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China quake toll tops 40,000

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May 20, 2008
        

Survivors collect their recovered belongings from the quake-ravaged town of Beichuan CHENGDU (AFP) - A man who survived China's earthquake by drinking sweetened water through a straw was pulled from the rubble Tuesday after eight days, but hopes faded for others as the death toll topped 40,000....

                   

China quake toll tops 40,000 (AFP)

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May 20, 2008
        

by Ian Timberlake 13 minutes ago CHENGDU, China (AFP) - A man who survived China's earthquake by drinking sweetened water through a straw was pulled from the rubble Tuesday after eight days, but hopes faded for others as the death toll topped 40,000. With flags at half-mast on the second day of...

                   
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Chinese quake death toll nears 32,500, as a major aftershock occurs and mourning begins

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May 20, 2008
        

From Wikinews, the free news source you can write! announced it would begin three days of mourning on Monday, as the death toll from the 7.9 magnitude earthquake centered in the Sichuan province has been raised to nearly 32,500, with 220,000 injured. At 2:28 p.m local time, flags will be moved to...

                   

China: 40,000 dead, 5 million homeless after quake

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May 20, 2008
        

China said it was struggling to find shelter for many of the 5 million people whose homes were destroyed in last week's earthquake, while the confirmed death toll rose Tuesday to more than 40,000. The government was setting up temporary housing for quake victims unable to find shelter with...

                   
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Pall of mourning falls over the Olympics

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May 20, 2008
        

If the healing and reconstruction phase of the Sichuan earthquake disaster is handled well, China will not need all the pre-Olympic flag-waving and jingoism on display before the quake. Tibet will be largely forgotten, and the world will look on with admiration as a proud but still grieving...

                   

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May 20, 2008
        

The Associated Press CHENGDU, China - The government was setting up temporary housing for quake victims unable to find shelter with relatives, but there was a ``desperate need for tents'' to accommodate them, said Jiang Li, vice minister of civil affairs. A growing number of countries responded...

                   

China: 40,000 dead, 5 million homeless after quake : Latest News

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May 20, 2008
        

The Associated Press CHENGDU, China - The government was setting up temporary housing for quake victims unable to find shelter with relatives, but there was a ``desperate need for tents'' to accommodate them, said Jiang Li, vice minister of civil affairs. A growing number of countries responded...

                   

Chinese workers in quake rescue after cliff ordeal

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May 20, 2008
        

SHIFANG/CHENGDU, China, May 20 (Reuters) - More than eight days after the devastating earthquake in southwestern China, around 10 workers were rescued on Tuesday from a remote mountain cliff where they had been trapped by fallen boulders. Li and the rest of the survivors were winched to safety by...

                   

Quake survivor lived on urine

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May 20, 2008
        

Chengdu, China - With flags at half-mast on the second day of official mourning, tens of thousands of jittery residents in the major city of Chengdu ran for cover after authorities warned that more strong aftershocks could shake southwestern China. Beijing also put out another urgent appeal for...

                   

Quake's official death toll tops 39,000

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May 20, 2008
        

BEIJING, May 20 (UPI) -- Chinese officials said Tuesday 39,577 people were confirmed dead and a quarter-million injured in Sichuan province after last week's earthquake. Workers rescued 60,026 people from the quake's debris and relocated about 4.85 million others, said Li Chengyun, Sichuan...