New aftershocks bring terror to quake-hit China (+photos)

2008-05-27T23:08+0200nzherald (en)

MIANZHU - New aftershocks toppled 420,000 houses and injured dozens in southwest China on Tuesday, heaping destruction and fear on a region struggling to recover from the country's worst earthquake in decades. The houses collapsed...

CWS emergency appeal update: 2008 China earthquake

2008-05-27T23:06+0200reliefWeb (en)

Appeal #699-B Appeal amount: $200,000 SITUATION As the death toll from the most catastrophic earthquake to hit China in more than two decades continues to climb, survivors are coping with damaging aftershocks that complicate relief efforts. More than 67,000 have been killed , another 20,000 remain missing and millions are homeless.

New aftershocks bring terror to quake-hit China

2008-05-27T23:06+0200reliefWeb (en)

By Tyra Dempster MIANZHU, China , May 27 (Reuters) - New aftershocks toppled 420,000 houses and injured dozens in southwest China on Tuesday, heaping destruction and fear on a region struggling to recover from the country's worst earthquake in decades. The houses collapsed when a 5.

China: Foreign medical teams active in earthquake relief

2008-05-27T23:06+0200reliefWeb (en)

BEIJING, May 27, 2008 (Xinhua via COMTEX News Network) -- Despite speaking different languages, medical teams from many countries and regions are actively helping the earthquake relief in disaster-hit southwest China . "Xiao Gan" is the nickname locals have given to Chinese Russian doctor Gan Junda.

China: Red Cross Red Crescent sends tents, field hospitals and international disaster relief experts to help earthquake survivors

2008-05-27T23:06+0200reliefWeb (en)

With more than five million people left homeless after the devastating earthquake in Sichuan, according to the ministry of civil affairs, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies is aiming to send up to 100,000 tents to Chengdu for distribution to the affected areas to help meet this urgent need for emergency shelter.

China orders evacuation amid quake flood fears

2008-05-27T23:06+0200reliefWeb (en)

by Lynne O'Donnell BEICHUAN, China , May 28, 2008 (AFP) - Chinese authorities were Wednesday engaged in an all-out evacuation effort as a dangerously swelling lake formed by this month's devastating earthquake threatened to engulf the area. As the death toll from the May 12 quake jumped to 67,000,....

Mental trauma rampant after China earthquake

2008-05-27T23:06+0200AP (en)

DEYANG, China (AP) -- Liu Yisi sits on a hospital bed, reading a comic book. His nose is bruised, swollen and cut, and his left arm is heavily bandaged....

Helping survivors of China quake

2008-05-27T23:06+0200reliefWeb (en)

Following the devastating earthquake that hit China on 12 May, Caritas assessment teams have travelled to Sichuan in China to assess the needs of survivors CAFOD's two local partners have organised volunteers to respond to the needs of people who have been affected by the disaster. The quake measuring 7.

Mental trauma rampant after China earthquake (AP)

2008-05-27T22:47+0200news-yahoo (en)

AP - Liu Yisi sits on a hospital bed, reading a comic book. His nose is bruised, swollen and cut, and his left arm is heavily bandaged.

China 'quake lake' is top priority

2008-05-27T22:45+0200sbs (en)

A swollen "quake lake" that has forced the evacuation of 150,000 people through fears of flooding is China 's top priority in the earthquake relief effort.

Quake relief HQ says focus of relief work to shift to reconstruction

2008-05-27T22:39+0200xinhuanet_en (en)

Earthquake relief work has entered a "new stage" and more efforts should be focused on resettlement and post-quake reconstruction in damaged areas, the earthquake relief headquarters under China 's State Council agreed at a meeting on Tuesday.

Ohio Couple Tell Sichuan Quake Tales

2008-05-27T22:32+0200NPRnews (en)

A husband and wife from Columbus, Ohio, had planned a trip to China with the humanitarian aid group Heart to Heart before the deadly earthquake struck in Sichuan province. They decided to take the trip anyway.

China to relocate towns, villages in quake zone for rehabilitation

2008-05-27T21:51+0200xinhuanet_en (en)

BEIJING, May 27 (Xinhua) -- Rehabilitation in China 's quake-hit zone will take a long time as quite a number of towns and villages need to move to new sites, said a report issued by the earthquake relief headquarters of the State Council here Tuesday.

China & Outbreak Risks After Earthquake

2008-05-27T21:26+0200globalsecurity (en)

Chinese Officials Concerned About Outbreak Risks After Earthquake By Jamila Trindle Beijing 27 May 2008 With the death toll from a massive earthquake in China now above 67,000, the government aims to prevent new deaths by protecting survivors from possible floods and the threat of a disease outbreak.

China evacuates villagers after new flood threat

2008-05-27T21:06+0200AP (en)

MIANYANG, China (AP) -- About 80,000 people were evacuated Tuesday from downstream of an unstable earthquake-created dam that is threatening to collapse, and troops rushed to carve a trench to drain the water before it floods the valley....

Beijing launches second Olympic weather satellite

2008-05-27T21:06+0200taipeitimes (en)

AP, BEIJING Wednesday, May 28, 2008, Page 1 China launched a weather forecasting satellite yesterday to help predict weather for the Summer Olympics and earthquake recovery work. The Fengyun-3 was launched on a Long March-4C rocket from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in Shanxi Province, the China Meteorological Administration said.

Crises shed light on free speech

2008-05-27T21:06+0200taipeitimes (en)

By Andreas Ni Wednesday, May 28, 2008, Page 8 China ’s tight media control over the coverage of the unrest in Tibet has been followed by what, to some, looks like far more open treatment of the devastating earthquake in Sichuan Province. Is this a change in China’s media strategy, or just a....

Swollen lake tops China's quake relief agenda, draining, evacuation side by side

2008-05-27T21:05+0200reliefWeb (en)

MIANYANG, Sichuan Province, May 27 (Xinhua) -- A swollen "quakelake" in one of the worst hit areas in China 's devastating earthquake has topped the country's agenda of relief work. In a phone call on Monday night, Chinese President Hu Jintao told Vice Premier Hui Liangyu, who were in southwestern....

China evacuates villagers after new flood threat

2008-05-27T21:03+0200WashingtonPost_B (en)

MIANYANG, China -- About 80,000 people were evacuated Tuesday from downstream of an unstable earthquake-created dam that is threatening to collapse, and troops rushed to carve a trench to drain the water before it floods the valley.

New aftershocks bring terror to quake-hit China

2008-05-27T20:57+0200thestar (en)

MIANZHU, China (Reuters) - New aftershocks toppled 420,000 houses and injured dozens in southwest China on Tuesday, heaping destruction and fear on a region struggling to recover from the country's worst earthquake in decades.

Quake: 80,000 more moved to safety

2008-05-27T20:16+0200channel4news (en)

Another 80,000 people were being hurried to safety from the path of floods building up behind earthquake debris in China . The rescue took the number of people moved out of the threatened valley to almost 160,000 from more than 30 townships. The lake in the northern Sichuan province, formed when a....

New aftershocks bring terror to quake-hit China

2008-05-27T19:39+0200themirror (en)

MIANZHU, China (Reuters) - New aftershocks toppled 420,000 houses and injured dozens in southwest China on Tuesday, heaping destruction and fear on a region struggling to recover from the country's worst earthquake in decades.

China earthquake: aftershocks continue to devastate region

2008-05-27T19:30+0200telegraph (en)

Aftershocks in China 's Sichuan province have destroyed a further 420,000 homes, according to state media.

China aftershocks topple 420,000 homes

2008-05-27T19:23+0200independent (en)

Fresh aftershocks toppled 420,000 houses and injured dozens in south-western China today, heaping destruction and fear on a region struggling to recover from the country's worst earthquake in decades.

Defence ministry sends humanitarian aid to China

2008-05-27T19:03+0200reliefWeb (en)

Belgrade, May 27, 2008 – The Serbian Ministry of Defence stated that a convoy with humanitarian aid, intended for the people suffering from consequences of the earthquake, will leave Belgrade today and head for China . The statement adds that the aid comprising 155 tents provided by the Ministry will....

China: Quake relief HQ says focus of relief work to shift to reconstruction

2008-05-27T19:03+0200reliefWeb (en)

BEIJING, May 27 (Xinhua) -- Earthquake relief work has entered a "new stage" and more efforts should be focused on resettlement and post-quake reconstruction in damaged areas, the earthquake relief headquarters under China 's State Council agreed at a meeting on Tuesday.

New aftershocks bring terror to quake-hit China

2008-05-27T18:59+0200reuters (en)

MIANZHU, China (Reuters) - New aftershocks toppled 420,000 houses and injured dozens in southwest China on Tuesday, heaping destruction and fear on a region struggling to recover from the country's worst earthquake in decades.

New aftershocks bring terror to quake-hit China

2008-05-27T18:59+0200reuters (en)

MIANZHU, China (Reuters) - New aftershocks toppled 420,000 houses and injured dozens in southwest China on Tuesday, heaping destruction and fear on a region struggling to recover from the country's worst earthquake in decades.

China relief workers move another 80,000 to safety

2008-05-27T18:55+0200irish-news (en)

Another 80,000 people were being hurried to safety today from the path of floods building up behind earthquake debris in China .

New aftershocks bring terror to quake-hit China

2008-05-27T18:49+0200alertnet (en)

(Recasts with aftershock effects, injuries) By Tyra Dempster MIANZHU, China , May 27 (Reuters) - New aftershocks toppled 420,000 houses and injured dozens in southwest China on Tuesday, heaping destruction and fear on a region struggling to recover from the country's worst earthquake in decades. The houses collapsed when a 5.

Swollen lake tops China's quake relief agenda, draining, evacuation side by side

2008-05-27T18:47+0200xinhuanet_en (en)

A swollen "quakelake" in one of the worst hit areas in China 's devastating earthquake has topped the country's agenda of relief work.

Facts and figures about China quake and relief

2008-05-27T18:47+0200xinhuanet_en (en)

BEIJING, May 27 (Xinhua) -- Following are the latest facts and figures about the massive 8.0-magnitude earthquake that rocked southwest China 's Sichuan Province on May 12: -- The death toll from the quake rose to 67,183 nationwide as of Tuesday noon, while 361,822 people were injured and 20,790 people were missing.

More international condolences, aid offered to quake-struck China

2008-05-27T18:47+0200xinhuanet_en (en)

BEIJING, May 27 (Xinhua) -- The international community continues to offer condolences and aid for China following the deadly earthquake that rocked the country's southwestern Sichuan province on May 12. Equatorial Guinea's President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo sent a message of condolence to Chinese President Hu Jintao.

Thousands flee China's 'quake lake' zone

2008-05-27T18:44+0200cnn (en)

Authorities on Tuesday evacuated thousands of people in southwestern China 's Sichuan province, as engineers prepared to dynamite a potentially dangerous lake formed when landslides, triggered by this month's earthquake, dammed a river.

New aftershocks bring terror to quake-hit China (Reuters)

2008-05-27T18:41+0200news-yahoo (en)

Reuters - New aftershocks toppled 420,000 houses and injured dozens in southwest China on Tuesday, heaping destruction and fear on a region struggling to recover from the country's worst earthquake in decades.

Aftershocks injure 63 people in China

2008-05-27T18:32+0200radioaustralia (en)

More than 420 thousand houses have collapsed in earthquake hit Sichuan province in southwest China after two fresh aftershocks.

Aftershocks injure 63 people in China

2008-05-27T18:24+0200australianetwork (en)

More than 420 thousand houses have collapsed in earthquake hit Sichuan province in southwest China after two fresh aftershocks. The Xinhua news agency is reporting 63 people have been injured, six of them critically in Qingchuan County. The aftershocks measured 5.4 and 5.7 on the Richter scale and came within half an hour of one another.

ADB Extends $1 mln grant for Chinese earthquake victims

2008-05-27T18:22+0200app-en (en)

ISLAMABAD, May 27 (APP): The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is extending a $1 million technical assistance grant to the People’s Republic of China (PRC) to assist in aid efforts following the devastating earthquake that struck the country’s Sichuan province two weeks ago.

China strives to save cultural relics damaged in quake

2008-05-27T18:01+0200xinhuanet_en (en)

CHENGDU, May 27 (Xinhua) -- China is mounting an all-out effort to save thousands of cultural relics damaged or destroyed in the May 12 earthquake. According to the State Administration of Cultural Heritage, 139 cultural relics units under state protection, including 239 regarded as precious in....

\China sends in soldiers to clear dangerous 'quake lake'

2008-05-27T17:44+0200LBdailystar (en)

Soldiers raced Monday to blast clear a river dammed by landslides after China 's deadly earthquake two weeks ago, amid fears that more than 1 million people could be at risk from flooding.The operation to reduce the so-called "quake lake" in mountainous Sichuan Province came as the confirmed death toll from the huge tremor passed 65,000.

China orders evacuations in quake-hit Sichuan

2008-05-27T17:29+0200cnn (en)

Authorities on Tuesday evacuated thousands of people in southwestern China 's Sichuan province, as engineers prepared to dynamite a potentially dangerous lake formed when landslides, triggered by this month's earthquake, dammed a river.

Aftershocks cause thousands of homes to collapse in China

2008-05-27T17:24+0200radioaustralia (en)

More than 420,000 houses have collapsed in earthquake-hit Sichuan province in southwest China after two fresh aftershocks.

Aftershocks cause thousands of homes to collapse in China

2008-05-27T17:22+0200australianetwork (en)

More than 420,000 houses have collapsed in earthquake-hit Sichuan province in southwest China after two fresh aftershocks. The Xinhua news agency quoting local disaster relief headquarters says the houses were in Qingchuan County. It gave no other details including possible casualties.

Foreign medical teams active in earthquake relief

2008-05-27T17:16+0200xinhuanet_en (en)

BEIJING, May 27 (Xinhua) -- Despite speaking different languages, medical teams from many countries and regions are actively helping the earthquake relief in disaster-hit southwest China . "Xiao Gan" is the nickname locals have given to Chinese Russian doctor Gan Junda.

Ambassador: Aid to quake zone embodies friendship between people of Saudi Arabia, China

2008-05-27T17:16+0200xinhuanet_en (en)

BEIJING, May 27 (Xinhua) -- Saudi Arabian Ambassador to China Yahya bin Abdul-Kareem Al-Zaid said on Tuesday that his country had made donations to China's earthquake-ravaged zone out of "close friendship" and "humanitarian concern". "When we heard the news of the massive earthquake in China's....

South Korea holds a nationwide earthquake drill to prepare for the occurrence of a massive calamity like the recent 7.9 magnitude Tremour in China.

2008-05-27T17:11+0200ptvworldnews (en)

Hundreds children joined the training exercise in Seoul as part of nationwide earthquake drills to prepare for massive earthquake. As the siren wailed, more than 500 children of a school in Seoul hid under their desks, curling themselves up, or left their Classrooms swiftly, carrying their schoolbags on their heads.

IAF's largest ever airlift across the border relief missions to Myanmar and China

2008-05-27T17:03+0200reliefWeb (en)

The Indian Air Force is presently carrying out the largest ever across the border disaster relief mission to Myanmar and China having conveyed over 277 tonnes of relief material in the aftermath of cyclone and severe earthquake respectively. Another IL-76 of IAF would be ferrying 28 tones to Chengdu in China tomorrow.

RCA delivers relief shipment to Chinese Red Cross

2008-05-27T17:03+0200reliefWeb (en)

The Red Crescent Authority (RCA) delegation in the Chinese earthquake devastated Sichuan province started delivering aid to the victims in cooperation with the UAE embassy in China . The move is in line with the wide scaled relief efforts exerted by the Chinese government in cooperation with the Chinese Red Cross.

Two fresh aftershocks hit China quake zones

2008-05-27T17:03+0200reliefWeb (en)

CHENGDU, May 27 (Xinhua) -- Two fresh aftershocks struck earthquake-hit areas in China Tuesday afternoon, as the nationwide death toll from a massive quake two weeks ago has risen to 67,183. A 5.4-magnitude aftershock hit Qingchuan County in Sichuan Province at about 4:03 p.m. and another 5.

China: Emergency relief grant approved for earthquake victims in three provinces

2008-05-27T17:03+0200reliefWeb (en)

The Government has approved a grant of $7 million from the Disaster Relief Fund to World Vision Hong Kong to undertake relief projects for earthquake victims in Gansu, Shaanxi and Sichuan Provinces on the Mainland. The grant is further to a disbursement of $316.

Landslides Cause Fear Of Floods in Quake Zone

2008-05-27T16:31+0200WashingtonPost_B (en)

BEIJING, May 22 -- Landslides caused by last week's earthquake in central China have backed up rivers into more than 30 new lakes, threatening to flood downstream communities if the mud gives way under building pressure, Chinese officials warned Thursday.

Quake relief HQ says focus of relief work to shift to reconstruction

2008-05-27T16:29+0200xinhuanet_en (en)

Earthquake relief work has entered a "new stage" and more efforts should be focused on resettlement and post-quake reconstruction in damaged areas, the earthquake relief headquarters under China 's State Council agreed at a meeting on Tuesday.

How they are gonna spend Int'l Children's Day

2008-05-27T16:29+0200xinhuanet_en (en)

Liu Yashi (R) and her friend Deng Xiaoyu play beside a road in Qingxia village, Longmen Town, Mianyang City of southwest China 's Sichuan Province, on May 27, 2008. The children live in makeshift tents after the 8.0-magnitude earthquake in Sichuan will spend their International Children's Day at their resettlements.

China Quake Victims Now Face Flood Threat

2008-05-27T16:01+0200ABCnews (en)

Soldiers operated earth-moving equipment Tuesday as other lugged explosives deep into China 's disaster zone, preparing to blow up earthquake debris blocking a river whose rising waters threatened already-devastated towns and villages. Storms forecast for the region, meanwhile, added to concerns that....

Life in makeshift tents can also be fun!

2008-05-27T15:43+0200xinhuanet_en (en)

Two boys gesture in a tent at a temporary resettlement for the earthquake victims in Baoshan Village in Longmenshan Township of Pengzhou City, southwest China 's Sichuan Province, May 25, 2008. There are some 800 people living in about 90 tents at this temporary resettlement now.

Overseas-funded firms give almost 3 bln yuan to China's quake relief

2008-05-27T15:43+0200xinhuanet_en (en)

BEIJING, May 27 (Xinhua) -- Foreign-funded companies, transnationals and businesses with investment from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan have given 2.9 billion yuan (414.3 million U.S. dollars) in relief aid for areas affected by the May 12 earthquake, China 's Ministry of Commerce said on Tuesday. The total included 2.

One retail outlet to be arranged for every 1,000 makeshift shelters as part of quake relief

2008-05-27T15:43+0200xinhuanet_en (en)

BEIJING, May 27 (Xinhua) -- One retail outlet featuring food and daily necessities will be arranged for every 1,000 makeshift homes as part of relief for areas stricken by the May 12 earthquake, according to a circular issued on Tuesday by China 's ministries of commerce and housing and urban-rural development.

80,000 flee as quake lake threatens to overflow in China

2008-05-27T15:29+0200CBC (en)

An estimated 80,000 people were forced to abandon their homes in China 's earthquake-ravaged Sichuan province on Tuesday, amid fears that a massive lake is on the verge of flooding.

5 Million Left Homeless by Chinese Quake

2008-05-27T15:15+0200voanews (en)

The deadly earthquake in China 's Sichuan province killed more than 51,000 people and left five million homeless. The government is now struggling to provide shelter and support for quake victims as they try to rebuild their lives. Daniel Schearf has more on relief efforts in Mianyang.

VIDEO: Psychologists help quake children

2008-05-27T15:10+0200alertnet (en)

May 27 - Children who survived China 's devastating earthquake get professional help to deal with the trauma. Large camps such as Mianzhu camp house thousands of evacuees, tents are still in short supply and one tent can hold up to 10 people. With such large groups of people in a confined space, the spread of disease is a constant worry.

Chinese premier, Putin hold phone discussions on quake relief, Medvedev's visit

2008-05-27T14:57+0200xinhuanet_en (en)

BEIJING, May 27 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, in a telephone conversation with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin Tuesday, discussed China 's earthquake relief process and the recent successful tour to China by new Russian President Dmitry Medvedev.

China Red Cross invites audit of earthquake relief purchases

2008-05-27T14:57+0200xinhuanet_en (en)

BEIJING, May 27 (Xinhua) -- The Red Cross Society of China is inviting the National Audit Office to examine its purchase of around 6,500 tons of grain and 1.7 million mosquito nets destined for quake-hit areas. "The society will make purchases in strict accordance with the Government Procurement....

80,000 evacuated from area at risk from quake-related flooding

2008-05-27T14:43+0200IHT (en)

China evacuated another 80,000 people from Tangjiashan, Sichuan, because they were worried that lakes and dams - created by landscape shifts during the May 12 earthquake - would cause major flooding.

Update: China Earthquake Aftermath

2008-05-27T14:28+0200NPRnews (en)

More than two weeks after a powerful earthquake struck Southwestern China , concern is focusing on fears of flooding and aftershocks. The number of dead and missing has climbed to nearly 90,000.

Plotting the Sichuan Earthquake's Economic Toll

2008-05-27T14:28+0200NPRnews (en)

About 88,000 people are estimated to be missing following China 's devastating earthquake two weeks ago. Although Sichuan province is larger than California, analysts say the economic fallout is likely to be contained.

Rising waters force more evacuations in China's earthquake zone

2008-05-27T14:26+0200radioaustralia (en)

Authorities in China are moving to evacuate a further 80,000 people from near a lake formed after landslides blocked a river in the earthquake devastated province of Sichuan.

Rising waters force more evacuations in China's earthquake zone

2008-05-27T14:15+0200australianetwork (en)

Authorities in China are moving to evacuate a further 80,000 people from near a lake formed after landslides blocked a river in the earthquake devastated province of Sichuan. Emergency workers have already moved around 70,000 from their homes near the rising "quake lake" in Beichuan county.

Earthquake lets China off the hook

2008-05-27T13:49+0200asiatimes (en)

The openness that Chinese leaders have displayed in handling the deadly Sichuan earthquake has emboldened Chinese citizens and an increasingly daring media to take a hard look at neighboring Myanmar's cyclone crisis. Many are saying China 's "hands-off" approach to Myanmar is inconsistent with its new compassionate image.

