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Families desperate for news on hundreds of teens trapped in collapsed Chinese school

                   
iht.com
May 13, 2008
        
Story Timeline:  153 days

The bodies of the young teenagers were brought out of the wreckage on doors scavenged from what remained of their school building. ... Hundreds of other relatives at the Juyuan Middle School were frantic after a night of waiting in the rain, shaking and wailing as they... [read full story]                    

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Families desperate for news on hundreds of teens trapped in collapsed Chinese school

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Chinese question safety at schools after killer quake

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May 15, 2008
        

A student helps his schoolmate stranded in the ruins of a high school in the earthquake-affected Beichuan county. Parents crowded rescue workers and troops near schools devastated by Monday’s earthquake, desperate for news of their children as many began questioning why school buildings were...

                   

When corruption supplies the coup de grace

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May 15, 2008
        

Via Hong Kong's The Standard: School collapses raise issues of graft and shoddy work. Excerpt from a heartbreaking report: As more children were pulled from the rubble of their schools yesterday, questions emerged over whether corruption and shoddy construction were...

                   

Finger-pointing as toll climbs

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May 14, 2008
        

Juyuan, China - As more children were pulled on Wednesday from the rubble of their schools, questions emerged over whether corruption and shoddy construction were to blame for taking such a heavy toll of young lives. Across Sichuan province and neighbouring regions tens of thousands of people...

                   

Trapped students had no time to escape

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May 14, 2008
        

A survivor awaits removal from rubble in Mianyang city, Sichuan province, May 13, 2008. Christopher Bodeen Associated Press JUYUAN, China–The high school students were settling into afternoon arts and humanities classes when the massive quake struck. As orange-suited rescue teams searched the...

                   

No time to escape China school collapse

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May 14, 2008
        

JUYUAN, China - As orange-suited rescue teams searched the wreckage for survivors, parents watched amid a cold, steady drizzle Tuesday. We must have some information," a woman pleaded with soldiers at the edge of what was left of the school in Juyuan. Quake unleased heartbreaking grief The grief...

                   

Trapped students had little time to escape deadly Chinese quake

k-litefm.com
May 13, 2008
        

By: Christopher Bodeen, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS JUYUAN, China - As orange-suited rescue teams searched the wreckage for survivors, worried and sometimes wailing parents watched amid a cold, steady drizzle Tuesday. We must have some information," a woman pleaded with soldiers at the edge of what was...

                   

Trapped students had little time to escape quake

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May 13, 2008
        

By Christopher Bodeen Associated Press Published: Tuesday, May 13, 2008 1:42 p.m. MDT JUYUAN, China — The high school students were settling in to afternoon arts and humanities classes when the massive quake struck. The school collapsed so rapidly — one floor "pancaking" atop another — that there...

                   

Trapped students had little time to escape quake

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May 13, 2008
        

May 13, 2008 2:22 PM (1 hr 8 mins ago) By CHRISTOPHER BODEEN, AP » 1 hr 8 ago: Trapped students had little time to escape quake « JUYUAN, China - As orange-suited rescue teams searched the wreckage for survivors, worried and sometimes wailing parents watched amid a cold, steady drizzle Tuesday....

                   

Trapped students had little time to escape quake

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May 13, 2008
        

JUYUAN, China – The high school students were settling in to afternoon arts and humanities classes when the massive quake struck. As orange-suited rescue teams searched the wreckage for survivors, worried and sometimes wailing parents watched amid a cold, steady drizzle Tuesday. We must have some...

                   

Trapped students had little time to escape quake

iht.com
May 13, 2008
        

The high school students were settling in to afternoon arts and humanities classes when the massive quake struck. As orange-suited rescue teams searched the wreckage for survivors, worried and sometimes wailing parents watched amid a cold, steady drizzle Tuesday. We must have some information," a...

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