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China is struggling to bury its quake dead and help tens of thousands of injured, homeless and hungry. Four days after the massive earthquake, the death toll is now expected to exceed 50,000. China has agreed to admit teams of rescue workrs from Japan, Russia, Singapore and South Korea, and...
BEICHUAN, China - A strong aftershock sparked landslides Friday near the epicenter of this week's powerful earthquake, while some survivors were pulled from rubble after being buried for four days. An aftershock rattled parts of central Sichuan province Friday afternoon, the official Xinhua News...
BEICHUAN, CHINA: China struggled to bury its dead and help tens of thousands of injured and homeless on Friday when a powerful aftershock brought new havoc four days after an earthquake thought to have killed more than 50,000. President Hu Jintao flew to the battered province of Sichuan and...
Rescue mission ... worker outside collapsed primary school EXPAT survivor Ralph Johnson, is the landlord of a pub in Mianyang. Mr Johnson counted 70 ambulances driving into the devastated area to help survivors and taxi drivers were ferrying people to the stadium for free. Mr Johnson said one...
By John Ruwitch BEICHUAN, China (Reuters) - President Hu Jintao flew to the battered province ofSichuan and Premier Wen Jiabao said the quake damage couldexceed the devastating 1976 tremor in the northeastern city ofTangshan that killed up to 300,000 people. Thousands of men, women and children...
A strong aftershock hit already devastated southwestern China today, triggering landslides, blocking roads, knocking out phone lines and burying vehicles, state-run media reported. The 5.5-magnitude quake rattled eastern Sichuan province shortly after President Hu Jintao arrived in the quake zone.
Strong aftershock hits China quake epicenter : A strong aftershock sparked landslides Friday near the epicenter of this week's powerful earthquake, while some survivors were pulled from rubble after being buried for four days. A day past what experts call the critical three-day window for finding...
China struggled to bury its dead and help tens of thousands of injured and homeless today when a powerful aftershock brought new havoc four days after an earthquake thought to have killed more than 50,000. President Hu Jintao flew to the battered province of Sichuan and Premier Wen Jiabao said...
A Chinese woman grieves after identifying her son who was killed in Shifang MIANYANG (AFP) - Cries for help echoed from under the rubble of shattered communities Friday as China warned time was running out to save survivors of an earthquake that has claimed an estimated 50,000 lives. "Quake...
By John Ruwitch BEICHUAN, China (Reuters) - China struggled to bury its dead and help tens of thousands of injured and homeless on Friday when a powerful aftershock brought new havoc four days after an earthquake thought to have killed more than 50,000. President Hu Jintao flew to the battered...
BEICHUAN, China (Reuters) - China struggled to bury its dead and help tens of thousands of injured and homeless on Friday when a powerful aftershock brought new havoc four days after an earthquake thought to have killed more than 50,000. President Hu Jintao flew to the battered province of...
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