British quake relief tents, doctors arrive in China's quake zone

2008-05-27T13:24+0200xinhuanet_en (en)

BEIJING, May 27 (Xinhua) -- A total of 5,000 tents donated by the British government have been delivered to quake-hit Sichuan Province, according to a source with the British Embassy to China . The tents will shelter around 30,000 people made homeless by the May 12 8.0-magnitude earthquake.

China: Sichuan Earthquake Emergency Appeal no. MDRCN003 Operations Update No. 07

2008-05-27T13:01+0200reliefWeb (en)

Period covered by this Update : Twelve days after the launch of the appeal. Appeal target (current): CHF 20,076,412 (USD 19.3 million or EUR 12.4 million); Appeal coverage: There has been a very generous and quick response to this appeal. Many pledges of funding have been received, and the initial appeal target is already covered.

China: Sichuan Earthquake Situation Report - 26 May 2008

2008-05-27T13:01+0200reliefWeb (en)

Highlights: - Emergency teams continue to provide essential treatment to injured victims and organize the provision of food, blankets, shelter, safe water and essential medicines. - Shifting focus from emergency response to providing essential services, including psychosocial support, to affected....

China earthquake death toll rises to 67,183 by Tuesday noon

2008-05-27T13:01+0200reliefWeb (en)

BEIJING, May 27, 2008 (Xinhua via COMTEX News Network) -- The death toll in China 's major earthquake increased by more than 2,100 to 67,183 as of midday Tuesday, according to the Information Office of the State Council. A total of 361,822 people were injured and 20,790 others were missing in the 8.

80,000 leave homes as quake lake threatens to overflow

2008-05-27T12:58+0200CBC (en)

An estimated 80,000 people were forced to abandon their homes in China 's earthquake-ravaged Sichuan province on Tuesday, amid fears that a massive lake is on the verge of flooding.

China Earthquake Aid Teams Switch Focus to Providing Shelter, Fighting Disease

2008-05-27T12:41+0200voanews (en)

Report in the China Daily newspaper comes as Chinese soldiers are preparing to dynamite debris blocking a river in Sichuan province, forming an expanding "quake lake."

Two fresh aftershocks hit China quake zones

2008-05-27T12:35+0200xinhuanet_en (en)

CHENGDU, May 27 (Xinhua) -- Two fresh aftershocks struck earthquake-hit areas in southwest China Tuesday afternoon, as the nationwide death toll from a massive quake two weeks ago has risen to 67,183. A 5.4-magnitude aftershock hit Qingchuan County in Sichuan Province at about 4:03 p.m. and another 5.

80,000 to be evacuated from 'quake lake'

2008-05-27T12:21+0200NEWScomAU (en)

ANOTHER 80,000 people will be urgently evacuated from around a dangerously swelling lake in China that was formed by landslides triggered by this month's earthquake, state press reported today. 7:33pm (AEST)

China says earthquake death toll rises to 67,183

2008-05-27T12:13+0200topix (en)

Soldiers used large, earth-moving equipment Tuesday to dig a channel and try to prevent a swelling lake formed by China 's huge earthquake earlier this month from bursting.

Thousands flee over China 'quake lake' fears

2008-05-27T12:11+0200cnn (en)

Authorities evacuated thousands of people in southwestern China 's Sichuan province Tuesday as engineers prepared to blast a potentially dangerous lake created by landslides from this month's earthquake.

China earthquake death toll exceeds 67,000

2008-05-27T12:02+0200rian (en)

The death toll from the May 12 earthquake in southwest China 's Sichuan province has reached 67,183, a spokesman for the Chinese State Council said on Tuesday.

Pakistan’s contribution to earthquake relief efforts in China

2008-05-27T11:49+0200app-en (en)

ISLAMABAD, May 27 (APP): The people and the Government of Pakistan are deeply grieved by the tragic earthquake that struck southwestern China on May 12. The entire Pakistani nation shares the distress caused by the immense loss of lives, injuries and damages to property.

Soldiers come to quake victims' rescue

2008-05-27T11:46+0200xinhuanet_en (en)

By Wu Qi, Xinhua writer CHENGDU, May 27 (Xinhua) -- At 11:24 a.m. on May 14, two days after the most devastating earthquake in three decades hit southwest China 's Sichuan Province, a large transport airplane took off from a military airport in Chengdu, the provincial capital. On board were 100 elite airborne troopers.

Missing panda found alive

2008-05-27T11:46+0200xinhuanet_en (en)

Giant panda named Xi Xi, which went missing from the China Giant Panda Protection and Research Center after the May 12 earthquake, is found alive and anesthetized Monday morning, May 26, 2008 near the facilities in Wolong, southwest China's Sichuan Province.

China: Flood Threat in Quake Zone

2008-05-27T11:29+0200time (en)

Soldiers operated earth-moving equipment Tuesday as other lugged explosives deep into China 's disaster zone, preparing to blow up earthquake debris blocking a river whose rising waters threatened already-devastated towns and villages

More international aid offered to quake-hit China

2008-05-27T11:26+0200peopledaily (en)

The international community continues to offer aid and donations to China following the deadly earthquake in the country's southwestern Sichuan province. The Norwegian Red Cross, which has already donated 1 million U.S. dollars, sen ...

Evacuations ordered in Sichuan

2008-05-27T11:19+0200cnn (en)

Authorities on Tuesday evacuated thousands of people in southwestern China 's Sichuan province, as engineers prepared to dynamite a potentially dangerous lake formed when landslides, triggered by this month's earthquake, dammed a river.

China quake toll tops 67,000: Govt

2008-05-27T11:12+0200HindustanTimes (en)

The death toll from China 's earthquake rose to 67,183 on Tuesday, with another 20,790 missing, a government spokesman said.

China Set To Blast Dam, Drain Quake Lake

2008-05-27T11:06+0200CBSnews (en)

Chinese soldiers have used big earth-moving equipment to dig a channel to drain a huge, swelling lake formed by China 's huge earthquake this month.

China worries about flood threat in quake zone

2008-05-27T11:06+0200angolapress-en (en)

ANXIAN, 05/27 - Soldiers operated earth-moving equipment Tuesday as other lugged explosives deep into China `s disaster zone, preparing to blow up earthquake debris blocking a river whose rising waters threatened already-devastated towns and villages. Storms forecast for the region, meanwhile, added....

Storms add to China woes

2008-05-27T11:06+0200thetimes-za (en)

By Lynne O'Donnell, AFP Survivors of China 's earthquake huddled inside tents near their devastated homes today as they awaited a predicted thunderstorm, wondering how they would cope. In Renjiaping, a village near the quake's epicentre in southwest. . . .

Soldiers counter flood threat in China

2008-05-27T11:02+0200AP (en)

MIANYANG, China (AP) -- Soldiers used large, earth-moving equipment Tuesday to dig a channel and try to prevent a swelling lake formed by China's huge earthquake earlier this month from bursting....

VIDEO: Long road ahead for quake victims

2008-05-27T11:01+0200alertnet (en)

May 26 - Camping in cramped communites, Sichuan's millions of displaced residents are living in limbo in China . China's 7.9 magnitude earthquake struck two weeks ago, killing over 60,000 people. Survivors fled to shelter in nearby towns, camping in relief-issue tents. Many have no home to return to and no solid plans for the future.

Troops scramble to drain swelling China quake lake

2008-05-27T11:00+0200reliefWeb (en)

BEICHUAN, China , May 27, 2008 (AFP) - Troops armed with dynamite scrambled Tuesday to blast through a huge wall of debris that is damming a rising quake lake in southwest China and putting more than a million people at risk. With the May 12 earthquake death toll already standing at more than 65,000,....

China: ADB extends $1 million grant to prc to aid emergency relief efforts for earthquake victims

2008-05-27T11:00+0200reliefWeb (en)

MANILA, PHILIPPINES - The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is extending a $1 million technical assistance (TA) grant to the People's Republic of China (PRC) to assist in aid efforts following the devastating earthquake that struck the country's Sichuan province two weeks ago.

China earthquake death toll rises to 67,183 by Tuesday noon

2008-05-27T10:58+0200xinhuanet_en (en)

BEIJING, May 27 (Xinhua) -- The death toll in China 's major earthquake increased by more than 2,100 to 67,183 as of midday Tuesday, according to the Information Office of the State Council. A total of 361,822 people were injured and 20,790 others were missing in the 8.0-magnitude quake that jolted southwestern Sichuan Province on May 12.

Pakistan all out to help China in tragic moments

2008-05-27T10:49+0200app-en (en)

ISLAMABAD, May 27 (APP): People and government of Pakistan are deeply grieved over the tragic earthquake that struck southwestern China on May 12 and are engaged in providing maximum assistance in the relief activities, Pakistani Charge d’ Affairs in China Bejing, Abdul Salik Khan said.

Quake province evacuated; death toll hits 67,000

2008-05-27T10:49+0200cnn (en)

Authorities on Tuesday evacuated thousands of people in southwestern China 's Sichuan province, as engineers prepared to dynamite a potentially dangerous lake formed when landslides, triggered by this month's earthquake, dammed a river.

Soldiers counter flood threat in China (AP)

2008-05-27T10:44+0200news-yahoo (en)

AP - Soldiers used large, earth-moving equipment Tuesday to dig a channel and try to prevent a swelling lake formed by China 's huge earthquake earlier this month from bursting.

Chinese top legislator goes to epicenter by helicopte

2008-05-27T10:40+0200peopledaily (en)

China 's top legislator Wu Bangguo Tuesday morning went by helicopter to Yingxiu town of Wenchuan County, the epicenter of May 12 devastating earthquake in southwestern Sichuan Province. Wu left Beijing on Monday to direct disaster r ...

China earthquake death toll rises to 67,183 by Tuesday noon

2008-05-27T10:40+0200peopledaily (en)

The death toll in China 's major earthquake increased by more than 2,100 to 67,183 as of midday Tuesday, according to the Information Office of the State Council. A total of 361,822 people were injured and 20,790 others were missing ...

China steps up relief supplies supervision, fight against corruption

2008-05-27T10:40+0200peopledaily (en)

As soon as a truck loaded with candles, mosquito-repellent incense and flashlights arrived at thedistribution center in Dujiangyan, one of the cities worst hit by China 's May 12 earthquake, workers and volunteers hurried to count, register ...

China quake toll tops 67,000

2008-05-27T10:29+0200dawn (en)

BEIJING, May 27 (AFP): The death toll from China 's earthquake rose to 67,183 Tuesday, with another 20,790 missing, a government spokesman said. “As...

China's central bank governor warns against excessive price, investment rises after quake

2008-05-27T10:10+0200xinhuanet_en (en)

BEIJING, May 27 (Xinhua) -- China 's central bank governor has cautioned against an overly rapid rise in prices and investment in relief and recovery after the May 12 earthquake. "We must mainly focus on the operation of China's economy afte rthe quake.

Families hit by disaster to get exemption from one-child policy

2008-05-27T09:27+0200theglobeandmail (en)

Parents whose only children were killed or maimed in China 's earthquake will be allowed to have another, officials who administer the country's one-child policy in part of the disaster zone said yesterday, offering some solace to grieving couples.

Operations unaffected by quake: Sino-Forest

2008-05-27T09:27+0200theglobeandmail (en)

Sino-Forest Corp. sees the earthquake rebuilding effort in China 's Sichuan province boosting sales of its wood products over the next few years, chief executive officer Allen Chan said yesterday following the company's annual meeting. While "we don't have any plantations in Sichuan and Sichuan is....

Top legislator visits quake victims in relocation center

2008-05-27T09:22+0200xinhuanet_en (en)

BEIJING, May 27 (Xinhua) -- China 's top legislator Wu Bangguo on Tuesday afternoon visited quake victims in a relocation center in Dujiangyan, one of the worst-hit cities in southwestern Sichuan Province. Earlier in the morning, Wu also visited Yingxiu town of Wenchuan County, the epicenter of the massive May 12 earthquake, and the Zipingpu dam.

Storm threat to quake survivors

2008-05-27T09:20+0200NEWScomAU (en)

SURVIVORS of China 's earthquake huddled inside tents near their devastated homes today as they awaited a predicted thunderstorm, wondering how they would cope. 4:55pm (AEST)

Expert: China aftershocks may continue for months

2008-05-27T09:09+0200peopledaily (en)

The aftershocks following May 12 earthquake that devastated southwest China are likely to continue for two or three months, said an expert on seismology. "Judging from previous earthquakes of a similar magnitude, this time the after ...

More international aid offered to quake-hit China

2008-05-27T08:59+0200reliefWeb (en)

BEIJING, May 27 (Xinhua) -- The international community continues to offer aid and donations to China following the deadly earthquake in the country's southwestern Sichuan province. The Norwegian Red Cross, which has already donated 1 million U.S. dollars, sent 1,115 tents Monday to China's....

Evacuations ordered in China's Sichuan

2008-05-27T08:56+0200cnn (en)

Authorities on Tuesday evacuated thousands of people in southwestern China 's Sichuan province, as engineers prepared to dynamite a potentially dangerous lake formed when landslides, triggered by this month's earthquake, dammed a river.

China worries about flood threat in quake zone

2008-05-27T08:49+0200AfghanistanSun (en)

ANXIAN, China (AP) -- Soldiers operated earth-moving equipment Tuesday as other lugged explosives deep into China's disaster zone, preparing to blow up earthquake debris blocking a river whose rising ...

China steps up relief supplies supervision, fight against corruption

2008-05-27T08:33+0200xinhuanet_en (en)

BEIJING, May 27 (Xinhua) -- As soon as a truck loaded with candles, mosquito-repellent incense and flashlights arrived at thedistribution center in Dujiangyan, one of the cities worst hit by China 's May 12 earthquake, workers and volunteers hurried to count, register and store the supplies.

Troops scramble to drain swelling China quake lake

2008-05-27T07:52+0200MailGuardian (en)

Troops armed with dynamite scrambled on Tuesday to blast through a huge wall of debris that is damming a rising quake lake in south-west China and putting more than a million people at risk. With the May 12 earthquake death toll already standing at more than 65 000, officials are desperate to avoid another disaster.

China town may become an earthquake memorial

2008-05-27T07:20+0200latimes (en)

BEICHUAN, CHINA -- Deng Meirong's knees grew weak as she walked up the scenic path high above her hometown. Fallen boulders were everywhere. The air smelled of disinfectant. Then, hundreds of feet below, the remains of Beichuan came into view. Deng, 22, looked for the middle school she had attended but could see only a slope of dirt and rocks.

Mercy donates 5,000 tarpaulins for Sichuan victims

2008-05-27T07:18+0200thestar (en)

Mercy Malaysia donated 5,000 tarpaulins worth RM250,000 for the victims of the earthquake in Sichuan, China .

Chinese, Taiwanese meet for 'new era'

2008-05-27T07:01+0200washtimes (en)

Wu Poh-hsiung, chairman of Taiwan's ruling Nationalist Party, is greeted in Nanjing by Chen Yunlin (right), director of China 's Taiwan Affairs Council, for the first peaceful visit by the leader of any ruling Taiwanese party. Mr. Chen expressed gratitude for Taiwan's donations toward earthquake relief in China.

Save the Children to set up temporary schools in earthquake affected China

2008-05-27T06:58+0200reliefWeb (en)

We are working in partnership with the Educational Bureau in Mianyang and Deyang to set up temporary schools. These will provide schooling to children between 6 and 12 years. We will be training 200 new teachers and develop a special curriculum for a transitional period following the disaster.

International community offers more condolences, aid for quake-hit China

2008-05-27T06:58+0200reliefWeb (en)

BEIJING, May 26, 2008 (Xinhua via COMTEX News Network) -- More countries and international organizations have offered condolences and aid to China following the deadly earthquake in the country's southwestern Sichuan province. Among the leaders who sent condolatory messages to Chinese President Hu....

China: Environment ministry urges proper disposal of garbage in quake areas

2008-05-27T06:58+0200reliefWeb (en)

China 's Ministry of Environmental Protection has outlined measures for the proper disposal of garbage in areas affected by the May 12 earthquake, saying garbage burning in the open must be away from people and settlements. The ministry instructed in a circular that existing facilities and industrial....

Grieving Chinese allowed another child

2008-05-27T06:48+0200AfghanistanSun (en)

CARA ANNA Parents whose only child was killed or maimed in China 's earthquake will be allowed to have another despite the one-child policy, officials in the disaster zone said yesterday, offering som...

Aerial view of Tangjiashan quake lake

2008-05-27T06:17+0200xinhuanet_en (en)

The aerial photo taken on May 26, 2008 shows Chinese armed policemen work on the landslide mud that formed the Tangjiashan quake lake near Beichuan County in southwest China 's Sichuan Province. The earthquake-induced lake is at risk of bursting and threatening thousands of people downstream.

China earthquake death toll rises to 65,080

2008-05-27T06:13+0200vnagency_en (en)

The death toll from China 's May 12 earthquake rose by 4,520 to reach 65,080 as of May 26, according to the Information Office of the State Council.

One-child policy relaxed for Sichuan

2008-05-27T06:02+0200ChinaPost (en)

China is relaxing its one-child policy for victims of the country's earthquake, giving some solace to grieving parents whose offspring were killed or maimed.

China finds escaped quake panda

2008-05-27T06:02+0200ChinaPost (en)

China has recaptured a giant panda that made a bid for freedom after a massive earthquake devastated the research base where it lived, the official Xinhua agency said on Monday.

China deals with backed-up rivers, damaged reservoirs

2008-05-27T06:02+0200ChinaPost (en)

China grappled with backed-up rivers and reservoirs in danger of collapse, along with looming storms heralding the start of rainy season that threatened on Monday to compound damage from the country's worst earthquake in three decades.

China worries about flood threat in quake zone (AP)

2008-05-27T05:43+0200news-yahoo (en)

AP - Soldiers operated earth-moving equipment Tuesday as other lugged explosives deep into China 's disaster zone, preparing to blow up earthquake debris blocking a river whose rising waters threatened already-devastated towns and villages.

More international aid offered to quake-hit China

2008-05-27T05:32+0200xinhuanet_en (en)

BEIJING, May 27 (Xinhua) -- The international community continues to offer aid and donations to China following the deadly earthquake in the country's southwestern Sichuan province. The Norwegian Red Cross, which has already donated 1 million U.S. dollars, sent 1,115 tents Monday to China's....

Chinese top legislator visits dam in quake-hit Sichuan

2008-05-27T05:32+0200xinhuanet_en (en)

BEIJING, May 27 (Xinhua) -- China 's top legislator Wu Bangguo on Tuesday morning visited the Zipingpu dam, over the Yangtze River's main tributary of Minjiang River in quake-hit Sichuan Province. Previously, he visited the Yingxiu town of Wenchuan County, the epicenter of the massive May 12 earthquake in southwest China.

China to dynamite 'quake lakes' amid flooding fears

2008-05-27T05:19+0200irishtimes (en)

CHINA: CHINESE SOLDIERS prepared to dynamite reservoirs and lakes that have backed up to form dangerous "quake lakes" yesterday to stop them bursting their banks and adding to the woes of rescuers working downstream, two weeks after the Sichuan earthquake tore through the southwestern Chinese province.

Troops race to build ‘quake lake’ sluice

2008-05-27T05:11+0200ft (en)

MIANZHU, China , May 27 (Reuters) – Chinese soldiers were working around the clock on Tuesday to dig a giant sluice to ease pressure on a swelling ”quake lake”, with plans to evacuate 100,000 people to avert a new disaster, state media said. China has put the death toll from the earthquake that....

China UnionPay eases disruptions

2008-05-27T04:46+0200xinhuanet_en (en)

BEIJING, May 27 -- China UnionPay Co has provided point-of-sale machines to temporary merchants to help smooth the use of bank cards in earthquake-hit areas in Sichuan Province, the company said yesterday. Merchants have set up temporary shops in these areas in the province which was hit by an 8.0-magnitude quake on May 12.

Sichuan athletes darlings of Athletics Open in Beijing

2008-05-27T04:46+0200xinhuanet_en (en)

BEIJING, May 27 -- Hurdler Liu Xiang may have been the main draw at last week's China Athletics Open at the Bird's Nest, but another group of athletes were the real darlings of the tournament. The athletes from Sichuan province, the area hardest hit by a disastrous earthquake earlier this month,....

China town may become an earthquake memorial

2008-05-27T04:15+0200latimes (en)

BEICHUAN, CHINA -- Deng Meirong's knees grew weak as she walked up the scenic path high above her hometown. Fallen boulders were everywhere. The air smelled of disinfectant. Then, hundreds of feet below, the remains of Beichuan came into view. Deng, 22, looked for the middle school she had attended but could see only a slope of dirt and rocks.

Banks ordered to write off bad loans

2008-05-27T04:01+0200xinhuanet_en (en)

BEIJING, May 27 -- The banking regulator Monday ordered domestic banks to write off bad loans caused by the devastating earthquake. The write-offs are to reduce the mortgage burden of survivors and help reconstruction efforts in Sichuan, the China Banking Regulatory Commission (CBRC) said in a statement on its website.

Chinese top legislator goes to epicenter by helicopter

2008-05-27T04:01+0200xinhuanet_en (en)

BEIJING, May 27 (Xinhua) -- China 's top legislator Wu Bangguo Tuesday morning went by helicopter to Yingxiu town of Wenchuan County, the epicenter of May 12 devastating earthquake in southwestern Sichuan Province. Wu left Beijing on Monday to direct disaster relief work in the quake-ravaged province.

Outpouring of Help Shifts Mood in China

2008-05-27T03:41+0200WashingtonPost_B (en)

BEIJING, May 26 -- An unprecedented and politically significant flood of foreign aid has been pledged to China since the devastating Sichuan earthquake, ranging from a $50 million Saudi Arabian check to crates of cellphones from Nokia.

May 12 earthquake ups insurance demand

2008-05-27T03:16+0200xinhuanet_en (en)

BEIJING, May 27 -- Zheng Xiao, a 53-year-old insurance agent with China Life, has been overworking for two weeks, as the number of consultation calls about insurance products jumped by nearly 40 percent since the May 12 earthquake. "I've had to charge my mobile phone every day and bring a spare....

Contract lifeline for Dongfang Electric

2008-05-27T03:16+0200xinhuanet_en (en)

BEIJING, May 27 -- China Huaneng Group has signed a 4.5 billion yuan contract with Dongfang Electric for power generation equipment supply in a move to help the earthquake-hit company get back on its feet. Under the agreement, Dongfang will provide Huaneng six thermal power units, each with a capacity of 660 mW.

