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by Staff Writers Geneva (AFP) May 15, 2008 The poor regions of southwest China hit by this week's devastating earthquake lag far behind the more developed eastern regions in building safety standards, a top UN disaster official said Thursday. Salvano Briceno, head of the UN's International...
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Quake waves went around world twice
Article from: Agence France-Presse From correspondents in Tokyo THE devastating earthquake in southwest China was so powerful that its seismic waves travelled around the globe - twice, a Japanese observatory said today. The Matsushiro Seismological Observatory, north of Tokyo, detected surface...
China quake waves travelled round globe twice
The devastating earthquake in China was so powerful that its seismic waves travelled around the globe - twice, a Japanese observatory said on Friday. The Matsushiro Seismological Observatory, north of Tokyo, detected surface quake waves at 3.41pm Japanese time on Monday, 13 minutes after the...
China quake boy pulled out after 80 hrs under school rubble
BEIJING, May 16 (RIA Novosti) - A school boy was rescued after 80 hours trapped in the rubble of a collapsed school building in southwest China's Sichuan province, hit by a powerful quake Monday, local media said on Friday. The massive earthquake measuring 7.8 on the Richter scale led to the...
No minor quakes before devastating tremor in China
From correspondents in Beijing, China, 01:02 PM IST There had been no minor quakes in the area around the epicentre of the 7.8-magnitude earthquake in China's southwestern province of Sichuan May 12, the provincial seismological bureau said Friday. Therefore, the earthquake could not be forecast,...
China says quake killed more than 50,000
China estimates more than 50,000 have been killed in an earthquake which struck four days ago. The military has sent aircraft and thousands of troops to help with search and rescue efforts, but as the hours pass, hopes of reaching survivors are fading fast. The scale of the disaster is enormous....
"Black-hearted" conmen bid for China quake charity
BEIJING (Reuters) - People across China have opened their wallets to give earthquake aid -- and fraudsters have swung into action to capitalise on the burst of generosity. A general view shows collapsed buildings in earthquake-hit Beichuan County, in Sichuan province, May 15, 2008....
Experts: Quake likely delivered 1-2 punch
By Seattle Times news services The tectonic battle between the Indian subcontinent and the Eurasia Plate has been raging for tens of millions of years. India, once a giant island before crashing into the underside of Asia about 40 million to 50 million years ago, continues to slide north at a...
"Black-hearted" conmen bid for China quake charity
By Simon Rabinovitch BEIJING (Reuters) - People across China have opened their wallets to give earthquake aid -- and fraudsters have swung into action to capitalise on the burst of generosity. Police issued a warning after a flurry of text messages hit mobile phones, soliciting disaster...
Kiwi quake experts should be sent to China
Press Release: New Zealand National Party Pansy Wong MP National Party Ethnic Affairs Spokeswoman Kiwi quake experts should be sent to China National Party Ethnic Affairs spokeswoman Pansy Wong is urging the Government to send earthquake experts to China as the devastating effects of the Sichuan...
"Black-hearted" conmen bid for China quake charity
By Simon Rabinovitch BEIJING (Reuters) - People across China have opened their wallets to give earthquake aid -- and fraudsters have swung into action to capitalise on the burst of generosity. Police issued a warning after a flurry of text messages hit mobile phones, soliciting disaster...
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