Chinese president visits quake-hit area

                   
upi.com     May 16, 2008            

BEIJING, May 16 (UPI) -- Chinese President Hu Jintao Friday assessed earthquake damage in Sichuan province where the death toll may top 50,000. Hu described the rescue and relief effort mounted by tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians as "forceful, orderly and effective," the state-run... [read full story]                

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Chinese president flies to quake-hit areas

earthtimes.org     May 16, 2008          

Beijing - Chinese President Hu Jintao on Friday flew to the earthquake-devastated south-western province of Sichuan, where at least 20,000 people died and an estimated 30,000 are missing under rubble. Hu planned to console the victims and inspect th...                

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2,309 tourists confirmed safe in China's quake-hit regions

people.com.cn     May 16, 2008          

As of 9:00 p.m. on Thursday, 2,309 domestic and overseas tourists were confirmed safe in the quake-hit regions after a devastating earthquake rocked southwestern China's Sichuan Province, official said here on Friday morning. Among 5,167 tourists in the quake-hit regions, 832 are overseas...                

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More than 20,000 stranded survivors rescued in quake-hit SW China

people.com.cn     May 16, 2008          

More than 20,000 stranded survivors were rescued in quake-hit Sichuan Province in southwest China by armed forces on Thursday alone. Meanwhile, the roads to the epicenter Wenchuan County and worst-hit Beichuan County had been cleared. As of 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, 64,040 victims had been...                

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Chinese president visits quake-hit area

politicalgateway.com     May 16, 2008          

BEIJING, May 16 (UPI) -- Chinese President Hu Jintao Friday assessed earthquake damage in Sichuan province where the death toll may top 50,000. Hu described the rescue and relief effort mounted by tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians as "forceful, orderly and effective," the state-run...                

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Doctors, Xinhua journalist injured in road accident on way to quake-hit region

people.com.cn     May 16, 2008          

One doctor was badly injured when a vehicle with five people on board turned over on the way to a quake-hit area in Sichuan Province on Friday morning. Another six people including two local children and a Xinhua journalist aboard were also injured. Huang Xiang, vice-president of Ganzi People's...                

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Chinese president thanks HK people for help to quake-hit areas

people.com.cn     May 16, 2008          

Chinese president Hu Jintao Friday thanked Hong Kong people for their help and donation to the quake-hit areas on the mainland in an interview with Hong Kong media. Hu talked to the Hong Kong media in Mianyang, Sichuan province, where a 7.8-magnitude earthquake hit Monday. Hu flew in Mianyang...                

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President Hu inspects quake-hit Mianyang, saying saving lives top priority

people.com.cn     May 16, 2008          

Chinese President Hu Jintao on Friday inspected quake-battered Mianyang city in southwestern Sichuan Province, urging continued efforts in quake rescue and giving top priority to the saving of people's lives even after four days have passed since the quake struck. In the meeting room of the...                

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Singapore rescue team arrives in China's quake-hit areas

people.com.cn     May 16, 2008          

Rescue team from Singapore arrived in Chengdu, capital of the quake-hit Sichuan Province in southwest China Friday and was heading for Shifang city to assist rescue efforts. By now, rescue teams from Japan, Russia, the Republic of Korea (ROK) have arrived in quake zone. Second batch of rescuers...                

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Thousands flee as flood threatens quake-hit town

nationmultimedia.com     May 17, 2008          

Beijing - Residents of an earthquake-devastated town in south-western China fled on Saturday as a nearby lake was reportedly in imminent danger of flooding the town. The residents of Beichuan in Sichuan province began rushing onto hillsides and some clambered onto motorcycles to leave the town as...                

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Feature: Be strong, my families: Chinese students in Russia tell quake-hit compatriots

people.com.cn     May 18, 2008          

It's enough. The cardboard box, wrapped with a red piece of paper on which the Chinese characters DONATION were printed, was too full to take any envelopes that were piled beside it and contained all sorts of donation money. "I've never seen so many kinds of currencies," Wang Yanlong, chairman of...                

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