Thousands flee China quake area over flood fears

                   
chicagotribune.com     May 17, 2008            

By KEN TEH | Associated Press Writer BEICHUAN, China - Thousands of Chinese earthquake victims fled areas near the epicenter Saturday, fearful of potential floods from a river blocked by landslides. The official Xinhua News Agency said earlier that a lake in Beichuan county "may burst its bank at... [read full story]                

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Chinese rescuers entering remotest quake zone find devastation

iht.com     May 16, 2008          

Stunned survivors huddled in makeshift shelters lining the mountain road into one of the remotest corners of China's earthquake zone, as troops marched by Friday to find scenes of utter devastation. Buildings not flattened or toppled into piles of smoking debris in Beichuan county were left...                

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Aftershocks Trigger Landslides in China, Cut Off Areas

foxnews.com     May 16, 2008          

The government said it would investigate why so many school buildings collapsed in the quake — destroying about 6,900 classrooms, not including the hardest-hit counties — and severely punish anyone responsible for shoddy construction. A day past what experts call the critical three-day window for...                

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Aftershocks spark landslides at quake epicenter

msn.com     May 16, 2008          

Anger over collapsed schools grows as China's official death toll hits 21,500 Chinese President Hu Jintao visits the earthquake disaster site in Beichuan, Sichuan province, China, on Friday. May 16: A boy is pulled alive from the rubble following China’s earthquake, which the government fears has...                

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Strong aftershock hits China quake epicenter (AP)

yahoo.com     May 16, 2008          

By AUDRA ANG, Associated Press Writer 27 minutes ago BEICHUAN, China - A day past what experts call the critical three-day window for finding survivors, rescuers pulled a nurse to safety who had been trapped for 96 hours in the debris of a clinic in Beichuan county, one of 17 people saved there,...                

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Time running out for China quake survivors (AFP)

yahoo.com     May 16, 2008          

by Peter Harmsen 1 hour, 9 minutes ago MIANYANG, China (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 relief work has entered into the...                

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Aftershock sparks landslides at China quake epicenter; first foreign rescuers arrive

iht.com     May 16, 2008          

A strong aftershock sparked landslides Friday near the epicenter of this week's powerful earthquake, again cutting off ravaged areas of central China. An aftershock rattled parts of central Sichuan province Friday afternoon, the official Xinhua News Agency said, burying vehicles on a road leading...                

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CNN - Aftershock Shakes China Quake Zone

foxreno.com     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. Survivors Still Are Being Pulled From The Rubble Four Days After Being Buried By The Initial 7.9 Magnitude Quake.                

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Aust Govt announces aid for quake victims (ABC)

yahoo.com     May 16, 2008          

The Australian Government is providing $1 million in emergency aid for victims of the Chinese earthquake. Mr Smith says the Government also offered to send urban search and rescue teams from Emergency Management Australia. But he says while the Chinese Government appreciated the offer, it was not...                

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Strong aftershock triggers landslides at China quake epicenter

kimatv.com     May 16, 2008          

Story Published: May 16, 2008 at 7:37 AM PDT BEICHUAN, China (AP) - A day past what experts call the critical three-day window for finding survivors, rescuers pulled a nurse to safety who had been trapped for 96 hours in the debris of a clinic in Beichuan county, one of 17 people saved there,...                

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Strong aftershock hits China quake epicenter

huffingtonpost.com     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. A day past what experts call the critical three-day window for finding survivors, rescuers pulled a...                

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