China Appeals For Rescue Equipment
                   
freeinternetpress.com     May 16, 2008            

The Chinese government made an emergency appeal for cranes and heavy lifting equipment Thursday amid warnings that time is running out to rescue survivors from Monday's huge earthquake. As the state media raised estimates of the final death toll to 50,000, troops, emergency personnel and... [read full story]                    


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State media: 5.9-magnitude quake kills 1 in China

ibtimes.com     4 hrs ago   2 related          

BEIJING - A 5.9-magnitude earthquake jolted southern China near the border with Myanmar Thursday, killing a woman--one day after another quake damaged homes in the same area, state media reported. Tens of thousands of people...                    

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Medical services to be fully restored in quake zone in Aug.

people.com.cn     9 hrs ago          

Temporary quarters for all medical institutions in southwest China's quake zone will be finished by the end of this month, so as to fully restore medical service, the Ministry of Health said on Thursday. As of Aug. 10, about 70...                    

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China quake death toll rises one to hit 69,226

people.com.cn     9 hrs ago          

The death toll from the May 12 earthquake in Sichuan Province and its neighboring region increased by one from Monday's figure to reach 69,226 as of Thursday noon, according to a statement released by the State Council...                    

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Irrawaddy: Earthquake raises concern over mega dams – Violet Cho

burmanet.org     19 hrs ago          

Frequent earthquakes in North Burma this year have raised more concern over the military government’s plan to build a series of mega dams on the Irrawaddy River to generate electricity. A 5.3 magnitude earthquake struck near...                    

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