Earthquake shakes tourism industry

2008-05-27T03:07+0200peopledaily (en)

The 8-magnitude earthquake that devastated Sichuan province on May 12 would seriously hamper tourism in affected regions in the short term, industry insiders have said. China National Tourism Administration (CNTA) has ordered all travel ...

Banks ordered to write off bad loans

2008-05-27T03:07+0200peopledaily (en)

The banking regulator yesterday ordered domestic banks to write off bad loans caused by the devastating earthquake. The write-offs are to reduce the mortgage burden of survivors and help reconstruction efforts in Sichuan, the China Banki ...

Quake ups insurance demand

2008-05-27T03:07+0200peopledaily (en)

Zheng Xiao, a 53-year-old insurance agent with China Life, has been overworking for two weeks, as the number of consultation calls about insurance products jumped by nearly 40 percent since the May 12 earthquake. "I've had to charge my m ...

Yao Ming determined to help quake victims

2008-05-27T03:04+0200cnn (en)

The Houston Rockets' NBA All-Star center and China 's most recognizable athlete awoke Sunday to more bad news: a powerful aftershock had killed one person and destroyed 70,000 homes. "Every day the number is going up. This morning it was over 62,000 people killed," Yao said. "We are very sad for the people we have lost in the earthquake.

China works around the clock to drain quake lake

2008-05-27T02:44+0200alertnet (en)

BEIJING, May 27 (Reuters) - Chinese soldiers were working round the clock on Tuesday to dig a giant sluice to ease pressure on a swelling "quake lake", with plans to evacuate 100,000 people to avert a new disaster, state media said. China has put the death toll from the earthquake that struck....

Top legislator visits hospitals, transportation centers in quake-hit Sichuan

2008-05-27T02:22+0200peopledaily (en)

China 's top legislator Wu Bangguo Monday visited and expressed sympathy and solicitude for people injured in the deadly May 12 earthquake in Sichuan Province. He specially visited four wounded, being treated in a local hospital, who ...

Environment ministry urges proper disposal of garbage in quake areas

2008-05-27T02:22+0200peopledaily (en)

China 's Ministry of Environmental Protection has outlined measures for the proper disposal of garbage in areas affected by the May 12 earthquake, saying garbage burning in the open must be away from people and settlements. The minis ...

Condolences, sympathy from around the world stream into quake-struck China

2008-05-27T02:22+0200peopledaily (en)

More foreign parties and organizations have sent messages of condolence to Chinese President Hu Jintao, and other leaders of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and the CPC Central Committee, following the devastating earthquake that hit sou ...

Missing panda seized after Sichuan earthquake

2008-05-27T02:22+0200peopledaily (en)

A giant panda which went missing from a major panda base in southwest China 's Sichuan Province after the May 12 earthquake was captured at 11:20 a.m. on Monday. The panda, named Xi Xi, was found in the woods about 200 meters downstr ...

Beichuan school tragedy comes under quake investigation spotlight

2008-05-27T02:22+0200peopledaily (en)

Local officials have promised a special investigation into the collapse of the Beichuan Middle School, where up to 1,300 children and teachers may have died in China 's May 12 earthquake. The southwest China quake left at least 14,5 ...

Almost 6,000 injured evacuated from China's quake zone

2008-05-27T02:22+0200peopledaily (en)

A total of 5,914 people injured in the May 12 earthquake have been taken from southwest China 's Sichuan Province for treatment elsewhere in the country by Sunday, says the Ministry of Health. The number of injured in the quake zone ...

Feng shui experts pledge fees to China quake fund

2008-05-27T01:57+0200thestar (en)

Two China -based feng shui practitioners have pledged do donate every sen of their consultation fees to help earthquake survivors in Sichuan.

China races against time as storms close in

2008-05-27T01:47+0200examiner (en)

CHINA grappled with backed-up rivers and reservoirs in danger of collapse, along with looming storms that threatened yesterday to compound damage from the country’s worst earthquake in three decades.

Top legislator visits quake zone

2008-05-27T01:46+0200xinhuanet_en (en)

China 's top legislator Wu Bangguo arrived in Chengdu, capital of quake-hit Sichuan province Monday, where he visited a hospital and a distribution center of relief materials.• China earthquake death toll rises to 65,080

Soldiers rush to blast clear Chinas quake lake

2008-05-27T01:21+0200NewsJang-en (en)

MIANZHU, China : Soldiers raced on Monday to blast clear a river dammed by landslides after China’s deadly earthquake two weeks ago, amid fears that mo

China abandons one-child policy for parents bereaved by earthquake

2008-05-27T01:12+0200independent (en)

China is relaxing its one-child policy for victims of the earthquake that struck the country on 12 May.

China fights flood threat

2008-05-27T00:20+0200caycompass (en)

ANXIAN, China (AP) China grappled with backed-up rivers and reservoirs in danger of collapse, along with looming storms that threatened Monday to compound damage from the country's worst earthquake in three decades.

Rockets' Yao urges world to help China

2008-05-26T23:26+0200japantimes (en)

CONCORD, N.C. (AP) Yao Ming wakes up each morning and immediately heads for the computer to get the latest on the earthquake that devastated China . The Houston Rockets All-Star center and China's most recognizable athlete awoke Sunday to more bad news: a powerful aftershock had killed one person and destroyed 70,000 homes.

Big quakes trigger global shaking

2008-05-26T23:25+0200tehrantimes (en)

The giant earthquake that unleashed the Indian Ocean tsunamis in 2004 - killing more than 225,000 people in one of the deadliest natural disasters in history - might also have triggered other quakes around the world, new findings reveal. The earthquake that ravaged China last week may also have set....

China aftershock destroys 71,000 homes; 6 killed

2008-05-26T23:25+0200tehrantimes (en)

CHENGDU, China (AP) -- A powerful aftershock destroyed tens of thousands of homes in central China on Sunday, killing six people and straining recovery efforts from the country's worst earthquake in three decades. More than 500 others were injured. Meanwhile, soldiers rushed with explosives to....

China revises 1-child policy after earthquake

2008-05-26T22:47+0200usaToday (en)

Chinese officials said Monday that the country's one-child policy exempts families with a child killed , severely injured or disabled ...

China to ease one-child policy

2008-05-26T22:47+0200AfghanistanSun (en)

BEIJING - Parents whose only child was killed or maimed in China 's earthquake would be allowed to have another, officials who administer the country's one-child policy in part of the disaster zone sai...

'Barrier lake' in China threatens up to 1.2 million in earthquake zone

2008-05-26T22:46+0200latimes (en)

MIANYANG, CHINA -- The Chinese government warned today that as many 1.2 million residents may have to be evacuated because they could be inundated by a swelling "barrier lake" formed by the May 12 earthquake. The notice was issued hours after a Russian helicopter transported heavy machines over....

PLA soldiers plan to blow up debris blocking river

2008-05-26T22:01+0200taipeitimes (en)

NEW THREATS: The Water Resources Ministry said that three reservoirs in Shaanxi Province were in danger of collapse following a strong aftershock this weekend AP, ANXIAN, CHINA Tuesday, May 27, 2008, Page 1 Chinese soldiers prepared yesterday to blow up earthquake debris blocking a river where rising waters threatened to inundate disaster victims.

China worries about flood threat in quake zone

2008-05-26T21:56+0200AP (en)

ANXIAN, China (AP) -- Soldiers hauled explosives deep into China's disaster zone Monday to blow up earthquake debris blocking a river whose rising waters threatened to flood already-devastated towns and villages....

Flood Threatens China Earthquake Survivors

2008-05-26T21:49+0200chosun (en)

Chinese soldiers are working to explode earthquake debris blocking a river, where rapidly rising waters are threatening to flood survivors from a massive earthquake earlier this month. Meanwhile, the death toll from the disaster in southwestern Sichuan Province continues to rise. The latest official figures are more than 65,000 people dead.

China worries about flood threat in quake zone (AP)

2008-05-26T21:29+0200news-yahoo (en)

AP - Soldiers hauled explosives deep into China 's disaster zone Monday to blow up earthquake debris blocking a river whose rising waters threatened to flood already-devastated towns and villages.

Soldiers race to blast clear China 'quake lake' (AFP)

2008-05-26T21:29+0200news-yahoo (en)

AFP - Soldiers raced Monday to blast clear a river dammed by landslides after China 's deadly earthquake two weeks ago, amid fears that more than one million people could be at risk from flooding.

One-child policy relaxed for China earthquake victims

2008-05-26T20:55+0200belfasttelegraph (en)

Parents whose only child was killed or maimed in China 's earthquake will be allowed to have another, officials who administer the country's one-child policy said today.

China to drop one-child police for earthquake parents

2008-05-26T20:26+0200telegraph (en)

China has said it will drop its one-child policy for the parents of children who died in the Sichuan earthquake.

One-child policy relaxed after quake

2008-05-26T20:07+0200irish-news (en)

Parents whose only child was killed or maimed in China ’s earthquake will be allowed to have another, officials who administer the country’s one-child policy said today.

China to ease one-child policy

2008-05-26T19:56+0200msnbc (en)

Parents whose only child was killed or maimed in China 's earthquake would be allowed to have another, officials who administer the country's one-child policy in part of the disaster zone said Monday, offering some solace to grieving couples.

China relaxes one-child rule as earthquake toll rises

2008-05-26T19:41+0200IHT (en)

As many as 10,000 of those killed in the earthquake were children, adding to the tragedy in a country where most families are allowed to have only one.

China to blast ‘quake lake’

2008-05-26T19:39+0200HindustanTimes (en)

Soldiers race to blast clear a river dammed by landslides after China 's deadly earthquake two weeks ago, amid fears that more than one million people could be at risk from flooding.

China Communists praise own, NGOs fast quake relief

2008-05-26T19:31+0200alertnet (en)

BEIJING, May 26 (Reuters) - China 's ruling Communist Party said on Monday its rapid response to the Sichuan earthquake demonstrated its commitment to the people, but acknowledged that voluntary groups might have a role to play in reconstruction. Individual citizens raced to help party members, government officials and troops after the 7.

Panda missing since quake caught, one still missing (AFP)

2008-05-26T19:27+0200news-yahoo (en)

AFP - A giant panda missing from a nature reserve since a massive earthquake hit southwestern China two weeks ago has been caught alive, state media reported Monday.

China races to clear 'quake lake'

2008-05-26T19:05+0200sbs (en)

Soldiers race to blast clear a river dammed by landslides after China 's earthquake, amid fears that more than one million people could be at risk from flooding.

Germany helps supply drinking water to the Chinese earthquake zone

2008-05-26T18:54+0200reliefWeb (en)

The German Government is further increasing its support for those affected by the earthquake in China 's Sichuan province. Tomorrow (24 May), on behalf of the Federal Foreign Office, 22 experts from the Federal Agency for Technical Relief (THW) will depart for the earthquake zone from Frankfurt-Hahn....

International community offers more condolences, aid for quake-hit China

2008-05-26T18:52+0200xinhuanet_en (en)

BEIJING, May 26 (Xinhua) -- More countries and international organizations have offered condolences and aid to China following the deadly earthquake in the country's southwestern Sichuan province. Among the leaders who sent condolatory messages to Chinese President Hu Jintao are: Albanian President Bamir Topi; Gambian President Yahya J.

Some areas in China to relax one-child policy for quake victims

2008-05-26T18:41+0200IHT (en)

China is relaxing its one-child policy for earthquake survivors, giving some solace to grieving parents whose children were killed or disabled.

Death toll rises in China earthquake

2008-05-26T18:41+0200IHT (en)

The official death toll rose to more than 65,000, Chinese state media said, as rescuers prepared to dynamite and drain a lake caused by landslides.

"One-Child" Rule Eased For Quake Victims

2008-05-26T18:33+0200CBSnews (en)

China is relaxing its one-child policy for victims of the country's earthquake, giving some solace to grieving parents whose offspring were killed or maimed. Parents whose "illegal" child was killed are also exempt from paying fines.

Quake Lake Threatens China Disaster Zone

2008-05-26T18:14+0200skynews (en)

Towns immediately downstream have already been evacuated, according to China 's Xinhua news agency. The site is two miles upstream from the county seat of Beichuan, one of the areas hit hardest by the May 12 earthquake which measured 8.0 on the Richter scale and left 88,000 people dead or missing.

More foreign aid delivered to China's earthquake zone

2008-05-26T18:07+0200xinhuanet_en (en)

BEIJING, May 26 (Xinhua) -- Aid for China 's quake-ravaged regions continued to pour in Sunday and Monday, with several more countries extending assistance. Malian President Amadou Toumany Toure handed over a check for 50 million CFA Francs (about 120,000 U.S. dollars) to the Chinese Ambassador Zhang Guoqing on Sunday.

Thunderstorm hits Chinese provinces, disrupts flights

2008-05-26T18:07+0200xinhuanet_en (en)

WUHAN, May 26 (Xinhua) -- Severe thunderstorms and heavy rain hit China on Monday, disrupting flight schedules and adding to the danger of a possible lake burst in the earthquake-hit area. In the southern Guangdong Province, more than 30 flights were postponed as thunderstorms hit the capital city Guangzhou.

China fights flood threat in earthquake zone

2008-05-26T17:41+0200AfghanistanSun (en)

ANXIAN, China (AP) -- China grappled with backed-up rivers and reservoirs in danger of collapse, along with looming storms that threatened Monday to compound damage from the country's worst earthquake...

UNV volunteers support Chinese earthquake relief

2008-05-26T16:50+0200reliefWeb (en)

UNV volunteers are on their way to Sichuan province in China to support medical relief for people displaced by the recent earthquake. One of them is writing an online diary of his experiences and he will shortly be joined by two more UNV volunteers. Liu Hai and Gao Wei were originally serving with....

Almost 6,000 injured evacuated from China's quake zone

2008-05-26T16:50+0200reliefWeb (en)

BEIJING, May 26 (Xinhua) -- A total of 5,914 people injured in the May 12 earthquake have been taken from southwest China 's Sichuan Province for treatment elsewhere in the country by Sunday, says the Ministry of Health. The number of injured in the quake zone far exceeded local medical capacity,....

France to send third aid plane to China

2008-05-26T16:50+0200reliefWeb (en)

PARIS, May 26, 2008 (AFP) - France is to send a third planeload of aid to help earthquake victims in China , the foreign ministry said Monday. The aircraft will leave France Monday night carrying 33 tonnes of humanitarian equipment, following a shipment of 80 tonnes earlier this month and another at....

Earthquake-hit reservoirs in China ready to collapse say authorities

2008-05-26T16:44+0200TheScotsman (en)

THREE reservoirs hit by the Chinese earthquake are in danger of collapsing, the government said today.

VIDEO: Villiagers Return to Shattered Homes

2008-05-26T16:42+0200javno-en (en)

Mountain villagers in China return to shattered homes near the epicentre of the devastating Sichuan earthquake.

Facts and figures about China quake and relief

2008-05-26T16:34+0200xinhuanet_en (en)

BEIJING, May 26 (Xinhua) -- Following are the latest facts and figures about the massive 8.0-magnitude earthquake that rocked southwest China 's Sichuan Province on May 12: -- The death toll from the quake rose to 65,080 nationwide as of Monday noon, while 360,058 people were injured and 23,150 people were missing.

Laos raises funds for disaster victims

2008-05-26T16:29+0200vientianetimes (en)

The Lao government held a concert at Lao-ITECC in Vientiane on Sunday to raise funds for victims of Cyclone Nargis in Myanmar and the earthquake in China . M ore

Party leader among donors to disaster victims

2008-05-26T16:02+0200vnagency_en (en)

26/05/2008 08:51 PM The General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam, Nong Duc Manh, led his senior officials and staff in a fundraiser for victims of cyclone Nargis in Myanmar and the earthquake in China on May 26.

China grapples with rivers, reservoirs in earthquake zone

2008-05-26T15:32+0200usaToday (en)

China grappled with backed-up rivers and reservoirs in danger of collapse, along with looming storms heralding the start of rainy ...

China finds escaped quake panda

2008-05-26T15:21+0200alertnet (en)

BEIJING, May 26 (Reuters) - China has recaptured a giant panda that made a bid for freedom after a massive earthquake devastated the research base where it lived, the official Xinhua agency said on Monday. The panda, named Xi Xi, was spotted on Sunday by a river not far from the Wolong research....

School in Session in China Tent City

2008-05-26T15:21+0200NPRnews (en)

Two weeks after a huge earthquake rocked southwestern China , claiming more than 65,000 lives, another powerful aftershock hit the region Sunday, toppling tens of thousands of homes. Millions of people in southwestern China are homeless, so the government has set up tent cities. In Beichuan county, school was in session in one tent.

China Quake Victims Now Face Flood Threat

2008-05-26T15:20+0200ABCnews (en)

China grappled with backed-up rivers and reservoirs in danger of collapse, along with looming storms that threatened Monday to compound damage from the country's worst earthquake in three decades. Two weeks after the magnitude 7.9 earthquake centered in Sichuan province, the confirmed death toll....

Flood Threatens China Earthquake Survivors

2008-05-26T15:15+0200voanews (en)

Soldiers working to explode earthquake debris blocking river, where rapidly rising waters are threatening to flood survivors of massive earthquake earlier this month

Condolences, sympathy from around the world stream into quake-struck China

2008-05-26T15:02+0200xinhuanet_en (en)

BEIJING, May 26 (Xinhua) -- More foreign parties and organizations have sent messages of condolence to Chinese President Hu Jintao, and other leaders of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and the CPC Central Committee, following the devastating earthquake that hit southwest China on May 12.

China races to dynamite 'quake lake'

2008-05-26T14:57+0200phantis (en)

Authorities are concerned the swelling lake will burst as water from the Jianhe river in Beichuan county in China 's southwestern Sichuan province rises behind the earthquake-created dam, the Xinhua news agency reported. "The lake ... may cause a devastating flooding if the barrier bursts," Xinhua said.

China fights flood threat in earthquake zone

2008-05-26T14:51+0200AP (en)

ANXIAN, China (AP) -- China grappled with backed-up rivers and reservoirs in danger of collapse, along with looming storms that threatened Monday to compound damage from the country's worst earthquake in three decades....

China fights flood threat in earthquake zone (AP)

2008-05-26T14:50+0200news-yahoo (en)

AP - China grappled with backed-up rivers and reservoirs in danger of collapse, along with looming storms that threatened Monday to compound damage from the country's worst earthquake in three decades.

China: Earthquake death toll rises to 65,080

2008-05-26T14:50+0200reliefWeb (en)

The death toll from China 's May 12 earthquake rose by 4,520 to reach 65,080 as of Monday noon, according to the Information Office of the State Council. The casualty figures included 360,058 injured and 23,150 missing in the 8.0-magnitude quake that was centered on the southwestern Sichuan Province. About 14.

Factbox - Asia's worst recent natural disasters

2008-05-26T14:50+0200reliefWeb (en)

May 26 (Reuters) - China put the death toll from the May 12 earthquake that struck Sichuan province at 65,080 with more than 23,000 still missing. Here are some of the region's worst recent natural disasters. Dec. 26, 2004 - ASIA - The number of dead and missing from an earthquake off the coast of....

Malta sending 100 tents to China earthquake victims

2008-05-26T14:42+0200timesofmalta (en)

The Civil Protection Department has launched a campaign to raise funds to help the victims of the earthquake in China ’s Sichuan earthquake. The CPD will start by sending 100 tents that are to provide shelter to about 500 people who were...

71,000 homes collapse in China

2008-05-26T14:21+0200msnbc (en)

A powerful aftershock destroyed tens of thousands of homes in central China , causing hundreds of new casualties Sunday and straining recovery efforts from the country's worst earthquake in three decades.

Missing panda in Sichuan Province's quake zone seized

2008-05-26T14:17+0200xinhuanet_en (en)

CHENGDU, May 26 (Xinhua) -- A giant panda which went missing from a major panda base in southwest China 's Sichuan Province after the May 12 earthquake was captured at 11:20 a.m. on Monday. The panda, named Xi Xi, was found in the woods about 200 meters downstream of a river near China Giant Panda Protection and Research Center in Wolong.

Gov't transparency in quake relief not "forced reaction" for hosting Olympics

2008-05-26T14:17+0200xinhuanet_en (en)

China 's unprecedented transparency in the publication of information since the massive May 12 earthquake in Sichuan Province has drawn positive response from domestic and international observers alike.

Chinese troops deal with dangerous lake

2008-05-26T13:51+0200AP (en)

ANXIAN, China (AP) -- Chinese soldiers Monday moved in to explode earthquake debris blocking a river where quickly rising waters threatened to flood disaster victims....

China say earthquake death toll rises to 65,080

2008-05-26T13:47+0200JakartaPost (en)

A Chinese government spokesman says the death toll from the earthquake that struck two weeks ago has risen to 65,080. read more

China opens up after Sichuan earthquake

2008-05-26T13:34+0200cafebabel-en (en)

62, 664 have died and five million are homeless since the 7.9 magnitude quake on 12 May. The EU has pledged two million euros in aid

Top legislator visits hospitals, transportation centers in quake-hit Sichuan

2008-05-26T13:29+0200xinhuanet_en (en)

CHENGDU, May 26 (Xinhua) -- China 's top legislator Wu Bangguo Monday visited and expressed sympathy and solicitude for people injured in the deadly May 12 earthquake in Sichuan Province. He specially visited four wounded, being treated in a local hospital, who were rescued after having been buried in quake debris for more than 100 hours.

Almost 6,000 injured evacuated from China's quake zone

2008-05-26T13:29+0200xinhuanet_en (en)

BEIJING, May 26 (Xinhua) -- A total of 5,914 people injured in the May 12 earthquake have been taken from southwest China 's Sichuan Province for treatment elsewhere in the country by Sunday, says the Ministry of Health. The number of injured in the quake zone far exceeded local medical capacity,....

Death toll from China's earthquake tops 65,000

2008-05-26T13:29+0200rian (en)

The death toll from the May 12 earthquake in southwest China 's Sichuan province has climbed to over 65,000, the premier of the country's State Council announced on Monday.

