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

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May 20, 2008
        

By WILLIAM FOREMAN ; Associated Press Writer CHENGDU, China -- 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...

                   

China says over 70,000 dead or missing from quake

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May 20, 2008
        

CHENGDU, China (Reuters) - China raised the number of dead or missing from a devastating earthquake to more than 70,000 on Tuesday, as rescuers found another survivor eight days after the huge tremor hit. Earthquake survivor, Zhao Deqian, the mother of twins Zhao Yajia and Zhao Yaqi, 15, who were...

                   

Survivors of China quake cope with thousands of aftershocks

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May 20, 2008
        

CHENGDU, May 20 (Xinhua) -- People in Mianyang, Sichuan Province, have become accustomed to gathering in the middle of the road after anything unusual, hoping to improve their chance of survival in case of a major aftershock. A forecast of a strong aftershock in Sichuan Province late on Monday...

                   

China struggling to provide shelter for quake victims

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May 20, 2008
        

China said it was struggling to find shelter for many of the five million people whose homes were destroyed in last week’s earthquake, while the region remained jittery today over warnings of aftershocks. Another 32,361 people remained missing across the quake zone, said the State Council,...

                   

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

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May 20, 2008
        

A man walks through the ruins of his house at Yinghua, in Shifang county, in China's southwest Sichuan province Tuesday 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 region remained...

                   
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After-shock fears cause panic as quake toll hits 40,000

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May 20, 2008
        

Beijing - The confirmed death toll from China's Sichuan earthquake rose to about 40,000 on Tuesday, as residents of quake-hit areas fled their homes following a forecast of a major aftershock measuring between 6 and 7 on the Richter scale. The government said the death toll had risen to 39,577 in...

                   

Aftershock Warning Panics China Survivors

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May 20, 2008
        

CHENGDU, China (CBS) ― Thousands of survivors of the China earthquake awoke Tuesday after spending a night sleeping in cars and in the open, frightened by government warnings of a potential strong aftershock. The Sichuan government said Tuesday the provincial death toll from the quake had reached...

                   

Aftershock Warning Panics China Survivors

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May 20, 2008
        

CHENGDU, China (CBS) ― Thousands of survivors of the China earthquake awoke Tuesday after spending a night sleeping in cars and in the open, frightened by government warnings of a potential strong aftershock. The Sichuan government said Tuesday the provincial death toll from the quake had reached...

                   

Aftershock Warning Panics China Survivors

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May 20, 2008
        

CHENGDU, China (CBS) ― Thousands of survivors of the China earthquake awoke Tuesday after spending a night sleeping in cars and in the open, frightened by government warnings of a potential strong aftershock. The Sichuan government said Tuesday the provincial death toll from the quake had reached...

                   

Aftershock Warning Panics China Survivors

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May 20, 2008
        

CHENGDU, China (CBS) ― Thousands of survivors of the China earthquake awoke Tuesday after spending a night sleeping in cars and in the open, frightened by government warnings of a potential strong aftershock. The Sichuan government said Tuesday the provincial death toll from the quake had reached...