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May 16, 2008
        
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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... [read full story]                    

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Strong aftershock hits China quake epicenter

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May 16, 2008
        

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...

                   

Strong aftershock in China

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May 16, 2008
        

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...

                   

China buries dead as aftershock hits

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May 16, 2008
        

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...

                   
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Strong aftershock shakes quake zone

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May 16, 2008
        

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.

                   
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Time running out for China quake survivors

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May 16, 2008
        

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...

                   

China buries quake dead as new aftershock hits (Reuters)

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May 16, 2008
        

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...

                   

Pakistan sends relief supplies to China for quake survivors

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May 16, 2008
        

Pakistan says it has dispatched two planeloads of relief supplies to neighboring China for survivors of its deadly earthquake. Foreign Ministry spokesman Mohammed Sadiq says the supplies included tents, blankets, medicines and drinking water. He says two C-130 aircraft of Pakistan Air Force left...

                   

China goes full-force in quake recovery

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May 16, 2008
        

Newly homeless earthquake survivors at a shelter in the city of Mianyang. (Shiho Fukada for The New York Times) China goes full-force in quake recovery : Four days after a powerful earthquake devastated a mountainous region of southwestern China, the nation's massive rescue and relief effort...

                   
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China's President Arrives in Quake Zone as Concern Turns to Survivors

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May 16, 2008
        

China's President Hu Jintao arrived in Sichuan province Friday to support earthquake relief efforts. The death toll, now at more than 22,000, is expected to pass 50,000. As Daniel Schearf reports from Chengdu, concern is now turning to providing for survivors. After arriving in Sichuan Mr. Hu...

                   

Strong aftershock hits China quake epicenter

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May 16, 2008
        

By AUDRA ANG ; Associated Press Writer 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...

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