Environment ministry urges proper disposal of garbage in quake areas

2008-05-26T13:29+0200xinhuanet_en (en)

BEIJING, May 26 (Xinhua) -- China 's Ministry of Environmental Protection has outlined measures for the proper disposal of garbage in areas affected by the May 12 earthquake, saying garbage burning in the open must be away from people and settlements. The ministry instructed in a circular that....

Chinese eager to adopt quake orphans

2008-05-26T13:06+0200msnbc (en)

Many Chinese are expressing an interest in adopting children orphaned by the earthquake. The high interest is another sign of China 's post-quake outpouring of sympathy, buoyed by rising prosperity.

Sri Lankan gov't sends quake relief materials to China

2008-05-26T12:50+0200reliefWeb (en)

COLOMBO, May 25, 2008 (Xinhua via COMTEX News Network) - An airplane carrying tents and other humanitarian materials donated by the Sri Lankan government left here early Sunday morning for China 's Sichuan province, where a devastating earthquake has claimed more than 60,000 lives, officials said.

Thunderstorms forecast for China's quake-hit Sichuan Province

2008-05-26T12:50+0200reliefWeb (en)

BEIJING, May 26, 2008 (Xinhua via COMTEX News Network) -- The China Meteorological Administration (CMA) on Monday warned that thunderstorms will hit eastern parts of the earthquake-hit Sichuan Province on Monday and Tuesday. Sichuan, in southwest China, was rocked by an 8.

Report: 3 Shaanxi reservoirs in danger after strong aftershock in China

2008-05-26T12:43+0200yediotaharonot (en)

A Chinese news agency says that three reservoirs in Shaanxi province in central China are in danger of collapsing. The official Xinhua News Agency said Monday that the three were in danger of collapsing after a strong aftershock Sunday to an earthquake that rocked Sichuan province two weeks ago. Shaanxi is just north of Sichuan.

Russia emergency plane with humanitarian supplies landed in China

2008-05-26T12:23+0200itartass_en (en)

MOSCOW, May 26 (Itar-Tass) -- A Russian emergency plane with humanitarian supplies landed in China , a source in the information department of the Russian Emergencies Ministry told Itar-Tass on Monday. “The Il-76 landed in the city of Chengdu, an administrative center of the Sichuan province that was the hardest hit of the earthquake.

China quake toll tops 65,000

2008-05-26T12:11+0200NEWScomAU (en)

THE death toll from China 's earthquake rose to 65,080 today, with another 23,150 missing, a government spokesman said. 7:07pm (AEST)

China earthquake death toll rises to 65,080

2008-05-26T12:00+0200peopledaily (en)

The death toll of China 's major earthquake increased by 4,520 to 65,080 as of Monday noon, according to the Information Office of the State Council. And 360,058 people were injured and 23,150 others were missing in the 8.0-magnitud ...

Soldiers race to blast clear China 'quake lake'

2008-05-26T11:58+0200afp-english (en)

MIANZHU (AFP) - Soldiers raced Monday to blast clear a river dammed by landslides after China 's deadly earthquake two weeks ago, amid fears that more than one million people could be at risk from flooding.

China targets 'quake lake' as flood fears grow (AFP)

2008-05-26T11:45+0200news-yahoo (en)

AFP - Soldiers raced Monday to unblock a river that was dammed by landslides in China 's deadly earthquake two weeks ago as flood prevention became a top priority in the disaster zone.

FACTBOX-Asia's worst recent natural disasters

2008-05-26T11:42+0200alertnet (en)

May 26 (Reuters) - China put the death toll from the May 12 earthquake that struck Sichuan province at 65,080 with more than 23,000 still missing. Here are some of the region's worst recent natural disasters. Dec. 26, 2004 - ASIA - The number of dead and missing from an earthquake off the coast of....

Feature: Giant quake proves Chinese NGOs' rising force

2008-05-26T11:14+0200peopledaily (en)

Two days after the May 12 earthquake of 8.0 magnitude on the Richter scale jolted Sichuan Province, southwest China , the millionaire Wang Wenzhong headed to the devastated zone to help with relief work. Owner of a huge leather shop ...

Thunderstorms forecast for China's quake-hit Sichuan Province

2008-05-26T11:14+0200peopledaily (en)

The China Meteorological Administration (CMA) on Monday warned that thunderstorms will hit eastern parts of the earthquake-hit Sichuan Province on Monday and Tuesday. Sichuan, in southwest China, was rocked by an 8.0-magnitude earth ...

China earthquake death toll rises to 65,080

2008-05-26T11:09+0200xinhuanet_en (en)

BEIJING, May 26 (Xinhua) -- The death toll of China 's major earthquake increased by 4,520 to 65,080 as of Monday noon, according to the Information Office of the State Council. And 360,058 people were injured and 23,150 others were missing in the 8.0-magnitude quake that jolted southwestern Sichuan Province on May 12.

Quake leaves thousands orphaned

2008-05-26T11:06+0200Star (en)

At least 10 000 children and elderly have been left on their own in earthquake-ravaged China .

Quake leaves thousands orphaned

2008-05-26T11:04+0200iol (en)

At least 10 000 children and elderly have been left on their own in earthquake-ravaged China .

Chinese troops deal with dangerous lake

2008-05-26T10:50+0200AP (en)

ANXIAN, China (AP) -- Chinese soldiers prepared Monday to explode earthquake debris blocking a river where quickly rising waters threatened to flood disaster victims....

Strong aftershock jolts China as quake toll rises

2008-05-26T10:49+0200TurkishDailyNews (en)

A strong aftershock jolted southwestern China yesterday, killing at least one person and rattling residents still reeling from the massive earthquake two weeks ago that killed more than 62,500.The

WHO receives US$1.3 million for urgent medical aid to China

2008-05-26T10:49+0200reliefWeb (en)

Beijing, 26 May 2008 –The World Health Organization (WHO) has received US$1.3 million in United Nations emergency funds to provide urgently needed medical supplies and support to survivors of China 's devastating May 12 earthquake. Chinese authorities have requested medical support from WHO in the aftermath of the magnitude 8.

China quake toll tops 65,000

2008-05-26T10:47+0200dawn (en)

BEIJING, May 26 (AFP): The death toll from China 's earthquake rose to 65,080 Monday, with another 23,150 missing, a government spokesman said. “As...

Battle to rescue 24 quake miners in China

2008-05-26T10:44+0200sundaymail (en)

RESCUERS yesterday rushed to reach 24 coal miners trapped underground by China 's earthquake almost two weeks ago.

Quake Lake Fear: Giant Craters About To Flood

2008-05-26T10:43+0200skynews (en)

Towns immediately downstream have already been evacuated, according to China 's Xinhua news agency. The site is two miles upstream from the county seat of Beichuan, one of the areas hit hardest by the May 12 earthquake which measured 8.0 on the Richter scale and left 86,000 people dead or missing.

China targets 'quake lake' as flood fears grow

2008-05-26T10:27+0200afp-english (en)

MIANZHU (AFP) - Soldiers raced Monday to unblock a river that was dammed by landslides in China 's deadly earthquake two weeks ago as flood prevention became a top priority in the disaster zone.

Thunderstorms forecast for China's quake-hit Sichuan Province

2008-05-26T10:21+0200xinhuanet_en (en)

BEIJING, May 26 (Xinhua) -- The China Meteorological Administration (CMA) on Monday warned that thunderstorms will hit eastern parts of the earthquake-hit Sichuan Province on Monday and Tuesday. Sichuan, in southwest China, was rocked by an 8.0-magnitude earthquake on May 12, which claimed at least....

Cowen to sign book of condolences for quake victims

2008-05-26T10:18+0200belfasttelegraph (en)

The Taoiseach, Brian Cowen, is due to sign an official book of condolences today for the victims of the recent earthquake in China .

Swelling China lakes a danger after quake

2008-05-26T10:17+0200MailGuardian (en)

China was preparing to dynamite rock, mud and rubble forming a dangerously large "quake lake" on Monday, hoping to avert a new disaster two weeks after a catastrophic tremor struck Sichuan province. The official estimate of dead from the May 12 earthquake is now more than 60 000, but that number is certain to grow.

Sichuan earthquake leaves more than 5.500 children parentless

2008-05-26T09:58+0200makfax (en)

More than 5.500 children lost their parents in the aftermath of devastating earthquake that hit China 's Sichuan province, Western news agencies said.

Feature: Giant quake proves Chinese NGOs' rising force

2008-05-26T09:42+0200xinhuanet_en (en)

by Xinhua writer Gong Yidong BEIJING, May 26 (Xinhua) -- Two days after the May 12 earthquake of 8.0 magnitude on the Richter scale jolted Sichuan Province, southwest China , the millionaire Wang Wenzhong headed to the devastated zone to help with relief work.

China earthquake: 80-year-old man rescued after more than 11 days under rubble

2008-05-26T09:31+0200sundaymirror (en)

Rescuers pull an 80-year-old from the ruins of his house where he survived for more than 11 days after China 's earthquake. Xiao Zhihu, who is bed-ridden, was pinned down by a collapsed pillar. But he was kept alive for 266 hours by his wife. She fed him scraps of food through a tiny gap in the wreckage of their home in Mianzhu, Sichuan province.

Cowen to sign book of condolences for quake victims

2008-05-26T09:31+0200irish-news (en)

The Taoiseach Brian Cowen is due to sign an official book of condolences today for the victims of the recent earthquake in China .

Dream on

2008-05-26T09:17+0200bbc (en)

In China 's rural heartland, 18-year-olds and their families see the national college entrance exam as the fast track out of poverty. But for tens of thousands of high school students traumatised by the Sichuan earthquake - competing this year demands extraordinary strength and courage, as Nick Mackie reports from the city of Deyang.

China targets 'quake lake' as flood fears grow

2008-05-26T09:13+0200sbs (en)

Soldiers raced today to unblock a river that was dammed by landslides in China 's deadly earthquake two weeks ago as flood prevention became a top priority in the disaster zone.

China aftershock destroyed 71,000 homes; soldiers with explosives rush to unblock river

2008-05-26T09:11+0200latimes (en)

CHENGDU, China -- A powerful aftershock destroyed tens of thousands of homes in central China, causing hundreds of new casualties today and straining recovery efforts from the country's worst earthquake in three decades. Soldiers rushed with explosives to unblock a debris-clogged river threatening to flood homeless quake survivors.

China: Quake-hit region relaxes one-child policy

2008-05-26T08:30+0200irish-news (en)

China ’s strict one-child policy is making some exceptions for certain families affected by the devastating earthquake two weeks ago.

Jackie Chan plans film on China quake

2008-05-26T08:06+0200xinhuanet_en (en)

Hong Kong action hero Jackie Chan said he wanted to make a film about the massive earthquake which hit China earlier this month to raise money for victims.

Aftershock in China kills at least 6

2008-05-26T07:39+0200latimes (en)

MIANYANG, CHINA -- A powerful aftershock hit China on Sunday, killing at least six people and heightening fears of landslides and flooding, even as more survivors of the May 12 earthquake sought to trek back to their mountain villages. The afternoon aftershock centered in northern Sichuan province....

20 stole from quake victims - report

2008-05-26T07:29+0200NEWScomAU (en)

TWENTY people have been arrested in an earthquake-devastated city in southwestern China for stealing from those displaced by the disaster, state media said today. 2:39pm (AEST)

British magazine praises Chinese gov't, volunteers for joint quake relief efforts

2008-05-26T07:21+0200xinhuanet_en (en)

LONDON, May 25 (Xinhua) -- British weekly magazine The Economist has praised the combination of the Chinese government and volunteer efforts in coping with the country's worst earthquake in three decades. The article titled " China helps itself" in its latest edition on Saturday said that the....

6.0 quake kills 6, destroys 70,000 homes

2008-05-26T07:21+0200cnn (en)

A powerful 5.8 magnitude aftershock hit China 's Sichuan province today, damaging more than 70,000 homes in the region where at least 60,000 people were killed by a powerful earthquake on May 12, according to local television reports.

Tourism city shaken

2008-05-26T07:15+0200GulfDailyNews (en)

DUJIANGYAN, China : A sculpture proclaims Dujiangyan the "top tourist city in China." But at the ancient irrigation works, a World Heritage site, the ticket office is now a smashed reminder of a devastating earthquake. Boulders that tumbled down from the hills above have come to rest among crumbled roofing tiles.

Dams alert!

2008-05-26T07:15+0200GulfDailyNews (en)

BEIJING: Around 70 dams scarred by the force of China 's most powerful earthquake in three decades were in danger of bursting, rattled again yesterday by one of the strongest aftershocks since the initial disaster. The aftershock jolted Sichuan province, killing more than two people, destroying 71,000 homes and rattling millions.

Aftershock fells thousands more homes (By Christopher Bodeen)

2008-05-26T07:09+0200washtimes (en)

Aftershock fells thousands more homes By Christopher Bodeen May 26, 2008 CHENGDU, China (AP) — A powerful aftershock destroyed tens of thousands of homes in central China yesterday, killing two people and straining recovery efforts from the country's worst earthquake in three decades. More than 480 people were injured.

Pakistani officials take initiates for China's Earthquake Flood Relief Assistance

2008-05-26T06:44+0200Infopak-en (en)

BEIJING, May 25 (APP)- Three Pakistani Government officials taking part in a workshop took impromptus initiative for raising funds for the May 12th earthquake that badly hit China 's Sichuan province. The officials from Pakistan, Syed Hasan Rizvi, Project Director, CDA, Shahid Nadeem Berlas, Joint....

Aftershock Hits China; 2 Dead, Hundreds Hurt

2008-05-26T06:17+0200WashingtonPost_B (en)

CHENGDU, China , May 25 -- The strongest aftershock since a May 12 earthquake devastated parts of Sichuan province struck the area Sunday afternoon, killing two people, injuring more than 480 and spreading panic through a region just beginning to move from rescue operations to rebuilding.

China Aftershock Destroys Homes

2008-05-26T06:05+0200time (en)

A powerful aftershock destroyed tens of thousands of homes in central China on Sunday, killing six people and straining recovery efforts from the country's worst earthquake in three decades

China aftershock destroys 71,000 homes; 2 killed

2008-05-26T06:05+0200AfghanistanSun (en)

CHENGDU, China (AP) -- A powerful aftershock destroyed tens of thousands of homes in central China on Sunday, killing two people and straining recovery efforts from the country's worst earthquake in t...

Aftershock topples over 71,000 homes

2008-05-26T06:03+0200ChinaPost (en)

A strong aftershock jolted southwest China on Sunday killing at least one person and injuring 400 others, state media said, nearly a fortnight after a big earthquake killed tens of thousands in the same area.

Man rescued after 11 days in Sichuan tremblor rubble

2008-05-26T06:03+0200ChinaPost (en)

A survivor was pulled alive from the rubble of China 's earthquake 266 hours after the big tremor hit, state television reported on Sunday.

China viewers witness new press freedoms amid pervasive TV earthquake coverage

2008-05-26T06:03+0200ChinaPost (en)

From the moment the young man was discovered pinned under a mountain of concrete to the instant he died, TV reporter Zhang Qian fed live footage to viewers.

Buddhist temple raises funds for quake victims

2008-05-26T06:03+0200ChinaPost (en)

The Fo Guang Shan Temple in Flushing, Queens, the largest borough of New York City, and a local chapter of the Buddha Light International Association (BLIA) have jointly launched a campaign to raise funds to help earthquake victims in China 's Sichuan province, setting a target of US$100,000.

Pope urges brotherly solidarity for Chinese suffering from quake

2008-05-26T06:03+0200ChinaPost (en)

Pope Benedict XVI on Sunday urged brotherly solidarity for the survivors of the devastating earthquake in China as he greeted Chinese Catholics who were praying for their sometimes persecuted Church in their homeland.

Diesel price is China's fault - ACCC

2008-05-26T05:59+0200NEWScomAU (en)

THE devastating earthquake in China and stockpiling for the Beijing Olympic Games are among factors which have forced the price of diesel up at a faster rate than petrol, the consumer watchdog says. 1:44pm (AEST)

China 'quake lake' threatens more damage

2008-05-26T05:37+0200australianetwork (en)

A squad of 1,800 Chinese police and soldiers have arrived at a swelling river blocked by a powerful earthquake two weeks ago. The team reached Tangjiashan 'quake lake' in southwestern China 's Sichuan province to tackle a growing flood risk. The soldiers are carrying dynamite to blast the landslide....

China aftershock destroys 71,000 homes; 6 killed

2008-05-26T05:23+0200AP (en)

CHENGDU, China (AP) -- A powerful aftershock destroyed tens of thousands of homes in central China on Sunday, killing six people and straining recovery efforts from the country's worst earthquake in three decades. More than 500 others were injured....

Fears grow of ‘secondary disasters’ as aftershock hits Sichuan quake zone

2008-05-26T05:13+0200irishtimes (en)

CHINA: A MAGNITUDE 5.8 aftershock rattled the earthquake zone in southwest China yesterday, compounding the misery for traumatised survivors in the region and causing even more damage.

China Aftershock Destroys 71,000 Homes; 6 Killed

2008-05-26T05:06+0200ABCnews (en)

A powerful aftershock destroyed tens of thousands of homes in central China on Sunday, killing six people and straining recovery efforts from the country's worst earthquake in three decades. More than 500 others were injured. Meanwhile, soldiers rushed with explosives to unblock a debris-clogged river threatening to flood homeless quake survivors.

China earthquake death toll reaches 62,664

2008-05-26T05:06+0200reliefWeb (en)

The death toll from the May 12 earthquake in southwest China 's Sichuan Province has claimed 62,664 lives and left 358,816 injured and 23,775 missing as of 00:00 a.m. Sunday, according to the State Council Information Office. Guo Weimin, director of the State Council Information Office, announced the....

Quake lakes under control but situation still grim

2008-05-26T05:06+0200reliefWeb (en)

All the barrier lakes (or quake lakes) formed after the massive May 12 earthquake in southwest China 's Sichuan Province are 'under control' but the situation is still grim, said Vice Minister of Water Resources E Jingping on Sunday. Heavy rains forecast for the area over the next three days are a....

When no news is a living hell

2008-05-26T05:05+0200xinhuanet_en (en)

BEIJING, May 26 -- While there has been much sorrow and grief for the victims and families of the Sichuan earthquake, what about those staying here in Shanghai? For many university students, it has been a nightmare. At 2:28pm on May 19, exactly a week after southwestern China 's Sichuan Province had been devastated by magnitude-8.

China aftershock destroys 71,000 homes; 6 killed (AP)

2008-05-26T05:03+0200news-yahoo (en)

AP - A powerful aftershock destroyed tens of thousands of homes in central China on Sunday, killing six people and straining recovery efforts from the country's worst earthquake in three decades. More than 500 others were injured.

Troops sent to dynamite ‘quake lakes’

2008-05-26T05:00+0200ft (en)

MIANYANG, China , May 26 (Reuters) – China planned to dynamite rock, mud and rubble forming a dangerously large ”quake lake” on Monday, hoping to avert a new disaster two weeks after a catastrophic tremor struck Sichuan province. The official estimate of dead from the May 12 earthquake is now more....

1,000 hurt in China aftershock

2008-05-26T04:59+0200cnn (en)

A powerful 6.0-magnitude aftershock hit China 's Sichuan province Sunday, reportedly destroyed more than 70,000 homes in the region where at least 60,000 people were killed by a powerful earthquake on May 12.

Saved from 11-day quake tomb

2008-05-26T04:50+0200thesun (en)

A MAN aged 80 is lifted to safety after 11 DAYS trapped in the rubble from China earthquake

Urgent Bid To Stop Lake Flooding Disaster Zone

2008-05-26T04:37+0200skynews (en)

Areas immediately downstream have already been evacuated, according to China 's Xinhua news agency. The site is two miles upstream from the county seat of Beichuan, one of the areas hit hardest by the May 12 earthquake which measured 8.0 on the Richter scale and left 86,000 people dead or missing.

Survivor 11 days in rubble

2008-05-26T04:04+0200AfghanistanSun (en)

China to probe builders after quake collapses (+video) A survivor was pulled alive from the rubble of China's earthquake 266 hours (over 11 days) after the big tremor hit, state television reported ye...

Facts and figures about China quake and relief

2008-05-26T04:01+0200peopledaily (en)

Following are the latest facts and figures about the massive 8.0-magnitude earthquake that rocked southwest China 's Sichuan Province on May 12: -- The death toll from the quake rose to 62,664 nationwide as of Sunday noon, while 358, ...

Man, 80, rescued after 11 days in quake rubble

2008-05-26T04:01+0200peopledaily (en)

A survivor was pulled alive from the rubble of China 's earthquake 266 hours after the big tremor hit, Chinese television reported on Sunday. Xiao Zhihu, an 80-year-old partially paralysed man, was rescued in Mianzhu city on Friday. ...

China quake toll surpasses 62,100 in Sichuan alone

2008-05-26T04:01+0200peopledaily (en)

A total of 62,161 people have been confirmed dead in the May 12 earthquake and another 347,401 people injured in southwest China 's Sichuan Province alone as of 4:30 p.m. Sunday, a local official said. So far, 83,988 people have been ...

China quake survivors show signs of post-traumatic stress

2008-05-26T03:38+0200latimes (en)

MIANYANG, China -- At a camp for earthquake survivors, a psychologist hands some plastic toys to a lonely girl named Wang Yue and encourages her to build a house. Why did you put a phone there? he asks her. To call my parents. What's the police car for? To find my grandfather. What's the ambulance for? So I don't get hurt.

Volunteers trained to assist the destitute

2008-05-26T03:35+0200xinhuanet_en (en)

Special report: Strong Earthquake Jolts SW China BEIJING, May 26 -- Nearly 100 youngsters in Shanghai who signed as volunteers to assist quake-hit Sichuan Province on Sunday gathered at the city's Century Park to receive basic training from local governmental organizations, firemen and doctors.

China Aftershock Destroys 71,000 Homes; 2 Killed

2008-05-26T03:35+0200ABCnews (en)

A powerful aftershock destroyed tens of thousands of homes in central China on Sunday, killing two people and straining recovery efforts from the country's worst earthquake in three decades. More than 480 others were injured. Meanwhile, soldiers rushed with explosives to unblock a debris-clogged river threatening to flood homeless quake survivors.

