magnitude quake shook Nepal at 2:11 p.m. (Beijing Time), killing more than 2,000 people and injuring another 5,460 in Nepal. The quake also affected the southwestern part of China's Tibet. Some 24,800 people have been relocated in Xigaze City. (Xinhua/Zhang Hengping)

Officers and soldiers boards an IL-76 aircraft at an airport before departing for earthquake-stricken Nepal in Kunming, capital of southwest China's Yunnan Province, April 27, 2015. An 8.1-magnitude quake shook Nepal at 2:11 p.m. (Beijing Time), killing more than 2,000 people and injuring another 5,460 in Nepal. The quake also affected the southwestern part of China's Tibet. Some 24,800 people have been relocated in Xigaze City. (Xinhua/Zhang Hengping)

An IL-76 aircraft departs for earthquake-stricken Nepal at an airport in Kunming, capital of southwest China's Yunnan Province, April 27, 2015. An 8.1-magnitude quake shook Nepal at 2:11 p.m. (Beijing Time), killing more than 2,000 people and injuring another 5,460 in Nepal. The quake also affected the southwestern part of China's Tibet. Some 24,800 people have been relocated in Xigaze City. (Xinhua/Zhang Hengping)

Officers and soldiers load rescue materials on an IL-76 aircraft at an airport before departing for earthquake-stricken Nepal in Kunming, capital of southwest China's Yunnan Province, April 27, 2015. An 8.1-magnitude quake shook Nepal at 2:11 p.m. (Beijing Time), killing more than 2,000 people and injuring another 5,460 in Nepal. The quake also affected the southwestern part of China's Tibet. Some 24,800 people have been relocated in Xigaze City. (Xinhua/Zhang Hengping)

Officers and soldiers load rescue materials on an IL-76 aircraft at an airport before departing for earthquake-stricken Nepal in Kunming, capital of southwest China's Yunnan Province, April 27, 2015. An 8.1-magnitude quake shook Nepal at 2:11 p.m. (Beijing Time), killing more than 2,000 people and injuring another 5,460 in Nepal. The quake also affected the southwestern part of China's Tibet. Some 24,800 people have been relocated in Xigaze City. (Xinhua/Zhang Hengping)

Officers and soldiers transport rescue vehicles to an IL-76 aircraft at an airport before departing for earthquake-stricken Nepal in Kunming, capital of southwest China's Yunnan Province, April 27, 2015. An 8.1-magnitude quake shook Nepal at 2:11 p.m. (Beijing Time), killing more than 2,000 people and injuring another 5,460 in Nepal. The quake also affected the southwestern part of China's Tibet. Some 24,800 people have been relocated in Xigaze City. (Xinhua/Meng Leilei)

Staff members refuel a helicopter at an airport before departing for southwest China's earthquake-stricken Tibet Autonomous Region in Tianshui, northwest China's Gansu Province, April 27, 2015. An 8.1-magnitude quake shook Nepal at 2:11 p.m. (Beijing Time), killing more than 2,000 people and injuring another 5,460 in Nepal. The quake also affected the southwestern part of China's Tibet. Some 24,800 people have been relocated in Xigaze City. (Xinhua/Xue Yubin)

Staff members refuel a helicopter at an airport before departing for southwest China's earthquake-stricken Tibet Autonomous Region in Tianshui, northwest China's Gansu Province, April 27, 2015. An 8.1-magnitude quake shook Nepal at 2:11 p.m. (Beijing Time), killing more than 2,000 people and injuring another 5,460 in Nepal. The quake also affected the southwestern part of China's Tibet. Some 24,800 people have been relocated in Xigaze City. (Xinhua/Xue Yubin) 10

A helicopter flies to southwest China's earthquake-stricken Tibet Autonomous Region in Tianshui, northwest China's Gansu Province, April 27, 2015. An 8.1-magnitude quake shook Nepal at 2:11 p.m. (Beijing Time), killing more than 2,000 people and injuring another 5,460 in Nepal. The quake also affected the southwestern part of China's Tibet. Some 24,800 people have been relocated in Xigaze City. (Xinhua/Xue Yubin) 11

A helicopter flies to southwest China's earthquake-stricken Tibet Autonomous Region in Tianshui, northwest China's Gansu Province, April 27, 2015. An 8.1-magnitude quake shook Nepal at 2:11 p.m. (Beijing Time), killing more than 2,000 people and injuring another 5,460 in Nepal. The quake also affected the southwestern part of China's Tibet. Some 24,800 people have been relocated in Xigaze City. (Xinhua/Xue Yubin) 12