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Chinese People in Disaster Wednesday, May 14, 2008 - China Wakes to Devastating Earthquake Tuesday, May 13, 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...
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More quake survivors found
Rescue workers have plucked more than 60 more survivors from the rubble following Monday's massive earthquake in southwestern China, as a strong new aftershock hit and the death toll rose to almost 30,000. The official Xinhua news agency said there was no immediate word of additional damage or...
China fights to stave off disease amid miracle quake rescues
Agence France-Presse SHIFANG, China - China ramped up efforts on Saturday to stave off disease for millions of earthquake victims, as more miracle rescues amid the rubble offered hope in an increasingly desperate battle to save lives. "The rainy weather might cause some houses to collapse and...
China searches for quake survivors as toll nears 30,000
By Chris Buckley BEICHUAN, China (Reuters) - Rescue workers have plucked more than 60 more survivors from the rubble following Monday's massive earthquake in southwestern China, as a strong new aftershock hit and the death toll rose to almost 30,000. The United States Geological Survey reported a...
China searches for survivors as quake toll nears 30,000 (Reuters)
By Chris Buckley 25 minutes ago BEICHUAN, China (Reuters) - Thousands of soldiers and families looking for missing kin streamed into one of the worst affected areas of China's massive earthquake on Sunday, as a strong new aftershock hit and the death toll neared 30,000. Rescue workers have...
China searches for survivors as quake toll nears 30,000
By Chris Buckley BEICHUAN, China (Reuters) - Rescue workers have plucked more than 60 more survivors from the rubble following Monday's massive earthquake in southwestern China, as a strong new aftershock hit and the death toll rose to almost 30,000. The United States Geological Survey reported a...
Counting the cost
29,000 dead, 10,000 still buried, 5 million homeless, 500 dams damaged, 7000 school buildings collapsed, 140,000 troops. The scale of the disaster prompted the government to allow foreign rescue services into China for the first time, with teams from Japan, Russia, South Korea, Taiwan and...
Quake survivors now forced to flee flooding
DONGHEKOU, China — Two rivers blocked by landslides threatened to flood towns shattered by China's massive earthquake, sending thousands of survivors fleeing Saturday in a region still staggering from the country's worst disaster in 30 years. The official Xinhua News Agency, citing regional...
China searches for quake survivors, toll nears 30,000
More quake survivors found, death toll nears 30,000 By Chris Buckley BEICHUAN, China, May 18 (Reuters) - Rescue workers have plucked more than 60 more survivors from the rubble following Monday's massive earthquake in southwestern China, as a strong new aftershock hit and the death toll rose to...
Thousands flee China quake area over flood fears
— Two rivers blocked by landslides threatened to flood towns shattered by China's massive earthquake, sending thousands of survivors fleeing Saturday in a region still staggering from the country's worst disaster in 30 years. A mountain sheared off by the mighty tremor cut the Qingzhu river and...
Lament in China: 'I have lost everything'
Nothing remains of Donghekou. A woman grieves while burning incense for dead relatives buried by a landslide that swallowed Donghekou. A mountain sheared off by China's massive earthquake swallowed the village whole, entombing an unknown number of people inside a huge mound of freshly churned...
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