China aftershock destroys 71,000 homes; 2 killed

2008-05-26T03:22+0200AP (en)

CHENGDU, China (AP) -- A powerful aftershock destroyed tens of thousands of homes in central China on Sunday, killing two people and straining recovery efforts from the country's worst earthquake in three decades. More than 480 others were injured....

China quake leaves giant pandas in dire need of bamboo

2008-05-26T03:15+0200peopledaily (en)

The deadly earthquake that jolted southwest China 's Sichuan Province on May 12 has destroyed the homes of giant pandas and left the bears in dire need of their favorite food, bamboo. Panda keepers at the Wolong Nature Reserve, about ...

China earthquake death toll reaches 62,664

2008-05-26T03:15+0200peopledaily (en)

The death toll from the May 12 earthquake in southwest China 's Sichuan Province has claimed 62,664 lives and left 358,816 injured and 23,775 missing as of 00:00 a.m. Sunday, according to the State Council Information Office. Guo Wei ...

Russia delivers new aid to quake-hit China

2008-05-26T03:15+0200peopledaily (en)

Russia on Sunday delivered new batches of humanitarian aid to China , where a devastating earthquake has claimed more than 60,000 lives. "An Il-76 cargo plane of the Emergency Situations Ministry carrying some 30 tons of disaster rel ...

Kyrgyzstan's aid for quake survivors arrives in China

2008-05-26T03:15+0200peopledaily (en)

The first quake-relief supplies from Kyrgyzstan arrived in northwest China 's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region by train on Sunday, for delivery to the neighboring earthquake-hit Gansu Province. The 137 tons of supplies, valued at abo ...

Powerful Aftershock Hits China; 2 Dead, Hundreds Hurt

2008-05-26T03:14+0200WashingtonPost_B (en)

CHENGDU, China , May 25 -- The strongest aftershock since a May 12 earthquake devastated parts of Sichuan province struck the area Sunday afternoon, killing two people, injuring more than 480 and spreading panic through a region just beginning to move from rescue operations to rebuilding.

China aftershock destroys 71,000 homes; 2 killed (AP)

2008-05-26T03:00+0200news-yahoo (en)

AP - A powerful aftershock destroyed tens of thousands of homes in central China on Sunday, killing two people and straining recovery efforts from the country's worst earthquake in three decades. More than 480 others were injured.

China grateful to Malaysians

2008-05-26T02:53+0200nst (en)

PETALING JAYA: Malaysians have donated more than RM6.4 million to date for the victims of the earthquake in China . This was revealed by the People's Republic of China embassy economic and commercial counsellor Gao Wen Kuan yesterday at the conclusion of the Steven Yeam Network monthly meeting.

Aftershock in China kills one, injures 400

2008-05-26T02:37+0200australianetwork (en)

In China , a strong aftershock from the earthquake nearly two weeks ago has killed at least one person and injured 400 others. Up to 70,000 homes have also collapsed in Sichuan province. The state-run Xinhua news agency says the city of Guangyuan north of the provincial capital Chengdu has been particularly hard hit.

Chinese quake perils 69 dams

2008-05-26T02:33+0200NewsJang-en (en)

CHENGDU, China : Nearly 70 dams scarred by the force of China’s most powerful earthquake in three decades were in danger of bursting, the government sa

Aftershock in China kills one, injures 400

2008-05-26T02:24+0200radioaustralia (en)

In China , a strong aftershock from the earthquake nearly two weeks ago has killed at least one person and injured 400 others.

Two killed, homes destroyed in strong China aftershock (AFP)

2008-05-26T01:28+0200news-yahoo (en)

AFP - A strong aftershock jolted southwestern China on Sunday, killing at least two people, destroying 70,000 homes and rattling millions still reeling from the massive earthquake two weeks ago.

Aftershock in China kills at least 2

2008-05-26T01:08+0200latimes (en)

MIANYANG, China -- A powerful aftershock hit Sichuan province today, killing at least two people and heightening fears of landslides and flooding, even as more survivors of the May 12 earthquake sought to trek back to their mountain villages. The aftershock, at 4:21 p.m.

70,000 homes damaged in China aftershock

2008-05-26T01:06+0200cnn (en)

Rescue workers pulled an 80-year-old paraplegic man from the rubble of his home on Friday, 11 days after a 7.9-magnitude earthquake devastated China 's Sichuan province, state media reported Sunday.

China aftershock destroys 71,000 homes; 1 killed

2008-05-26T01:03+0200AfghanistanSun (en)

CHENGDU, China (AP) -- A powerful aftershock destroyed tens of thousands of homes in central China on Sunday, killing two people and straining recovery efforts from the country's worst earthquake in t...

70,000 houses destroyed in China aftershock

2008-05-26T00:55+0200nzherald (en)

BEICHUAN, China - A strong aftershock jolted southwest China overnight killing at least one person and injuring 400 others, state media said, nearly a fortnight after a big earthquake killed tens of thousands in the same area. More...

China aftershock destroys 71,000 homes; 1 killed (By Christoper Bodeen)

2008-05-26T00:07+0200washtimes (en)

China aftershock destroys 71,000 homes; 1 killed By Christoper Bodeen May 25, 2008 CHENGDU, China (AP) — A powerful aftershock destroyed tens of thousands of homes in central China today, killing two people and straining recovery efforts from the country's worst earthquake in three decades. More than 480 others were injured.

Quake aftershock leaves one dead

2008-05-26T00:01+0200Hindu (en)

Beijing: A powerful aftershock of 6.4 magnitude on Sunday jolted earthquake-ravaged southwest China , killing at least one person, injuring 260 others and also damaging tens of thousands of houses. — PTI ...

Strong Aftershock Strikes Central China

2008-05-25T23:55+0200globalsecurity (en)

By Michael Bowman Washington 25 May 2008 Central China has been struck by a powerful aftershock as the region struggles to recover from a massive earthquake earlier this month that killed tens of thousands of people and left many more homeless. Latest shock killed at least one person in Sichuan province and injured about 260.

Survivor 11 days in rubble

2008-05-25T23:54+0200nzherald (en)

A survivor was pulled alive from the rubble of China 's earthquake 266 hours (over 11 days) after the big tremor hit, state television reported yesterday. Xiao Zhihu, an 80-year-old partially paralysed man, was rescued in Mianzhu...

Two killed in China aftershock

2008-05-25T23:54+0200NEWScomAU (en)

A STRONG aftershock has jolted south-western China , killing at least two people, destroying 70,000 homes and rattling millions still reeling from the massive earthquake two weeks ago. 6:50am (AEST)

Aftershock in China Causes Even More Misery

2008-05-25T23:25+0200MoscowTimes (en)

A strong aftershock jolted southwest China on Sunday, killing at least one person and injuring 400 others, state media said, nearly two weeks after an earthquake killed tens of thousands in the same area.

China aftershock destroys 71,000 homes; 1 killed

2008-05-25T21:21+0200AP (en)

CHENGDU, China (AP) -- A powerful aftershock destroyed tens of thousands of homes in central China on Sunday, killing one person and straining recovery efforts from the country's worst earthquake in three decades. More than 400 others were injured....

Strong Aftershock Strikes Central China

2008-05-25T21:17+0200chosun (en)

Central China has been struck by a powerful aftershock as the region struggles to recover from a massive earthquake earlier this month that killed tens of thousands of people and left many more homeless. VOA's Michael Bowman reports from Washington. The U.S. Geological Survey says Sunday's aftershock registered 5.

China Aftershock Destroys 71,000 Homes; 1 Killed

2008-05-25T21:04+0200ABCnews (en)

A powerful aftershock destroyed tens of thousands of homes in central China on Sunday, killing one person and straining recovery efforts from the country's worst earthquake in three decades. More than 400 others were injured. Meanwhile, soldiers rushed with explosives to unblock a debris-clogged river threatening to flood homeless quake survivors.

China: More tents are badly needed in earthquake-stricken areas

2008-05-25T20:51+0200reliefWeb (en)

For more homeless people living in tents in the earthquake-stricken areas, recently, Jiang Yiman, executive vice president of the Red Cross Society of China (RCSC) met many times with Mr Carl Naucler, the head of delegation for East Asia, International Federation, hoping to take emergency....

China aftershock destroys 71,000 homes; 1 killed (AP)

2008-05-25T20:51+0200news-yahoo (en)

AP - A powerful aftershock destroyed tens of thousands of homes in central China on Sunday, killing one person and straining recovery efforts from the country's worst earthquake in three decades. More than 400 others were injured.

Aftershock in China kills one and injures 400

2008-05-25T20:35+0200australianetwork (en)

In China , a strong aftershock from the earthquake nearly two weeks ago has killed at least one person and injured 400 others. Up to 70 thousand homes have also collapsed in Sichuan province. The state-run Xinhua news agency says the city of Guangyuan north of the provincial capital Chengdu has been particularly hard hit.

Aftershock flattens 71,000 homes

2008-05-25T20:19+0200channel4news (en)

A powerful aftershock destroyed tens of thousands of homes in central China , causing hundreds of new casualties and straining recovery efforts from the country's worst earthquake in three decades. The fresh devastation came after a magnitude 5.8 aftershock - among the most powerful recorded since....

Aftershock in China kills one and injures 400

2008-05-25T20:06+0200radioaustralia (en)

In China , a strong aftershock from the earthquake nearly two weeks ago has killed at least one person and injured 400 others.

Powerful Aftershock Hits China; 1 Dead, Hundreds Hurt

2008-05-25T20:05+0200WashingtonPost_B (en)

CHENGDU, China , May 25 -- One of the strongest aftershocks since a May 12 earthquake devastated southwest Sichuan province struck the area Sunday afternoon, killing one person, injuring more than 200 and spreading panic through a region just beginning to move from rescue operations to rebuilding.

Official: Quake lakes under control but situation grim

2008-05-25T20:03+0200xinhuanet_en (en)

BEIJING, May 25 (Xinhua) -- All the barrier lakes (or quake lakes) formed after the massive May 12 earthquake in southwest China 's Sichuan Province are "under control" but the situation is still grim, said Vice Minister of Water Resources E Jingping on Sunday.

71,000 homes collapse in China

2008-05-25T19:39+0200msnbc (en)

A powerful aftershock destroyed tens of thousands of homes in central China , causing hundreds of new casualties Sunday and straining recovery efforts from the country's worst earthquake in three decades.

Missing panda spotted alive after Sichuan earthquake

2008-05-25T19:18+0200xinhuanet_en (en)

CHENGDU, May 25 (Xinhua) -- A giant panda which went missing from a major panda base in southwest China 's Sichuan Province after the May 12 earthquake was spotted alive about 5:20 p.m. on Sunday by a group of road workers. The panda, named Xixi, was found playing at the other side of a river near....

Egyptian minister expresses sympathy over China's quake

2008-05-25T19:18+0200xinhuanet_en (en)

SUEZ, Egypt, May 25 (Xinhua) -- Egyptian Minister of Investment Mahmoud Mohieddin on Sunday expressed his condolences and sympathy to the Chinese people over a recent devastating earthquake in China 's southwestern Sichuan province. Mohieddin delivered the condolences after an inauguration of a....

Strong China aftershock causes more misery

2008-05-25T19:16+0200themirror (en)

BEICHUAN, China (Reuters) - A strong aftershock jolted southwest China on Sunday killing at least one person and injuring 400 others, state media said, nearly a fortnight after a big earthquake killed tens of thousands in the same area.

Strong China aftershock causes more misery

2008-05-25T19:12+0200reuters (en)

BEICHUAN, China (Reuters) - A strong aftershock jolted southwest China on Sunday killing at least one person and injuring 400 others, state media said, nearly a fortnight after a big earthquake killed tens of thousands in the same area.

Sri Lanka provides relief assistance to China

2008-05-25T18:47+0200reliefWeb (en)

Minister of Foreign Affairs, Rohitha Bogollagama, handed over the relief items to the earthquake victims of Sichuan Province of China to the Ambassador of China in Sri Lanka, Mr Ye Dabo, at the Colombo International Airport last night (May 24th) to be dispatched by a SriLankan Airlines Special Flight leaving to China.

Big Aftershock Jolts Quake-Hit Province in China

2008-05-25T18:07+0200NPRnews (en)

A large aftershock hit China 's Sichuan province Sunday morning, rattling buildings as far away as Beijing. The tremor comes almost two weeks after the initial earthquake that killed tens of thousands of people.

China aftershock destroyed 71,000 homes; soldiers with explosives rush to unblock river

2008-05-25T18:06+0200latimes (en)

CHENGDU, China -- A powerful aftershock destroyed tens of thousands of homes in central China, causing hundreds of new casualties today and straining recovery efforts from the country's worst earthquake in three decades. Soldiers rushed with explosives to unblock a debris-clogged river threatening to flood homeless quake survivors.

Strong Aftershock Strikes Central China

2008-05-25T17:59+0200voanews (en)

US Geological Survey says Sunday's aftershock registered 5.8 points on Richter scale, making it one of the strongest aftershocks since the May 12 earthquake that devastated China 's Sichuan province

69 dams near collapse

2008-05-25T17:55+0200AfghanistanSun (en)

China 's water ministry says 69 dams near collapse after quake Paraplegic rescued 11 days after May 12 earthquake, state-run TV reports Death toll surpasses 60,000, officals say

China earthquake: Deadly aftershock

2008-05-25T17:25+0200telegraph (en)

The strongest aftershock since the Sichuan earthquake two weeks ago has hit the Chinese province sending survivors and residents pouring on to the streets in panic.

70,000 homes 'damaged' in new China quake

2008-05-25T16:58+0200cnn (en)

A powerful 5.8 magnitude aftershock hit China 's Sichuan province Sunday, reportedly damaging more than 70,000 homes in the region where at least 60,000 people were killed by a powerful earthquake on May 12.

Russia delivers new aid to quake-hit China

2008-05-25T16:45+0200reliefWeb (en)

MOSCOW, May 25 (Xinhua) -- Russia on Sunday delivered new batches of humanitarian aid to China , where a devastating earthquake has claimed more than 60,000 lives. "An Il-76 cargo plane of the Emergency Situations Ministry carrying some 30 tons of disaster relief aid, including blankets and tents....

Israel sends humanitarian aid to Chinese earthquake victims

2008-05-25T16:45+0200reliefWeb (en)

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs coordinated the aid effort, funded by Israel Corporation and philanthropists from Los Angeles, to bring medical equipment, clothing, tents and water purification kits from Israel to earthquake victims in China . (Communicated by the Foreign Ministry Spokesman) On....

More than 1 mln still lack clean water in SW China after quake

2008-05-25T16:45+0200reliefWeb (en)

BEIJING, May 25, 2008 (Xinhua via COMTEX News Network) -- Almost two weeks after a major earthquake hit southwest China , 1.08 million people in the southwestern province of Sichuan still lack sufficient clean drinking water, an official told reporters here on Sunday.

RCA dispatches 40 tonnes to victims of earthquake in China

2008-05-25T16:45+0200reliefWeb (en)

The UAE Red Crescent Authority (RCA) plane carrying 40 tonnes of relief programme ordered by HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of the RCA, to assist the victims of Sichuan earthquake, will leave Sunday for China . Saleh Mohammed Al Mulla, deputy secretary....

Strong aftershock jolts China as quake toll rises

2008-05-25T16:43+0200HindustanTimes (en)

A strong aftershock jolts southwestern China , killing at least one person and rattling residents still reeling from the massive earthquake that killed more than 62,500.

Aftershock brings down 70,000 homes

2008-05-25T16:39+0200smh (en)

A HUGE aftershock rattled south-west China yesterday, killing at least one person and injuring 400, state media reported, nearly a fortnight after a big earthquake killed tens of thousands in the same area.

Aftershock kills one and injures dozens in China

2008-05-25T16:32+0200australianetwork (en)

In China at least one person has died and 260 have been injured by the strongest aftershock since the massive quake on May the 12th. The Sichuan Earthquake Bureau says the aftershock in Sichuan province had a magnitude of 6.4 on the Richter scale, but the US Geological Survey put it at 5.8.

China turns attention to finding shelter for quake survivors

2008-05-25T16:26+0200IHT (en)

China intensified efforts to find shelter for earthquake survivors on Sunday, pledging to build 1.5 million temporary houses on a day when state television reported that rescuers had saved an 80-year-old man who had lived for nearly two weeks in a collapsed building.

Where breathing is deadly

2008-05-25T16:26+0200IHT (en)

China 's biggest health disaster isn't the terrible Sichuan earthquake. It's the air.

Facts and figures about China quake and relief

2008-05-25T16:17+0200xinhuanet_en (en)

BEIJING, May 25 (Xinhua) -- Following are the latest facts and figures about the massive 8.0-magnitude earthquake that rocked southwest China 's Sichuan Province on May 12: -- The death toll from the quake rose to 62,664 nationwide as of Sunday noon, while 358,816 people were injured and 23,775 people were missing.

Quake lakes under control but situation still grim

2008-05-25T16:17+0200xinhuanet_en (en)

Photo taken on May 22, 2008 shows an airscape of the quake lakes formed after the massive May 12 earthquake in Beichuan County, southwest China 's Sichuan Province. According to a preliminary analysis, a total of 34 quake lakes have been found in Sichuan, eight of which contain more than 300 million cubic meters of water each.

China earthquake: Survivor, 80, rescued after eleven days in the rubble of Sichuan province

2008-05-25T16:09+0200telegraph (en)

A disabled man has been freed unhurt from the rubble of his home, eleven days after being buried in the earthquake that has devastated south-west China , despite a severe aftershock which has claimed at least one more life.

China Quake Relief Effort Switches Gears

2008-05-25T15:37+0200NPRnews (en)

China has received more than $3 billion in foreign aid after the devastating May 12 earthquake. The first wave of foreign relief workers the rescue teams has already pulled out, signaling an end to the rescue phase of operations. Now, a second wave of foreign relief workers has arrived to augment weary Chinese teams.

Major Aftershock Jolts Chinese Province

2008-05-25T15:37+0200NPRnews (en)

Correspondent Anthony Kuhn talks with Ari Shapiro about a massive aftershock that hit China 's Sichuan province this morning, rattling buildings as far away as Beijing. The tremor comes almost two weeks after the initial earthquake that killed tens of thousands of people.

One dead in China earthquake aftershock

2008-05-25T15:34+0200independent (en)

A Chinese news agency has reported that an aftershock has killed one person and injured 260 others in Sichuan province.

Pope urges solidarity for Chinese suffering from quake

2008-05-25T15:11+0200yediotaharonot (en)

Pope Benedict XVI on Sunday urged brotherly solidarity for the survivors of the devastating earthquake in China as he greeted Chinese Catholics who were praying for their sometimes persecuted Church in their homeland. "I greet with great affection the Chinese-speaking pilgrims who have come to Rome....

Strong aftershock causes more misery in China

2008-05-25T14:55+0200themirror (en)

BEICHUAN, China (Reuters) - A strong aftershock jolted southwest China on Sunday killing at least one person and injuring 400 others, state media said, nearly a fortnight after an earthquake killed tens of thousands in the same area.

One dead, 260 injured in aftershock

2008-05-25T14:49+0200channel4news (en)

A Chinese news agency has reported that an aftershock has killed one person and injured 260 others in Sichuan province. The government-run China News Service said that 24 of the injured are in serious condition. The aftershock was felt in Beijing and is one of the strongest to hit Sichuan since the May 12 earthquake.

69 dams in danger after earthquake

2008-05-25T14:48+0200AfghanistanSun (en)

CHENGDU, China (AP) -- Nearly 70 dams scarred by the force of China's most powerful earthquake in three decades were in danger of bursting, rattled again Sunday by one of the strongest aftershocks sin...

Strong aftershock causes more misery in China (Reuters)

2008-05-25T14:44+0200news-yahoo (en)

Reuters - A strong aftershock jolted southwest China on Sunday killing at least one person and injuring 400 others, state media said, nearly a fortnight after an earthquake killed tens of thousands in the same area.

More than 1 mln still lack clean water in SW China after quake

2008-05-25T14:44+0200xinhuanet_en (en)

BEIJING, May 25 (Xinhua) -- Almost two weeks after a major earthquake hit southwest China , 1.08 million people in the southwestern province of Sichuan still lack sufficient clean drinking water, an official told reporters here on Sunday. Measures would be taken to solve the problem by May 31,....

Foreign aid gains pace as rain clouds threaten China quake zone

2008-05-25T14:40+0200reliefWeb (en)

by Boris Cambreleng CHENGDU, China , May 25, 2008 (AFP) - More foreign help arrived in China on Sunday as forecasts of heavy rain threatened to pour more misery on survivors of the devastating earthquake that killed more than 62,500 people. A Russian military transport plane touched down before dawn....

Strong aftershock causes more misery in China

2008-05-25T14:40+0200reliefWeb (en)

By Chris Buckley BEICHUAN, China , May 25 (Reuters) - A strong aftershock jolted southwest China on Sunday killing at least one person and injuring 400 others, state media said, nearly a fortnight after an earthquake killed tens of thousands in the same area.

Strong aftershock causes more misery in China

2008-05-25T14:37+0200reuters (en)

BEICHUAN, China (Reuters) - A strong aftershock jolted southwest China on Sunday killing at least one person and injuring 400 others, state media said, nearly a fortnight after an earthquake killed tens of thousands in the same area.

Strong aftershock causes more misery in China

2008-05-25T14:37+0200reuters (en)

BEICHUAN, China (Reuters) - A strong aftershock jolted southwest China on Sunday killing at least one person and injuring 400 others, state media said, nearly a fortnight after an earthquake killed tens of thousands in the same area.

Strong aftershock causes more misery in China

2008-05-25T14:28+0200thestar (en)

BEICHUAN, China (Reuters) - A strong aftershock jolted southwest China on Sunday killing at least one person and injuring 400 others, state media said, nearly a fortnight after an earthquake killed tens of thousands in the same area.

Strong aftershock jolts China as quake toll rises

2008-05-25T14:18+0200afp-english (en)

CHENGDU (AFP) - A strong aftershock jolted southwestern China on Sunday, killing at least one person and rattling residents still reeling from the massive earthquake two weeks ago that killed more than 62,500.

Strong aftershock jolts China as quake toll rises (AFP)

2008-05-25T14:13+0200news-yahoo (en)

AFP - A strong aftershock jolted southwestern China on Sunday, killing at least one person and rattling residents still reeling from the massive earthquake two weeks ago that killed more than 62,500.

