Aid for earthquake victims mooted

                   
thestar.com.my     May 14, 2008            

KUALA LUMPUR: The four MCA Cabinet ministers will suggest at the next Cabinet meeting that the Government provide emergency humanitarian assistance to earthquake victims in China's Sichuan province. MCA president Datuk Seri Ong Ka Ting said the party had directed its national Crisis Relief... [read full story]                    

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Officials say China quake deaths top 7,600

upi.com     May 12, 2008          

BEIJING, May 12 (UPI) -- The death toll rose to more than 7,600 Monday in the aftermath of a 7.8-magnitude earthquake in China's Sichuan province, disaster relief officials said. ... Xinhua and the Shanghai Daily quoted relief officials as saying 7,651 people died in the...                    

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Massive Quake Rattles China, More than 7,600 Dead

nationalgeographic.com     May 12, 2008          

The magnitude 7.8 temblor also trapped nearly 900 students under the rubble of their school in Sichuan Province, state media reported. ... Christopher Bodeen in Beijing Associated Press A massive earthquake struck central China on Monday, killing more than 7,600. The...                    

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Death toll rises to 12,000 in China's quake

marketwatch.com     May 13, 2008          

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) - The death toll in China's Sichuan province from the nation's most serious earthquake in nearly 60 years has risen to 12,000, China's official Xinhua news agency reported Tuesday. Casualties in other nearby provinces were not included. Xinhua also said there were...                    

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Death Toll in China Earthquake Rises to 10,000

turkishweekly.net     May 13, 2008          

Death Toll in China Earthquake Rises to 10,000Tuesday , 13 May 2008At least 10,000 people have died in China's most powerful earthquake in more than 30 years, which struck the southwest of the country on Monday afternoon. The death toll is expected to rise as resc .....                    

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Fijians safe in China

fijitimes.com     May 13, 2008          

FIJI nationals in China are safe after news of the devastation of China's largest earthquake in 30 years. Fiji's ambassador to China Sir James Ah Koy said they had not received any report of missing or dead persons and services were normal since the earthquake was four hours' flight away. The...                    

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5 Dead in SW China Earthquake

redorbit.com     May 13, 2008          

Posted on: Tuesday, 13 May 2008, 12:00 CDT 5 dead in SW China earthquake CHONGQING, May 12 (Xinhua) -- Five people were confirmed dead in southwest China's Sichuan Province and Chongqing Municipality on Monday afternoon when an earthquake toppled two school buildings and a water tower. Four...                    

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Chinese Bloggers Mocked Over Earthquake Conspiracy Theories

newsvine.com     May 13, 2008          

News Type: Event — Seeded on Tue May 13, 2008 1:07 PM EDT As the death toll in China's Sichuan province climbs, the nation’s bloggers have joined together in the search for a scapegoat. Broadband connections across the country are pulsing with rumours of "earthquake omens" involving toads or...                    

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Death toll in China quake climbs above 12,000

kxan.com     May 13, 2008          

MIANYANG, China (AP) -- Most of the people living in one Chinese city of 700,000 residents have been out of their homes since Monday's magnitude 7.9 earthquake. Plastic sheeting is providing the only shelter from the rain, which is hampering relief efforts in the hardest hit areas. Soldiers...                    

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Death toll in China earthquake exceeds 12,000

examiner.com     May 13, 2008          

May 13, 2008 3:36 PM (8 mins ago) By AUDRA ANG, AP » 8 mins ago: Death toll in China earthquake exceeds 12,000 « (AP Photo/Color China Photo) A woman cries as she walks by a line rescuers just before they are going to search for victims after the earthquake at Beichuan County in Mianyang of...                    

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Some buildings aren't made to handle earthquakes

newschannel34.com     May 13, 2008          

Excavators work on debris following an earthquake on May 13, 2008 in Dujiangyan of Sichuan Province, China. A major earthquake measuring 7.8 on the Richter scale jolted Wenchuan County of southwest China's Sichuan Province May 12, killing at least 12,000 people currently. The death toll is...                    

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