The Internet was extensively used for passing information to aid rescue and recovery efforts. For example, the official news agency Xinhua set up <answer>an online rescue request center</answer> in order to find the blind spots of disaster recovery. After knowing that rescue helicopters had trouble landing into the epicenter area in Wenchuan, a student proposed a landing spot online and it was chosen as the first touchdown place for the helicopters[not in citation given]. Volunteers also set up several websites to help store contact information for victims and evacuees. On May 31, a rescue helicopter carrying earthquake survivors and crew members crashed in fog and turbulence in Wenchuan county. No-one survived.
What did the Xinhua news agency set up?
an online rescue request center