China: Aftershock in Sichuan kills 1, injures 260

2008-05-25T14:11+0200yediotaharonot (en)

A Chinese news agency has reported that an aftershock has killed one person and injured 260 others in Sichuan province. The government-run China News Service said Sunday that 24 of the injured are in serious condition. The aftershock was felt in Beijing and is one of the strongest to hit Sichuan since the May 12 earthquake.

China quake death toll reaches 62,664: govt

2008-05-25T13:56+0200dawn (en)

BEIJING, May 25 (AFP): The national death toll from China 's earthquake rose to 62,664, with another 23,775 missing, a government spokesman said on...

Dams in danger after China quake

2008-05-25T13:29+0200usaToday (en)

Nearly 70 dams scarred by the force of China 's most powerful earthquake in three decades were in danger of bursting, rattled ...

China earthquake death toll reaches 62,664

2008-05-25T13:12+0200xinhuanet_en (en)

BEIJING, May 25 (Xinhua) -- The death toll of the May 12 earthquake in southwest China 's Sichuan Province has claimed 62,664 lives and left 358,816 injured and 23,775 missing as of 12:00 am Sunday, according to the State Council Information Office. Guo Weimin, director of the State Council....

China quake toll surpasses 62,100 in Sichuan alone

2008-05-25T13:12+0200xinhuanet_en (en)

CHENGDU, May 25 (Xinhua) -- A total of 62,161 people have been confirmed dead in the May 12 earthquake and another 347,401 people injured in southwest China 's Sichuan Province alone as of 4:30 p.m. Sunday, a local official said. The province has recorded about 8,000 aftershocks after the 8.

Death in China aftershock

2008-05-25T13:12+0200thesun (en)

ONE person has been killed and over 400 are hurt after 70,000 houses collapsed in China following an earthquake aftershock. The 5.8 magnitude tremor hit southwest China today, state television reported. It was felt as far away as Beijing where it caused towers to sway.

China: 69 dams in danger of bursting after quake

2008-05-25T13:10+0200yediotaharonot (en)

Nearly 70 dams scarred by the force of China 's most powerful earthquake in three decades were in danger of bursting, the government said Sunday, while looming rains added to worries about relief efforts for millions of homeless survivors. The confirmed death toll from the May 12 quake rose to....

70,000 homes collapse in Chinese aftershock

2008-05-25T13:07+0200msnbc (en)

More than 70,000 houses toppled during an aftershock which hit China 's earthquake-ravaged Sichuan province on Sunday, state television reported.

Earthquake aftershocks hit China

2008-05-25T13:03+0200sbs (en)

The strongest aftershock since the May 12 quake have jolted China , state seismology authorities said, causing residents in some cities to flee buildings.

China survivor pulled from rubble

2008-05-25T12:44+0200AfghanistanSun (en)

A survivor has been pulled from the rubble more than 11 days after a massive earthquake hit China 's Sichuan province, state TV has reported. Eighty-year-old Xiao Zhihu, who was partially paralysed ...

Rain forecast could hamper quake relief in China

2008-05-25T12:44+0200AfghanistanSun (en)

CHENGDU, China (AP) -- Forecasts of rain added to worries Sunday about relief efforts to house millions of people left homeless by China's massive earthquake nearly two weeks ago.

Russia delivers new aid to quake-hit China

2008-05-25T12:27+0200xinhuanet_en (en)

MOSCOW, May 25 (Xinhua) -- Russia on Sunday delivered new batches of humanitarian aid to China , where a devastating earthquake has claimed more than 60,000 lives. "An Il-76 cargo plane of the Emergency Situations Ministry carrying some 30 tons of disaster relief aid, including blankets and tents....

Vigil in Dublin for China-quake victims

2008-05-25T12:17+0200irish-news (en)

A group of Irish and Chinese will gather today in Dublin for a candle-lit vigil for the victims and survivors of the recent earthquake in China .

China rocked by earthquake aftershock

2008-05-25T11:52+0200msnbc (en)

An aftershock that hit earthquake-ravaged Sichuan province was felt 800 miles away in Beijing on Sunday.

China survivor pulled from rubble

2008-05-25T11:51+0200angolapress-en (en)

BEIJING, 05/25- A survivor has been pulled from the rubble more than 11 days after a massive earthquake hit China `s Sichuan province, state TV has reported. Eighty-year-old Xiao Zhihu, who was partially paralysed before the quake, was found in the city of Mianzhu. He was trapped under a pillar of his house and had been fed by his wife.

69 Damns in danger of bursting in quake-hit China

2008-05-25T11:47+0200irish-news (en)

China ’s Water Ministry says 69 dams are in danger of bursting in Sichuan province in the wake of an earthquake nearly two weeks ago.

Official: Quake lakes under control but situation still grim

2008-05-25T11:40+0200xinhuanet_en (en)

BEIJING, May 25 (Xinhua) -- All the barrier lakes formed after the massive May 12 earthquake in southwest China 's Sichuan Province are "under control", but the situation is still grim, said Vice Minister of Water Resources E Jingping on Sunday. Heavy rains forecasts for the quake-hit areas over the....

Man, 80, rescued after 11 days in quake rubble

2008-05-25T11:40+0200xinhuanet_en (en)

BEIJING, May 25 -- A survivor was pulled alive from the rubble of China 's earthquake 266 hours after the big tremor hit, Chinese television reported on Sunday. Xiao Zhihu, an 80-year-old partially paralysed man, was rescued in Mianzhu city on Friday. He had been trapped under a collapsed pillar of....

Candle-lit vigil for Chinese earthquake victims to be held in Dublin

2008-05-25T11:31+0200belfasttelegraph (en)

Irish and Chinese alike are expected to gather in Dublin for a candle-lit vigil for the victims and survivors of the recent earthquake in China .

Chinese ministry says 69 dams in danger of bursting after quake; aftershocks felt in Beijing

2008-05-25T11:28+0200JakartaPost (en)

The Associated Press , Chengdu, China | Sun, 05/25/2008 4:11 PM | World Nearly 70 dams scarred by the force of China's most powerful earthquake in three decades were in danger of bursting, the government said Sunday, while looming rains added to worries about relief efforts for millions of homeless survivors.

China quake death toll reaches 62,664

2008-05-25T11:25+0200thetimes-za (en)

AFP BEIJING - The national death toll from China 's earthquake rose to 62,664, with another 23,775 missing, a government spokesman said. "As of 12 noon on May 25, the death toll from the great earthquake in Sichuan province was 62,664," cabinet spokesman Guo Weimin told a. . . .

China: 69 Dams in Danger After Earthquake

2008-05-25T11:24+0200ABCnews (en)

Chinese ministry says 69 dams in danger of bursting after quake; aftershocks felt in Beijing

China: 69 dams in danger after earthquake

2008-05-25T11:17+0200AP (en)

CHENGDU, China (AP) -- Nearly 70 dams scarred by the force of China's most powerful earthquake in three decades were in danger of bursting, the government said Sunday, while looming rains added to worries about relief efforts for millions of homeless survivors....

China: 69 dams in danger after earthquake (AP)

2008-05-25T11:09+0200news-yahoo (en)

AP - Nearly 70 dams scarred by the force of China 's most powerful earthquake in three decades were in danger of bursting, the government said Sunday, while looming rains added to worries about relief efforts for millions of homeless survivors.

FLASH: CHINA EARTHQUAKE DEATH TOLL REACHES 62,664

2008-05-25T10:54+0200xinhuanet_en (en)

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Rain Forecast Could Hamper Quake Relief in China

2008-05-25T10:54+0200ABCnews (en)

Forecast of rain could hamper relief efforts in China earthquake; housing of millions a concern

Kyrgyzstan's aid for quake survivors arrives in China

2008-05-25T10:54+0200xinhuanet_en (en)

URUMQI, May 25 (Xinhua) -- The first quake-relief supplies from Kyrgyzstan arrived in northwest China 's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region by train on Sunday, for delivery to the neighboring earthquake-hit Gansu Province. The 137 tons of supplies, valued at about 207,000 U.S.

China quake: 69 dams near collapse

2008-05-25T10:51+0200cnn (en)

China warned Sunday that dozens of dams were in danger of collapse in Sichuan province following the 7.9-maginitude earthquake that devastated the region earlier this month.

Breaking News China Quake: 69 Dams Could Burst

2008-05-25T10:37+0200skynews (en)

Meanwhile, a survivor of the China earthquake has been pulled from the rubble some 11days after being buried, according to state television. Xiao Zhihu, an 80-year-old partially paralysed man, was trapped under a collapsed pillar of his house in Mianzhu city for 266 hours after the huge tremor hit China.

China Quake Deaths to Top 80,000?

2008-05-25T10:34+0200time (en)

China warned Saturday that the death toll from a massive earthquake two weeks ago could take a major leap and pass 80,000

Rain could hamper relief efforts in China

2008-05-25T10:26+0200usaToday (en)

Forecasts of rain added to worries Sunday about relief efforts to house millions of people left homeless by China 's massive earthquake ...

Protests over China's 'shoddy' schools

2008-05-25T10:20+0200NEWScomAU (en)

ABOUT two dozen parents of children killed in China 's earthquake staged a rare protest today demanding justice over shoddy school construction they blamed for the deaths of their children. 5:34pm (AEST)

Rain forecast could hamper quake relief in China

2008-05-25T10:16+0200AP (en)

CHENGDU, China (AP) -- Forecasts of rain added to worries Sunday about relief efforts to house millions of people left homeless by China's massive earthquake nearly two weeks ago....

Rain forecast could hamper quake relief in China (AP)

2008-05-25T10:07+0200news-yahoo (en)

AP - Forecasts of rain added to worries Sunday about relief efforts to house millions of people left homeless by China 's massive earthquake nearly two weeks ago.

Elderly man survives 11 days in quake rubble

2008-05-25T09:52+0200msnbc (en)

A survivor was pulled alive from the rubble of China 's earthquake 266 hours after the major tremor hit, state television reported on Sunday.

Man survives 11 days in China quake rubble

2008-05-25T09:37+0200irishtimes (en)

A survivor was pulled alive from the rubble of China 's earthquake 266 hours after the big tremor hit, state television reported

Miraclulous survival story in China

2008-05-25T09:34+0200channel4news (en)

A survivor has been pulled alive from the rubble of China 's earthquake 266 hours after the big tremor hit, it has been reported.

Report: Quake survivor rescued after 11 days

2008-05-25T09:28+0200cnn (en)

Rescue workers pulled an 80-year-old paraplegic man from the rubble of his home on Friday, 11 days after a 7.9-magnitude earthquake devastated China 's Sichuan province, state media reported Sunday.

Quake survivor celebrates 17th birthday

2008-05-25T09:23+0200xinhuanet_en (en)

This combined photo shows Liao Bo(L) receives emergent medical treatment under the ruins of Beichuan High School in the earthquake-affected Beichuan County, southwest China 's Sichuan Province, on May 13, 2008 and he (R) who was transfered to Nantong Hospital in Chongqing Municipality in southwest....

China quake leaves giant pandas in dire need of bamboo

2008-05-25T09:23+0200xinhuanet_en (en)

CHENGDU, May 25 (Xinhua) -- The deadly earthquake that jolted southwest China 's Sichuan Province on May 12 has destroyed the homes of giant pandas and left the bears in dire need of their favorite food, bamboo. Panda keepers at the Wolong Nature Reserve, about 30 kilometers from the epicenter of the 8.

Israel sends aid mission to China, Myanmar

2008-05-25T09:04+0200yediotaharonot (en)

Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni said Sunday that "Israel's willingness to help in every place where a disaster takes place is part of the State's humanitarian approach.' Livni spoke during a ceremony held in honor of an Israeli mission sent to help victims of the cyclone in Myanmar and the earthquake in China .

Sri Lankan gov't sends quake relief materials to China

2008-05-25T08:44+0200peopledaily (en)

\An airplane carrying tents and other humanitarian materials donated by the Sri Lankan government left early Sunday morning for China 's Sichuan province, where a devastating earthquake has claimed more than 60,000 lives, officials said. ...

Quake horror at a glance..

2008-05-25T08:44+0200sundaymirror (en)

A worried man looks at a car torn in half by a rock during the Chinese earthquake as he walks along the road now passable only by foot and bike. As the death toll hits 80,000 UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon told China : "The whole world supports you.

Miraclulous survival story in China

2008-05-25T08:35+0200itv (en)

A survivor has been pulled alive from the rubble of China 's earthquake 266 hours after it struck.

China: Students, teachers were 12 pct of quake dead-paper

2008-05-25T08:31+0200reliefWeb (en)

BEIJING, May 24 (Reuters) - Nearly 12 percent of those killed in China 's southwestern Sichuan province by the massive May 12 earthquake were students and teachers, crushed when their schools collapsed on top of them, the Beijing News reported on Saturday.

Chinese embassy in France sends first tents for quake victims

2008-05-25T08:31+0200reliefWeb (en)

PARIS, May 24 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese embassy in France on Saturday sent more than 40 tents to China for people rendered homeless by the May 12 earthquake in Sichuan Province. Air China provided free service for the 15 tons of relief to the earthquake victims.

Countries offer more aid to China as vigils held overseas for quake victims

2008-05-25T08:31+0200reliefWeb (en)

BEIJING, May 24 (Xinhua) -- Senegal and Portugal offered aid and Russia increased its assistance to China on Friday and Saturday in the wake of the deadly earthquake while Chinese students and Chinese citizens living in Britain and Sweden held evening candle-lit vigils for those killed in the quake.

Facts and figures about China quake and relief, 24 May 2008

2008-05-25T08:31+0200reliefWeb (en)

BEIJING, May 24 (Xinhua) - - Following are the latest facts and figures about the massive 8.0-magnitude earthquake that rocked southwest China 's Sichuan Province on May 12: -- The death toll from the quake rose to 60,560 nationwide as of Saturday noon, while 352,290 people were injured and 26,221 people were missing.

Man pulled alive from China quake rubble

2008-05-25T08:30+0200reuters (en)

BEIJING (Reuters) - A survivor was pulled alive from the rubble of China 's earthquake 266 hours after the big tremor hit, state television reported on Sunday.

Man rescued 266 hours after quake

2008-05-25T08:05+0200NEWScomAU (en)

A survivor was pulled alive from the rubble of China 's earthquake 266 hours after the big tremor hit, state television has reported today. 3:27pm (AEST)

YINGXIU, China (AFP): China warned Saturday that the death toll from its worst earthquake in a generation could climb past 80,000, as visiting UN chief Ban Ki-moon pledged the world’s support. The UN

2008-05-25T07:45+0200arabtimes (en)

secretary general travelled to Yingxiu, the epicentre of the 8.0-magnitude earthquake which turned this former town of 10,000 people in southwestern Sichuan prefecture into rubble. “My heart was filled with sadness by all this devastation,” Ban told journalists after the visit.

Man rescued after 11 days in China quake rubble-TV

2008-05-25T07:45+0200alertnet (en)

BEIJING, May 25 (Reuters) - A survivor was pulled alive from the rubble of China 's earthquake 266 hours after the big tremor hit, state television reported on Sunday. Xiao Zhihu, an 80-year-old partially paralysed man, was rescued in Mianzhu city on Friday.

Man pulled alive from China quake rubble

2008-05-25T07:45+0200themirror (en)

A survivor was pulled alive from the rubble of China 's earthquake 266 hours after the big tremor hit, state television reported on Sunday.

Man rescued after 11 days in China quake rubble - TV

2008-05-25T07:40+0200thestar (en)

BEIJING (Reuters) - A survivor was pulled alive from the rubble of China 's earthquake 266 hours after the big tremor hit, state television reported on Sunday.

Survivor pulled alive from China quake rubble (Reuters)

2008-05-25T07:34+0200news-yahoo (en)

Reuters - A survivor was pulled alive from the rubble of China 's earthquake 266 hours after the big tremor hit, state television reported on Sunday.

Breaking News Survivor Found 11 Days After Quake

2008-05-25T07:14+0200skynews (en)

Survivor Found 266 Hours After Quake Updated:06:07, Sunday May 25, 2008 A survivor of the China earthquake has been pulled from the rubble some 266 hours after being buried, according to state television. More follows... Watch Sky News and Sky News Active on Sky Channel 501 ....

Breaking News China Quake Survivor Found

2008-05-25T07:07+0200skynews (en)

Survivor Found 266 Hours After Quake Updated:06:03, Sunday May 25, 2008 A survivor of the China earthquake has been pulled from the rubble some 266 hours after being buried, according to state television. More follows... Watch Sky News and Sky News Active on Sky Channel 501 ....

Rain threatening China quake zone

2008-05-25T07:03+0200sbs (en)

More foreign help has arrived in China as forecasts of heavy rain threaten to pour misery on survivors of the earthquake that killed at least 60,000 people.

China moving the injured from earthquake zone

2008-05-25T06:46+0200latimes (en)

DEYANG, CHINA -- Thousands of patients are being moved from overloaded hospitals in China 's earthquake zone to neighboring provinces in an effort to ease the medical crunch as attention shifts from rescuing survivors to caring for the injured and preventing epidemics.

Heavy rain threatens quake zone

2008-05-25T06:34+0200NEWScomAU (en)

MORE foreign help has arrived in China as forecasts of heavy rain threatened to pour more misery on survivors of the devastating earthquake that killed at least 60,000 people. 2:13pm (AEST)

UN SG visits Chinese region devastated by massive quake

2008-05-25T06:31+0200reliefWeb (en)

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today visited one of the towns in China 's Sichuan province hit hardest by the recent earthquake, pledging the United Nations' support for the East Asian nation and expressing his condolences to the Chinese people. ‘My heart is filled with great sadness by what has happened to the Chinese people.

Economists forecast lesser inflationary pressure in China despite quake devastation

2008-05-25T06:28+0200peopledaily (en)

Economists from major investment banks said Saturday China 's high inflationary pressure would gradually ease this year though the worst earthquake in decades ravaged southwestern regions. "The quake didn't change our prediction on C ...

China earthquake death toll rises to 60,560

2008-05-25T06:28+0200peopledaily (en)

The death toll in China 's major earthquake increased by 4,820 to 60,560 as of Saturday noon, according to the Information Office of the State Council. And 352,290 people were injured and 26,221 missing in the 8.0-magnitude quake tha ...

Official:Quake has little impact on China coal output

2008-05-25T06:28+0200peopledaily (en)

The massive earthquake that struck Sichuan Province on May 12 has had little impact on coal production in China , a senior official of the State Administration of Work Safety (SAWS) said Saturday. All 294 coal mines affected in the h ...

Quake orphans face uncertain future

2008-05-25T06:28+0200peopledaily (en)

She held hands of her mum and dad on the way to kindergarten, with no idea that she would soon lose her parents to the 8.0-magnitude earthquake that hit Beichuan County in China 's southwest Sichuan Province on May 12. Shielded by th ...

Facts and figures about China quake and relief

2008-05-25T06:28+0200peopledaily (en)

Following are the latest facts and figures about the massive 8.0-magnitude earthquake that rocked southwest China 's Sichuan Province on May 12: -- The death toll from the quake rose to 60,560 nationwide as of Saturday noon, while 35 ...

Sri Lankan gov't sends quake relief materials to China

2008-05-25T06:21+0200xinhuanet_en (en)

COLOMBO, May 25 (Xinhua) -- An airplane carrying tents and other humanitarian materials donated by the Sri Lankan government left here early Sunday morning for China 's Sichuan province, where a devastating earthquake has claimed more than 60,000 lives, officials said.

Local medical team returns from China

2008-05-25T05:35+0200ChinaPost (en)

Taiwan's first medical team that went with religious groups to the earthquake-struck Sichuan province in southwestern China to provide medical relief returned to Taiwan Friday.

Chinese leader says quake death toll may top 80,000

2008-05-25T05:35+0200ChinaPost (en)

Rescuers rushed to reach 24 coal miners trapped underground by China 's earthquake almost two weeks ago, officials said Saturday as the government sharply raised the death toll and warned it could exceed 80,000.

8 pandas from China's quake epicenter arrive in Beijing

2008-05-25T05:35+0200ChinaPost (en)

Eight pandas reached Beijing safely Saturday after a long journey from their damaged reserve near the epicenter of the recent earthquake in China .

Students, teachers 12% of quake dead

2008-05-25T05:35+0200ChinaPost (en)

Some 9,000 school children and teachers are among the dead, buried or missing in China 's major earthquake, state press said Saturday.

Faint hope for miners trapped by Chinese quake

2008-05-25T05:11+0200topix (en)

Rescuers rushed to reach 24 coal miners trapped underground by China 's earthquake almost two weeks ago, as the government warned the death toll could exceed 80,000. It was not known if the miners were alive, ...

Chinese volunteers soldier on in quake aftermath

2008-05-25T05:10+0200alertnet (en)

By Lucy Hornby MUYU, China , May 25 (Reuters) - When he heard about the destruction wreaked by the earthquake, Pu Wenjie loaded his car with bread and simple dry food and drove 800 km (500 miles) to Muyu Town in Sichuan Province. When he got back home, he vowed to return, this time with a caravan of....

Chinese L.A. Consulate lauded for coordinating overseas aid for quake victims

2008-05-25T04:51+0200xinhuanet_en (en)

LOS ANGELES, May 24 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese Consulate has served as a donation center to collect relief aid for quake victims in China , said a report of the Los Angeles Times on Saturday. Since the deadly Sichuan earthquake on May 12, the consulate has emerged as an unlikely galvanizing force for....

China quake death toll could hit 80,000 (By Tini Tran)

2008-05-25T04:03+0200washtimes (en)

China quake death toll could hit 80,000 By Tini Tran May 24, 2008 YINGXIU, China (AP) — China warned today that the death toll from a massive earthquake two weeks ago could take a major leap and pass 80,000, suggesting the government may be giving up hope of finding more survivors.

China warns quake toll could top 80,000

2008-05-25T04:03+0200sbs (en)

China warns the death toll from a massive earthquake two weeks ago could pass 80,000, suggesting the government may be giving up hope of finding more survivors.

UN chief praises China's emergency response to earthquake disaster

2008-05-25T03:15+0200australianetwork (en)

The United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon has paid tribute to China 's emergency response on a visit to a town at the epicentre of the earthquake. Chinese authorities say the death toll from the magnitude eight-point-zero quake could surpass 80-thousand, with about five-and-a-half million people also left homeless.

