Earthquake in China

                   

China scrambles to build homes for quake survivors

reuters.com
Nov 12, 2008 4 related
        

By Ian Ransom BEIJING (Reuters) - Six months after China's Sichuan earthquake, local authorities are scrambling to build housing for millions made homeless as winter approaches. In the hard-hit city of Dujiangyan, scores of...

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Five killed in China factory accident: state media

terradaily.com
Nov 12, 2008 8 related
        

by Staff Writers Beijing (AFP) Nov 11, 2008 Five factory workers died and one was critically injured when a structure they were building in northwestern China collapsed, state media reported on Tuesday. The report by Xinhua...

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yahoo.com: Aftershock hits ethnic Tibetan, Mongolian region in China yahoo.com

Moderate earthquake hits NW China

people.com.cn
Nov 12, 2008 2 related
        

An aftershock measuring 5.1 on the Richter scale jolted a prefecture in northwest China's Qinghai Province at 5:56 a.m. (Beijing time) on Wednesday, according to the national seismic network. The epicenter was monitored in the...

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Approaching winter worsens plight of quake survivors

people.com.cn
Nov 12, 2008 1 related
        

The coming winter is about to worsen the plight of China's quake survivors, who are still trying to rebuild their homes and lives. Tang Chengyi lost his house on May 12, when the devastating earthquake triggered a landslide in...

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Sichuan Earthquake: Following significant relief efforts, massive recovery programme taking shape...

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Nov 12, 2008
        

International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) - Switzerland Six months ago on 12 May 2008, a massive earthquake devastated south-western China, killing more than 80,000 people and displacing nearly 15...

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alertnet.org: Li Zheng, Red Cross volunteer (centre), now working with IFRC, with a group of children from Gaochuan Middle School, whose homes were destroyed in the earthquake. (Photo: Liu Jie/IFRC) (p18608) alertnet.org

China: Volunteerism leads to long-term commitments and deep friendships

alertnet.org
Nov 12, 2008
        

International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) - Switzerland Tens of thousands of Red Cross volunteers gathered in China's Sichuan Province, playing a key role in rescue and relief work after the...

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redcross.org: Tanglei walking with his mother in the hospital. Tanglei has embraced positive living as he recovers from his amputation. redcross.org

China: Red Cross Rehabilitation Center Bringing Hope to Amputees

redcross.org
Nov 12, 2008
        

Some survivors are facing emotional and physical pain after losing their limbs due to the earthquake. Francis Markus, International Federation, in Deyang, Sichuan Wednesday, November 12, 2008 — For a 16-year-old lad who enjoys...

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China announces multi-billion-dollar infrastructure projects

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Nov 12, 2008 3 related
        

Beijing, Nov 12 (Xinhua) China Wednesday announced a slew of measures, including upgrading infrastructure and a further rise in export rebates, in a wide-ranging attempt to stimulate the economy and stave off the effects of the...

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China remembers quake victims

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Nov 12, 2008
        

Nov 12- Teachers and students at a primary school in Sichuan province remember those who died in the Sichuan earthquake six months...

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China struggles with quake rebuilding

msn.com
Nov 11, 2008 28 related
        

Country struggles to rebuild after temblor killed more than 69,000 Workers prepare for the six month anniversary of the Donghekou Earthquake Site Park at Hekou village in Qingchuan, in southwest China's Sichuan province, on...

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