China buries quake dead as new aftershock hits (Reuters)

                   
yahoo.com     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... [read full story]                

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Video: Desperate Search for China Quake Survivors

chinadigitaltimes.net     May 14, 2008          

From theage.com: Rescue teams finally arrived at the epicentre of China’s devastating earthquake last night and began searching for survivors in the ruins of buildings under which thousands of people are feared to have been buried. The national death toll from the quake has climbed past 13,000...                

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China races to bury quake dead and manage survivors

reuters.com     May 16, 2008          

By Emma Graham-Harrison and Aly Song YINGXIU, China (Reuters) - The death toll from China's earthquake could soar to more than 50,000, state media reported on Thursday, as rescuers struggled to help survivors and hope faded for thousands buried under rubble. Some 20,000 are confirmed dead after...                

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China races to bury quake dead, manage survivors

alertnet.org     May 16, 2008          

By Ben Blanchard SHIFANG, China, May 16 (Reuters) - China struggled on Friday to bury the dead and offer relief to those left injured, homeless and without food and water by the earthquake that may have killed more than 50,000 people. From the heart of the disaster zone in the southwestern...                

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China's Premier Says Quake is Country's Worst Since 1949

voanews.com     May 16, 2008          

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao says Monday's earthquake was the country's most destructive since 1949, as officials say more than 50,000 people are feared dead in Sichuan province alone. Early Friday Chinese state-run media quoted Mr. Wen saying the quake was even more powerful than one in 1976 that...                

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China races to bury quake dead, manage survivors

thestar.com.my     May 16, 2008          

SHIFANG, China (Reuters) - China struggled on Friday to bury the dead and offer relief to those left injured, homeless and without food and water by the earthquake that may have killed more than 50,000 people. A Chinese chess set (R) is displayed as parents cry in front of the fresh grave of...                

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China races to bury quake dead, manage survivors

reuters.com     May 16, 2008          

By Ben Blanchard SHIFANG, China (Reuters) - China struggled on Friday to bury the dead and offer relief to those left injured, homeless and without food and water by the earthquake that may have killed more than 50,000 people. From the heart of the disaster zone in the southwestern province of...                

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China Races to Bury Quake Dead, Manage Survivors

epochtimes.com     May 16, 2008          

China Wakes to Devastating Earthquake Tuesday, May 13, 2008 SHIFANG, China—China struggled on Friday to bury the dead and provide aid to those left injured, homeless and without food and water by the earthquake that may have killed more than 50,000 people. From the heart of the disaster zone in...                

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China's president flies to quake zone as government warns toll could reach 50,000

iht.com     May 16, 2008          

Chinese President Hu Jintao flew into Sichuan province Friday to lend support to the victims of this week's earthquake as the country braced for a death toll that could soar past 50,000. Hu will "express sympathy and appreciation to the public and cadres in the disaster zone and visit military...                

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50,000 feared dead as China's president visits quake zone

newslookup.com     May 16, 2008          

Rescue workers search for survivors in the rubble of collapsed buildings in Dujiangyan, in southwest China's Sichuan province, on Thursday. (Li Gang/Xinhua/Associated Press) Chinese President Hu Jintao arrived in the devastated central province Sichuan on Friday, state news agency Xinhua...                

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China Earthquake: Inquiry Into School Building Collapse As Troops Struggle To Bury Dead

sky.com     May 16, 2008          

China has launched a probe into why school buildings collapsed in the earthquake, warning that anyone found to have been responsible for shoddy construction would be punished. In the town of Mianzhu seven schools have collapsed, burying 1,700 people, according to Chinese news agency Xinhua. In...                

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