UN chief praises China's emergency response to earthquake disaster

2008-05-25T03:11+0200radioaustralia (en)

The United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon has paid tribute to China 's emergency response on a visit to a town at the epicentre of the earthquake.

Three days of national mourning declared in China

2008-05-25T03:04+0200belfasttelegraph (en)

Three days of national mourning are to be held in China for those killed in last Monday's massive earthquake.

Portsmouth takes FA Cup

2008-05-25T03:04+0200belfasttelegraph (en)

Harry Redknapp's side have beaten Cardiff 1-0 at Wembley. Veteran striker Kanu got the goal, eight minutes before half-time. Don't Miss . . . The most notorious spot kick misses in football history Photo shoot interrupted by China earthquake ....

China's Wen: Quake Death Toll Could Hit 80,000

2008-05-25T02:57+0200globalsecurity (en)

China 's Wen Says Quake Death Toll Could Hit 80,000 China's prime minister, Wen Jiabao, says the earthquake death toll has passed 60,000 and could rise to 80,000 or more. Wen's estimate is a sharp increase from the 55,000 deaths reported earlier by the government.

China Quake Toll Continues to Rise

2008-05-25T02:57+0200globalsecurity (en)

By Stephanie Ho Beijing 24 May 2008 U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has praised the Chinese government for its rapid response following the huge earthquake that struck southwestern China 's Sichuan Province earlier this month. The U.N. chief met Saturday with Chinese leaders at the quake's epicenter.

Faint hope for miners trapped by Chinese quake

2008-05-25T02:26+0200independent (en)

Rescuers rushed to reach 24 coal miners trapped underground by China 's earthquake almost two weeks ago, as the government warned the death toll could exceed 80,000.

Ban visits China quake epicentre

2008-05-25T02:01+0200dailytimesPK (en)

* Praises Chinese leadership for prompt response to tragedy * Death toll reaches 60,560, could rise above 80,000 YINGXIU: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon visited the epicentre of China ’s huge earthquake on Saturday, meeting victims and drawing an unspoken comparison with the sluggish aid efforts after a cyclone in neighbouring Myanmar.

New earthquake hits China

2008-05-25T01:33+0200belfasttelegraph (en)

Another earthquake has struck the Sichuan province in China . This one measured 6.1. The death toll from Monday's tremor is now put at just under 30,000 but many more are believed to be trapped under rubble. Don't Miss . . . The most notorious spot kick misses in football history ....

China earthquake: Beichuan ruins to become museum and memorial

2008-05-25T01:16+0200telegraph (en)

The crumpled ruins of Beichuan, the most seriously damaged major town in the Sichuan earthquake zone, are to be preserved and turned into a museum and memorial.

China earthquake: Beijing seizes on rescue for Olympic propaganda

2008-05-25T01:01+0200telegraph (en)

China 's official propagandists have seized on the popular response to the Sichuan earthquake to portray a country united in its patriotism ahead of the Olympic Games.

China earthquake: 3.3 million tents needed for the homeless

2008-05-25T01:01+0200telegraph (en)

Not even an earthquake can repress the entrepreneurial instincts of the Sichuanese. In Mianzhu, where almost 7,000 died and much of the town has been destroyed or damaged, people sit by the roadside selling fruit and vegetables, as well as household items.

China earthquake: Superstition a potent force

2008-05-25T01:01+0200telegraph (en)

Superstition is still a potent force in China . Some Tibetans believe the earthquake was revenge for the Olympic torch being carried to the top of Mount Everest.

China earthquake: death toll passes 60,000

2008-05-25T01:01+0200telegraph (en)

The death toll in China 's earthquake has passed 60,000 and could rise to 80,000 or more, according to Premier Wen Jiabao, who has visited the disaster area with UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.

China earthquake: grief and anger in town of dead children

2008-05-25T01:01+0200telegraph (en)

Parents are threatening to protest over corruption they blame for the collapse of a school that killed their loved ones, reports David Eimer from Wufu

'The Whole World Stands Behind You'

2008-05-25T00:29+0200WashingtonPost_B (en)

YINGXIU, China , May 24 -- U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Saturday surveyed recovery efforts at one of the towns hit hardest by China's May 12 earthquake, telling Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao that "the whole world stands behind you and supports you."

When nature turns savage, like the dogs of war

2008-05-25T00:25+0200IHT (en)

In China after the earthquake, as in combat, the agonizing choice of deciding who to save — or ignore.

Tents 'still lacking' for quake survivors, says Chinese premier

2008-05-25T00:02+0200CBC (en)

China is shifting the focus of its earthquake recovery effort to helping the millions of displaced people from the search for survivors of the May 12 disaster in Sichuan province, a top official said Saturday.

Ghana-China Friendship Association condoles China

2008-05-24T23:17+0200ghanaweb (en)

Accra, May 24, GNA - The Ghana China Friendship Association has commended the Chinese Government for the prompt and efficient manner in which it was handling the earthquake that hit South-western Sichuan Province of China on May 12 2008. A press statement Mr Ben C.

China's earthquake injured spill into neighboring provinces

2008-05-24T23:15+0200latimes (en)

DEYANG, CHINA -- Thousands of patients are being moved from overloaded hospitals in China 's earthquake zone to neighboring provinces in an effort to ease the medical crunch as attention shifts from rescuing survivors to caring for the injured and preventing epidemics.

China Quake Deaths to Top 80,000?

2008-05-24T22:14+0200time (en)

China warned Saturday that the death toll from a massive earthquake two weeks ago could take a major leap and pass 80,000

Earthquake prediction from space is more accurate

2008-05-24T21:50+0200Hindu (en)

China ’s deadly earthquake in the Sichuan province has again showed that ground-based earthquake prediction methods and systems are not reliable. Traditional seismology does its best, sometimes succeeding, but more often only saying something like, “California will be destroyed in the next 30 years.

China quake death toll may touch 80,000

2008-05-24T21:50+0200Hindu (en)

YINGXIU: China said on Saturday that the death toll from its worst earthquake in a generation could climb past 80,000. Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said the death toll had crossed 60,000. Fatalities “may further climb to a level of ...

U.N. Secretary Surveys Earthquake Relief Efforts in China

2008-05-24T20:55+0200WashingtonPost_B (en)

YINGXIU, China , May 24 -- U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Saturday surveyed recovery efforts at one of the towns hit hardest by China's May 12 earthquake, telling Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao that "the whole world stands behind you and supports you."

China Warns Quake Death Toll Could Reach 80,000

2008-05-24T20:33+0200ABCnews (en)

China earthquake toll rises to 60,000, but premier says it could be more than 80,000

China warns quake death toll could reach 80,000

2008-05-24T20:20+0200AP (en)

YINGXIU, China (AP) -- China warned Saturday that the death toll from a massive earthquake two weeks ago could take a major leap and pass 80,000, suggesting the government may be giving up hope of finding more survivors....

China quake inspires citizens to seek bigger role

2008-05-24T20:20+0200AP (en)

PENGZHOU, China (AP) -- Liu Jin was studying law in Shanghai when he heard that an earthquake tore through one of the country's poorest provinces. Moved by scenes of misery, he flew to the disaster zone thousands of miles away to help the victims....

Chinese Premier thanks Cuban, Japanese medical teams in quake relief

2008-05-24T20:17+0200xinhuanet_en (en)

CHENGDU, May 24 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao on Saturday thanked medical staff from Cuba and Japan for their assistance in China 's earthquake relief. "On behalf the Communist Party of China, the Chinese government and the people, I would like to extend my sincere gratitude to you," Wen....

Quake-hit pandas arrive for Olympics

2008-05-24T20:07+0200msnbc (en)

Eight pandas arrived safely in Beijing on Saturday after a long journey from their damaged reserve near the epicenter of last week's China earthquake.

China warns quake death toll could reach 80,000 (AP)

2008-05-24T19:49+0200news-yahoo (en)

AP - China warned Saturday that the death toll from a massive earthquake two weeks ago could take a major leap and pass 80,000, suggesting the government may be giving up hope of finding more survivors.

Countries offer more aid to China as vigils held overseas for quake victims

2008-05-24T19:32+0200xinhuanet_en (en)

BEIJING, May 24 (Xinhua) -- Senegal and Portugal offered aid and Russia increased its assistance to China on Friday and Saturday in the wake of the deadly earthquake while Chinese students and Chinese citizens living in Britain and Sweden held evening candle-lit vigils for those killed in the quake.

8 earthquake pandas arrive in Beijing for Olympics

2008-05-24T19:20+0200AP (en)

BEIJING (AP) -- Eight pandas reached Beijing safely Saturday after a long journey from their damaged reserve near the epicenter of the recent earthquake in China ....

Economists forecast lesser inflationary pressure in China despite quake devastation

2008-05-24T18:47+0200xinhuanet_en (en)

BEIJING, May 24 (Xinhua) -- Economists from major investment banks said Saturday China 's high inflationary pressure would gradually ease this year though the worst earthquake in decades ravaged southwestern regions. "The quake didn't change our prediction on China's consumer price index (CPI),....

China rescuers rush to reach trapped coal miners

2008-05-24T18:42+0200AfghanistanSun (en)

YINGXIU, China (AP) -- Rescuers rushed to reach 24 coal miners trapped underground by China's earthquake almost two weeks ago, officials said Saturday, as the government sharply raised the quake's dea...

Saudi gives China 50 mln dlrs, aid for quake victims

2008-05-24T18:33+0200metimes (en)

May 24, 2008 12:58 EDT RIYADH (AFP) Saudi Arabia has given China 50 million dollars and delivered 260 tonnes of relief aid to help it deal with the aftermath of the devastating May 12 earthquake, the official SPA news agency said Saturday.

Medical Teams International, Boeing send aid to China

2008-05-24T18:31+0200reliefWeb (en)

(PORTLAND, ORE—May 24, 2008) Partnering with Boeing, Medical Teams International air shipped nearly $500,000 in supplies this morning to help survivors of China ’s deadly earthquake. An estimated 55,000 people died in last week’s earthquake—one of the deadliest disasters to hit China in decades. Nearly 5.

Russia delivers more humanitarian aid to quake-hit China

2008-05-24T18:31+0200reliefWeb (en)

MOSCOW, May 24 (Xinhua) -- Nine Russian Air Force transport planes carrying more than 250 tons relief materials took off on Saturday for China 's earthquake-affected areas. Eight Il-76 transport planes took off from Russia's Siberian region with 300 tents, more than 3,000 clothes and other items onboard.

Pandas from quake-hit area flown to Beijing

2008-05-24T18:28+0200HindustanTimes (en)

Eight giant pandas, have been airlifted from Wolong in the earthquake-shattered Sichuan province in southwest China and shifted to the Beijing zoo.

Ban visits China's earthquake zone

2008-05-24T18:25+0200IHT (en)

Secretary General Ban Ki Moon of the United Nations visited one of the hardest-hit towns as the guest of Prime Minister Wen Jiabao, who said the toll may climb to 80,000 or more.

UN Chief Ban Ki-moon visits China's quake region

2008-05-24T18:03+0200vnagency_en (en)

24/05/2008 09:30 PM United Nations’ Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on May 24 visited the epicentre of China 's devastating earthquake in Sichuan province, said foreign media.

Chinese embassy in France sends first tents for quake victims

2008-05-24T18:01+0200xinhuanet_en (en)

PARIS, May 24 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese embassy in France on Saturday sent more than 40 tents to China for people rendered homeless by the May 12 earthquake in Sichuan Province. Air China provided free service for the 15 tons of relief to the earthquake victims.

China Faces Questions of Refugees, Rebuilding

2008-05-24T17:35+0200NPRnews (en)

The head of China 's government said Saturday that the death toll from the May 12 earthquake could climb as high as 80,000, up from the current figure of more than 60,000. Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao spoke in a devastated town near the epicenter of the quake.

Facts and figures about China quake and relief

2008-05-24T17:16+0200xinhuanet_en (en)

BEIJING, May 24 (Xinhua) -- Following are the latest facts and figures about the massive 8.0-magnitude earthquake that rocked southwest China 's Sichuan Province on May 12: -- The death toll from the quake rose to 60,560 nationwide as of Saturday noon, while 352,290 people were injured and 26,221 people were missing.

Official:Quake has little impact on China coal output

2008-05-24T17:16+0200xinhuanet_en (en)

BEIJING, May 24 (Xinhua) -- The massive earthquake that struck Sichuan Province on May 12 has had little impact on coal production in China , a senior official of the State Administration of Work Safety (SAWS) said Saturday. All 294 coal mines affected in the hard-hit southwestern province have....

8 earthquake pandas arrive in Beijing for Olympics (AP)

2008-05-24T17:14+0200news-yahoo (en)

AP - Eight pandas arrived safely in Beijing on Saturday after a long journey from their damaged reserve near the epicenter of last week's China earthquake.

Chinese premier Wen Jiabao has said the death toll from China's earthquake has topped 60,000 and may surpass 80,000.

2008-05-24T16:57+0200ptvworldnews (en)

he said this during talks with un chief Ban Ki-Moon who visited the Epicentre of china's huge earthquake. China has already said that over 5.47 million people have been made homeless by the quake and more than 11 million people are expected to be housed in refugee camps as dangerous areas in the quake zone are evacuated.

OCA Donates $20,000 for Myanmar and China disasters to IOCC

2008-05-24T16:31+0200reliefWeb (en)

The Orthodox Church in America (OCA) has donated $20,000 of designated charity appeal funds to help further the response of IOCC to the devastating cyclone and earthquake that recently struck Myanmar and China . In Myanmar, according to published news reports, at least 78,000 people were killed and....

Chinese leader says quake death toll may top 80,000

2008-05-24T16:28+0200dawn (en)

YINGXIU, May 24 (AFP): China warned Saturday the death toll from its worst earthquake in a generation could climb past 80,000, as visiting...

China increases death toll predictions

2008-05-24T16:24+0200Star (en)

China is warning that the death toll from its worst earthquake in a generation could climb past 80 000.

China increases death toll predictions

2008-05-24T16:22+0200iol (en)

China is warning that the death toll from its worst earthquake in a generation could climb past 80 000.

Miners trapped as earthquake death toll rises

2008-05-24T16:05+0200irish-news (en)

Rescuers rushed to reach 24 coal miners trapped underground by China ’s earthquake almost two weeks ago, officials said today as the government sharply raised the death toll and warned it could exceed 80,000.

8 pandas from China arrive in Beijing for Olympics

2008-05-24T15:45+0200yediotaharonot (en)

Eight pandas reached Beijing safely Saturday after a long journey from their damaged reserve near the epicenter of the recent earthquake in China . The pandas will spend the next six months at the Beijing Zoo on a special visit, which was planned long before the quake, for the Olympics in August.

Deaths pass 60,000 as UN tours China quake area

2008-05-24T15:42+0200AfghanistanSun (en)

YINGXIU, China (AP) -- Rescuers rushed to reach 24 coal miners trapped underground by China's' earthquake almost two weeks ago, officials said Saturday, as the government sharply raised the quake's de...

China Quake Toll Continues to Rise

2008-05-24T15:39+0200voanews (en)

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon praises Chinese government for rapid response following earthquake that struck southwestern China 's Sichuan Province earlier this month

Russia to send 9 planes with emergency aid to quake-hit China

2008-05-24T15:35+0200topix (en)

Russia will send nine military planes to China on Saturday carrying equipment for the ongoing relief operation following the May 12 earthquake that has left over 60,000 dead, a defense official said.

China Quake Toll Could Exceed 80,000

2008-05-24T15:35+0200CBSnews (en)

Rescuers rushed to reach 24 coal miners trapped underground by China 's earthquake almost two weeks ago, officials said as the government sharply raised the death toll and warned it could exceed 80,000.

UN chief in China as quake toll continues to rise

2008-05-24T15:15+0200euronews-en (en)

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has visited the epicentre of China 's devastating earthquake.

Russia delivers more humanitarian aid to quake-hit China

2008-05-24T15:00+0200xinhuanet_en (en)

MOSCOW, May 24 (Xinhua) -- Russia's Air Force planes will carryout 12 flights to deliver more humanitarian aid cargoes to China , where a devastating earthquake has claimed more than 60,000 lives, local media reported on Saturday. Those transport planes will send mobile kitchens, tents, blankets,....

China earthquake death toll rises to 60,560

2008-05-24T14:30+0200reliefWeb (en)

BEIJING, May 24, 2008 (Xinhua via COMTEX News Network) - The death toll in China 's major earthquake increased by 4,820 to 60,560 as of Saturday noon, according to the Information Office of the State Council. And 352,290 people were injured and 26,221 missing in the 8.0-magnitude quake that jolted southwestern Sichuan Province on May 12.

China: Sichuan Earthquake Emergency Appeal no. MDRCN003 Operations Update No. 06

2008-05-24T14:30+0200reliefWeb (en)

Period covered by this Update: Nine days after the launch of the appeal. Appeal target (current) : CHF 20,076,412 (USD 19.3 million or EUR 12.4 million); Appeal coverage: 115% There has been a very generous and quick response to this appeal, and in the nine days since it was launched.

Russian army sends humanitarian aid to China: report

2008-05-24T14:30+0200reliefWeb (en)

MOSCOW, May 24, 2008 (AFP) - Russia's military on Saturday sent eight planeloads of humanitarian aid including tents, blankets and field kitchens to China for earthquake victims, Russia's ITAR-TASS news agency reported. The cargo planes took off from airports in Siberia and a ninth planeload was to....

China quake toll tops 60,000

2008-05-24T14:16+0200thetimes-za (en)

AFP CHENGDU, China - The death toll from China's earthquake has topped 60,000 and may surpass 80,000, Premier Wen Jiabao said Saturday during talks with UN chief Ban Ki-moon. Wen said at least 60,000 people have died in the May 12 earthquake, a sharp increase from the. . . .

UN chief visits quake zone

2008-05-24T14:15+0200xinhuanet_en (en)

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (L) speaks to reporters during his visit to Yingxiu town of Wenchuan County, epicenter of the May 12 earthquake in southwest China 's Sichuan Province, May 24, 2008.

Ban Ki-moon visits China's quake region as death toll continues to rise

2008-05-24T14:15+0200euronews-en (en)

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has visited the epicentre of China 's devastating earthquake.

Int'l humanitarianism shines in rescue efforts for China's quake

2008-05-24T14:15+0200xinhuanet_en (en)

In the monumental rescue efforts following the 8.0-magnitude earthquake in China 's Sichuan province, the international community has demonstrated a highly commendable spirit of humanitarianism by extending helping hands, materials and sympathy.

China rescuers rush to reach trapped coal miners (AP)

2008-05-24T13:34+0200news-yahoo (en)

AP - Rescuers rushed to reach 24 coal miners trapped underground by China 's' earthquake almost two weeks ago, officials said Saturday, as the government sharply raised the quake's death toll, warning it could exceed 80,000.

Olympic torch relay carries on in Shanghai

2008-05-24T13:30+0200xinhuanet_en (en)

By Sportswriter Zhang Rongfeng SHANGHAI, May 24 (Xinhua) -- The Olympic torch finished its relay in Shanghai on Saturday as cares and concerns over the China 's Wenchuan earthquake victims further highlighted the relay. Former world's best female footballer Sun Wen was the first to carry the torch at 7:35 a.

China rescuers rush to reach trapped coal miners

2008-05-24T13:19+0200AP (en)

YINGXIU, China (AP) -- Rescuers rushed to reach 24 coal miners trapped underground by China's' earthquake almost two weeks ago, officials said Saturday, as the government sharply raised the quake's death toll, warning it could exceed 80,000....

China orders richer cities to help quake-ravaged communities

2008-05-24T13:09+0200latimes (en)

MIANZHU, CHINA -- China 's central government Friday ordered its wealthier provinces and cities to give immediate financial and technical aid to communities devastated by last week's earthquake. The order, which pairs cities such as Shanghai and Beijing with less-developed areas in Sichuan province,....

China quake toll rises to 60,000

2008-05-24T13:08+0200HindustanTimes (en)

The official toll in China 's devastating earthquake has risen to 60,000. Premier Wen Jiabao said this during a meeting with UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon Saturday in Yingxiu town in Sichuan province. Nearly 30,000 people remained missing and around 300,000 people were injured, Wen told Ban Ki-moon.

Jackie Chan plans Chinese earthquake movie

2008-05-24T13:08+0200haveeru (en)

LONDON - Hong Kong action hero Jackie Chan said Friday he wanted to make a film about the massive earthquake which hit China this month to raise money for victims. Chan is best known for blockbusters like the \"Rush Hour\" series and \"Drunken Master\" but said the new project would represent a....

China PM: Toll may top 80,000

2008-05-24T12:56+0200usaToday (en)

China 's earthquake death toll has passed 60,000 and could rise to 80,000 or more, Premier Wen Jiabao said Saturday as he and ...

Response to Quake Prompts Burst of Acclaim for Leaders

2008-05-24T12:53+0200WashingtonPost_B (en)

BEIJING, May 23 -- The official New China News Agency reported the other day that people around the world are suggesting that President Hu Jintao and Premier Wen Jiabao deserve a Nobel Prize for their handling of the Sichuan earthquake.

Quake orphans face uncertain future

2008-05-24T12:42+0200xinhuanet_en (en)

By Rong Jiaojiao BEIJING, Ma y 24 (Xinhua) -- She held hands of her mum and dad on the way to kindergarten, with no idea that she would soon lose her parents to the 8.0-magnitude earthquake that hit Beichuan County in China 's southwest Sichuan Province on May 12.

U.N. chief visits quake epicenter as toll leaps

2008-05-24T12:41+0200AfghanistanSun (en)

YINGXIU, China (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon visited the epicenter of China's huge earthquake on Saturday, meeting victims and drawing an unspoken comparison with the sluggish aid eff...

China raises quake death toll to 60,560

2008-05-24T12:35+0200topix (en)

China 's government says the confirmed death toll from this month's massive earthquake has risen to 60,560. A spokesman for the State Council, the Cabinet, told reporters Saturday that aside from the dead, ...

Deaths pass 60,000 as UN tours China quake area (AP)

2008-05-24T12:30+0200news-yahoo (en)

AP - China 's earthquake death toll jumped to more than 60,000 and Premier Wen Jiabao said it could rise to more than 80,000 as he and U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon visited the disaster area Saturday.

China says found radiation sources after quake

2008-05-24T12:15+0200ans_az (en)

China has found what it termed 50 "hazardous sources of radiation" due to last week's earthquake.

UN chief visits Chinese quake epicenter

2008-05-24T11:44+0200b92net_en (en)

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon visited the epicenter of China 's huge earthquake on Saturday. He met victims and drew an unspoken comparison with the sluggish aid efforts after a cyclone in neighboring Myanmar, Reuters said.

Ban praises China quake response

2008-05-24T11:41+0200angolapress-en (en)

Yingxiu, 05/24 - UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has praised China `s "extraordinary leadership" in dealing with the recent earthquake in Sichuan. He was speaking in the badly-hit town of Yingxiu, as Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said the death toll had passed 60,000 and could rise to 80,000.

China earthquake toll reaches 60,000

2008-05-24T11:40+0200guardian (en)

Ban Ki-moon tours quake epicentre and promises Chinese government help with reconstruction

VIDEO: China's children wait to go home

2008-05-24T11:39+0200alertnet (en)

May 22 - Hundreds of displaced children wait to go home in the aftermath of the powerful earthquake that killed at least 40,000 people in China . Volunteers rush to provide temporary care for the children left homeless or separated from their parents by the Sichuan earthquake.

Deaths Pass 60,000 as Ban Tours China Quake Area

2008-05-24T11:27+0200ABCnews (en)

China earthquake toll surpasses 60,000; Wen says it could be more than 80,000; UN chief visits

China raises quake death toll to 60,560

2008-05-24T11:24+0200icelandnews (en)

- China 's government says the confirmed death toll from this month's massive earthquake has risen to 60,560. A spokesman for the State Council, the Cabinet, told reporters Saturday that aside from the 2008-05-24 Posted | Comment | Recommend | | | CHENGDU, China (AP) — The confirmed death toll from....

Deaths pass 60,000 as Ban tours China quake area

2008-05-24T11:19+0200AP (en)

YINGXIU, China (AP) -- China's earthquake death toll jumped to more than 60,000 and Premier Wen Jiabao said it could rise to more than 80,000 as he and U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon visited the disaster area Saturday....

U.N. chief visits quake epicentre as toll leaps

2008-05-24T11:05+0200topix (en)

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon visited the epicentre of China 's huge earthquake, meeting victims and drawing an unspoken comparison with the sluggish aid efforts after a cyclone in neighbouring Myanmar.

Deaths pass 60,000 as Ban tours China quake area (AP)

2008-05-24T10:50+0200news-yahoo (en)

AP - China 's earthquake death toll jumped to more than 60,000 and Premier Wen Jiabao said it could rise to more than 80,000 as he and U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon visited the disaster area Saturday.

Ban Ki-moon arrives in China for quake tour

2008-05-24T10:46+0200australianetwork (en)

China 's Premier Wen Jiabao has told the U-N Secretary General Ban Ki-moon that the death toll from last week's earthquake is now 60-thousand and may reach 80-thousand. Peter Cave reports from Beijing the two men met near the earthquake's epicentre in Sichuan Province.

China's Wen says quake death toll could rise to 80,000

2008-05-24T10:42+0200yediotaharonot (en)

China 's earthquake death toll has passed 60,000 and could rise to 80,000 or more, Premier Wen Jiabao said Saturday as he and UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon visited the disaster area. The announcement came as experts searched for 15 radiation sources buried in the rubble and survivors moved out of....

Russian helicopter with rescuers leaves for quake-hit China

2008-05-24T10:42+0200rian (en)

MOSCOW, May 24 (RIA Novosti) - A Russian Mi-26 helicopter left for China on Saturday carrying two rescue teams to help with the relief operation following the May 12 earthquake that has left over 60,000 dead, the emergencies ministry said. The helicopter took off from Khabarovsk in Russia's Far....

• PRIME NEWS Kazakhstan sends humanitarian aid to China The Prime Minister Karim Massimov has, during a meeting with the Chinese ambassador Zhang Xiyun, stated that at President Nursultan Nazarbayev’s request the government has passed a resolution to give humanitarian aid to China.

2008-05-24T10:32+0200khabar (en)

The Prime Minister Karim Massimov has, during a meeting with the Chinese ambassador Zhang Xiyun, stated that at President Nursultan Nazarbayev’s request the government has passed a resolution to give humanitarian aid to China . The cabinet head expressed condolences about the destructive earthquake,....

China earthquake death toll rises to 60,560

2008-05-24T10:26+0200xinhuanet_en (en)

BEIJING, May 24 (Xinhua) -- The death toll in China 's major earthquake increased by 4,820 to 60,560 as of Saturday noon, according to the Information Office of the State Council. And 352,290 people were injured and 26,221 missing in the 8.0-magnitude quake that jolted southwestern Sichuan Province on May 12.

Donations to China's quake-hit regions rise to 26.1 bln yuan

2008-05-24T10:26+0200xinhuanet_en (en)

Special report: BEIJING, May 24 (Xinhua) -- As of Saturday noon, donations from home and abroad to China 's quake-hit regions had reached 26.1 billion yuan (3.73 billion U.S. dollars), according to the Information Office of State Council. Out of the figure, 3.68 billion yuan had been forwarded to the earthquake-affected areas, the office said.

China: U.N. chief visits quake epicentre as toll leaps

2008-05-24T10:25+0200reliefWeb (en)

By Patrick Worsnip YINGXIU, China , May 24 (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon visited the epicentre of China's huge earthquake on Saturday, meeting victims and drawing an unspoken comparison with the sluggish aid efforts after a cyclone in neighbouring Myanmar.

Indonesia sends aid to China

2008-05-24T10:25+0200reliefWeb (en)

JAKARTA : Indonesia sent humanitarian aid to earthquake victims in Shichuan, China , on Friday using two airplanes from the Halim Perdanakusuma Air Force Base in East Jakarta. An Air Force' C-130 Hercules transport aircraft from the 31st transportation squadron is carrying 215 platoon tents weighing some 12,300 kilograms.

Help get medicines to Myanmar and China

2008-05-24T10:25+0200reliefWeb (en)

Myanmar Over 130,000 died when Cyclone Nargis hit Myanmar on May 2-3 and officials fear the toll will rise. Two million more of our brothers and sisters have been left homeless and suffer in the aftermath of the storm. China The catastrophic 7.9 earthquake on May 12th in China killed more than 55,000 and injured over 292,000 people.

UN's Ban visits China quake area

2008-05-24T10:21+0200icelandnews (en)

2008-05-24 YINGXIU, China (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon visited the epicentre of China's huge earthquake on Saturday, meeting victims and drawing an unspoken comparison with the sluggish 2008-05-24 YINGXIU, China (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon visited the epicenter....

China's Wen: Earthquake deaths more than 60,000

2008-05-24T10:21+0200icelandnews (en)

(AP) - China 's earthquake death toll has passed 60,000 and could rise to 80,000 or more, Premier Wen Jiabao said Saturday as he and U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon visited the (AP) -- China's earthquake death toll has passed 60,000 and could rise to 80,000 or more, Premier Wen Jiabao said Saturday as he and U.

Ban Ki-moon arrives in China for quake tour

2008-05-24T10:05+0200radioaustralia (en)

China 's Premier Wen Jiabao has told the U-N Secretary General Ban Ki-moon that the death toll from last week's earthquake is now 60-thousand and may reach 80-thousand.

China death toll could reach 80,000

2008-05-24T10:04+0200channel4news (en)

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon has visited the epicentre of China 's earthquake to meet victims.

Earthquake death toll 'could reach 80,000'

2008-05-24T10:00+0200irish-news (en)

China ’s earthquake death toll has passed 60,000 and could rise to 80,000 or more, Premier Wen Jiabao said today as he and UN secretary general Ban Ki-moon visited the disaster area.

China quake death toll could rise to 80,000 or more (3:39 p.m.)

2008-05-24T10:00+0200sunstar (en)

YINGXIU, China -- China's earthquake death toll has passed 60,000 and could rise to 80,000 or more, Premier Wen Jiabao said Saturday as he and UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon visited the disaster area. Wen's estimate was a sharp increase over the 55,740 deaths reported earlier by the government from the May 12 quake.

Russia to send 9 planes with emergency aid to quake-hit China

2008-05-24T09:42+0200rian (en)

MOSCOW, May 24 (RIA Novosti) - Russia will send nine military planes to China on Saturday carrying equipment for the ongoing relief operation following the May 12 earthquake that has left over 60,000 dead, a defense official said. Gen. Vladimir Isakov, a deputy defense minister, said: "Nine planes....

US aid for China includes training, equipment

2008-05-24T09:40+0200AfghanistanSun (en)

CHENGDU, China - US military planes have been arriving here with high-tech equipment for dealing with the devastation of China's May 12 earthquake, and specialists who are training Chinese soldiers ho...

Earthquake deaths rise above 60,000

2008-05-24T09:40+0200AfghanistanSun (en)

YINGXIU, China (AP) -- China's earthquake death toll has passed 60,000 and could rise to 80,000 or more, Premier Wen Jiabao said Saturday as he and U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon visited the disas...

China quake survivors keep vigil over town of death

2008-05-24T09:40+0200AfghanistanSun (en)

YINGXIU, China (Reuters) - Among the ruins of Yingxiu at the epicenter of China's calamitous earthquake, survivors remain, defying the pall of death to keep vigil over lost loved ones or even now look...

Quake deaths over 60,000

2008-05-24T09:35+0200topix (en)

China 's earthquake death toll has passed 60,000 and could rise to 80,000 or more, Premier Wen Jiabao said Saturday as he and U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon visited the disaster area.

U.N. chief visits quake epicentre as toll leaps

2008-05-24T09:31+0200reuters (en)

YINGXIU, China (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon visited the epicentre of China's huge earthquake on Saturday, meeting victims and drawing an unspoken comparison with the sluggish aid efforts after a cyclone in neighbouring Myanmar.

U.N. chief visits quake epicentre as toll leaps

2008-05-24T09:28+0200themirror (en)

YINGXIU, China (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon visited the epicentre of China's huge earthquake on Saturday, meeting victims and drawing an unspoken comparison with the sluggish aid efforts after a cyclone in neighbouring Myanmar.

I SURVIVED TWO CHINA QUAKES

2008-05-24T09:25+0200sundaymirror (en)

A worker dubbed China 's luckiest earthquake survivor was pulled from the rubble in a bigger quake 30 years ago. Alatanbagan Taoqi, 60, was the only person left alive in his office block when it collapsed on May 12 in Beichuan, Sichuan province. He was buried for 12 hours under tons of concrete before rescuers dug himout.

China earthquake death toll reaches 60,000

2008-05-24T09:24+0200belfasttelegraph (en)

Officials in China say 60,000 people are now thought to have died in the earthquake that hit nearly two weeks ago.

U.N. chief visits China quake epicentre as toll leaps

2008-05-24T09:22+0200thestar (en)

YINGXIU, China (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon visited the epicentre of China's huge earthquake on Saturday, meeting victims and drawing an unspoken comparison with the sluggish aid efforts after a cyclone in neighbouring Myanmar.

China quake toll may hit 80,000

2008-05-24T09:19+0200RTERadio (en)

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao has said that the death toll from a massive earthquake on 12 May had passed 60,000 and could reach 80,000 or more. UN chief Ban Ki-moon visited an area devastated by the earthquake in southwestern Sichuan province as international efforts picked up steam to help China shelter and care for millions of homeless.

China orders richer cities to help quake-ravaged communities

2008-05-24T09:07+0200latimes (en)

MIANZHU, CHINA -- China 's central government Friday ordered its wealthier provinces and cities to give immediate financial and technical aid to communities devastated by last week's earthquake. The order, which pairs cities such as Shanghai and Beijing with less-developed areas in Sichuan province,....

China death toll could reach 80,000

2008-05-24T09:02+0200itv (en)

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon has visited the epicentre of China 's earthquake to meet victims.

U.N. chief visits quake epicenter as toll leaps

2008-05-24T09:00+0200reuters (en)

YINGXIU, China (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon visited the epicenter of China's huge earthquake on Saturday, meeting victims and drawing an unspoken comparison with the sluggish aid efforts after a cyclone in neighboring Myanmar.

China: Quake toll surpasses 60,000

2008-05-24T08:58+0200cnn (en)

China 's Premier Wen Jiabao said the death toll from this month's earthquake topped 60,000, according to China's state media.

U.N. chief visits quake epicenter as toll leaps (Reuters)

2008-05-24T08:44+0200news-yahoo (en)

Reuters - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon visited the epicenter of China 's huge earthquake on Saturday, meeting victims and drawing an unspoken comparison with the sluggish aid efforts after a cyclone in neighboring Myanmar.

Death toll from China's earthquake climbs to over 60,000 - PM

2008-05-24T08:42+0200rian (en)

The death toll from the May 12 earthquake in China 's Sichuan province has risen to more than 60,000 and may hit 80,000 as most of the missing are presumed dead, the country's premier said on Saturday.

China's Wen: Earthquake Deaths Rise Above 60,000

2008-05-24T08:26+0200ABCnews (en)

Chinese Premier Wen says earthquake death toll more than 60,000; could rise to 80,000 or more

China: Sichuan Earthquake Situation Report - 23 May 2008

2008-05-24T08:24+0200reliefWeb (en)

Highlights: - Emergency teams continue to provide essential treatment to injured victims and organize the provision of food, blankets, shelter, safe water and essential medicines. - Shifting focus from emergency response to providing basic and essential support and services to affected and displaced....

Episcopal relief and development continues to respond to earthquake in China

2008-05-24T08:24+0200reliefWeb (en)

Episcopal Relief and Development continues to provide emergency assistance to families impacted by the severe earthquake in China . Over 55,000 people are confirmed dead and 25,000 are still unaccounted for from the massive earthquake that shook southwest China on May 12th. Nearly 300,000 people have been injured.

China Earthquake: Church response reaches those in need

2008-05-24T08:24+0200reliefWeb (en)

PWS&D Newswire With more than 55,000 reported dead, a looming rainy season and fears of impending disease outbreaks, the Amity Foundation, supported by Presbyterian World Service & Development (PWS&D) and Action by Churches Together International (ACT), continues to provide rapid assistance to....

China's Wen: Earthquake deaths rise above 60,000

2008-05-24T08:19+0200AP (en)

YINGXIU, China (AP) -- China's earthquake death toll has passed 60,000 and could rise to 80,000 or more, Premier Wen Jiabao said Saturday as he and U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon visited the disaster area....

Fears quake death toll may top 80,000

2008-05-24T08:19+0200sbs (en)

China said at least 60,000 people have been killed in its worst earthquake in a generation and that the death toll could climb past 80,000.

China fighting radiation fears

2008-05-24T08:03+0200GulfDailyNews (en)

BEIJING: China has still to recover 15 hazardous radioactive sources and must focus on the fight to keep drinking water clean and contain chemical spills after May 12th's massive earthquake, a senior official said yesterday. But Wu Xiaoqing, vice environment minister, insisted the situation was....

Jackie chan plans quake movie for charity

2008-05-24T08:03+0200GulfDailyNews (en)

LONDON: Hong Kong action hero Jackie Chan said yesterday he wanted to make a film about the massive earthquake which hit China this month to raise money for victims. Chan is best known for blockbusters like the Rush Hour series and Drunken Master but said the new project would represent a change....

China's Wen: quake toll over 60,000, may hit 80,000

2008-05-24T08:00+0200alertnet (en)

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Quake survivors keep vigil over town of death

2008-05-24T08:00+0200reuters (en)

YINGXIU, China (Reuters) - Among the ruins of Yingxiu at the epicentre of China's calamitous earthquake, survivors remain, defying the pall of death to keep vigil over lost loved ones or even now looking to rebuild homes amid the devastation.

Students, teachers were 12 pct of quake dead - paper

2008-05-24T07:52+0200thestar (en)

BEIJING (Reuters) - Nearly 12 percent of those killed in China 's southwestern Sichuan province by the massive May 12 earthquake were students and teachers, crushed when their schools collapsed on top of them, the Beijing News reported on Saturday.

China PM: Toll passes 60,000; U.N.'s Ban visits quake area

2008-05-24T07:52+0200usaToday (en)

China 's earthquake death toll has passed 60,000 and could rise to 80,000 or more, Premier Wen Jiabao said Saturday as he and ...

Quake survivors keep vigil over town of death

2008-05-24T07:52+0200themirror (en)

YINGXIU, China (Reuters) - Among the ruins of Yingxiu at the epicentre of China's calamitous earthquake, survivors remain, defying the pall of death to keep vigil over lost loved ones or even now looking to rebuild homes amid the devastation.

Chinese leader says quake death toll may top 80,000

2008-05-24T07:44+0200afp-english (en)

YINGXIU (AFP) - China said Saturday at least 60,000 people have been killed in its worst earthquake in a generation and that the death toll could climb past 80,000.

Chinese leader says quake death toll may top 80,000 (AFP)

2008-05-24T07:40+0200news-yahoo (en)

AFP - China said Saturday at least 60,000 people have been killed in its worst earthquake in a generation and that the death toll could climb past 80,000.

China quake survivors keep vigil over town of death (Reuters)

2008-05-24T07:40+0200news-yahoo (en)

Reuters - Among the ruins of Yingxiu at the epicenter of China 's calamitous earthquake, survivors remain, defying the pall of death to keep vigil over lost loved ones or even now looking to rebuild homes amid the devastation.

China's Wen: Quake deaths over 60,000 (AP)

2008-05-24T07:40+0200news-yahoo (en)

AP - China 's earthquake death toll has passed 60,000 and could rise to 80,000 or more, Premier Wen Jiabao said Saturday as he and U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon visited the disaster area.

Students, teachers were 12 pct of quake dead-paper

2008-05-24T07:29+0200alertnet (en)

BEIJING, May 24 (Reuters) - Nearly 12 percent of those killed in China 's southwestern Sichuan province by the massive May 12 earthquake were students and teachers, crushed when their schools collapsed on top of them, the Beijing News reported on Saturday.

China quake survivors keep vigil over town of death

2008-05-24T07:29+0200reuters (en)

YINGXIU, China (Reuters) - Among the ruins of Yingxiu at the epicenter of China's calamitous earthquake, survivors remain, defying the pall of death to keep vigil over lost loved ones or even now looking to rebuild homes amid the devastation.

China quake death toll passes 60,000, could rise to 80,000 or more: PM Wen

2008-05-24T07:27+0200dawn (en)

YINGXIU, China , May 24 (AP) - Premier Wen Jiabao says China's earthquake death toll has passed 60,000 and could rise to 80,000 or...

China quake toll tops 60,000: Premier Wen

2008-05-24T07:26+0200thedailystarBD (en)

The death toll from China 's earthquake has topped 60,000 and may surpass 80,000, Premier Wen Jiabao said Saturday during talks with UN chief Ban Ki-moon.

UN Chief Ban Checking on Earthquake Relief Efforts

2008-05-24T07:25+0200ABCnews (en)

China says UN chief Ban Ki-moon arrives to visit earthquake area amid massive relief effort

Quake prices to be given close checks

2008-05-24T07:24+0200xinhuanet_en (en)

BEIJING, May 24 -- China will intervene in the pricing of building materials when reconstructing those areas damaged by the May 12 earthquake. The government will limit profit margins and set guideline prices on materials such as tents, steel, cement, glass and bricks to secure stable costs, the....

UN offers support to quake hit China

2008-05-24T07:19+0200sbs (en)

UN chief Ban Ki-moon pledged support to China 's earthquake survivors as he toured the devastated southwest region, state media says.

UN chief Ban checking on earthquake relief efforts

2008-05-24T07:19+0200AP (en)

YINGXIU, China (AP) -- U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon arrived in China on Saturday to visit earthquake relief efforts as experts searched for 15 radiation sources buried in the rubble and survivors moved out of possible danger areas downstream from rivers dammed by landslides....

UN chief Ban checking on earthquake relief efforts (AP)

2008-05-24T07:10+0200news-yahoo (en)

AP - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon arrived in China on Saturday to visit earthquake relief efforts as experts searched for 15 radiation sources buried in the rubble and survivors moved out of possible danger areas downstream from rivers dammed by landslides.

China banks ordered to write off bad loans from quake

2008-05-24T07:07+0200peopledaily (en)

China 's banking regulator has ordered banks to write off timely bad loans caused by the devastating May 12 earthquake. The move was aimed at reducing debt burden of the survivors and helping the relief and reconstruction efforts in ...

Spain sends five tons of shelter materials to China

2008-05-24T07:07+0200peopledaily (en)

A plane carrying five tons of aid materials took off here Friday for China 's earthquake-hit Sichuan province, the Spanish Foreign Ministry said in a press release. This was the second batch of emergency aid from Spain to China and ...

UN chief arrives in quake-hit Yingxiu town to visit victims

2008-05-24T07:07+0200peopledaily (en)

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon arrived at Yingxiu town in China 's southwestern Wenchuan County at 11:25 a.m. Saturday by helicopter to express his sympathy for those who suffered from the devastating earthquake on May 12. ...

Quake death toll 80,000 'or more': China's Wen

2008-05-24T06:59+0200CBC (en)

The death toll from the earthquake in central China could rise as high as 80,000 "or more," Premier Wen Jiabao said Saturday.

Quake's injured, homeless helped (By Hilary Stohs-Krause)

2008-05-24T06:57+0200washtimes (en)

A child plays with a paper airplane at an earthquake refugees camp in Mianzhu, China , yesterday. The May 12 quake damaged more than 14 million houses, leaving 5 million people without shelter. (Associated Press) twt-image-container-width> Chinese officials said yesterday the focus of relief work....

Ban Ki-moon arrives in China for quake tour

2008-05-24T06:57+0200dawn (en)

CHENGDU, China , May 24 (AFP) - UN chief Ban Ki-moon arrived Saturday in China for a tour of earthquake-devastated areas and will meet...

Report: U.N.'s Ban visits China quake area

2008-05-24T06:51+0200usaToday (en)

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon arrived in China on Saturday to visit earthquake relief efforts as experts searched for 15 ...

Chinese pandas victim of the earthquake

2008-05-24T06:42+0200australianetwork (en)

UN secretary general Ban Ki Moon has arrived in China to see first hand the devastation caused by the earthquake. Official figures put 81 thousand dead, another 25 thousand missing and another 5 million homeless. Meanwhile the quake has also severly damaged China's main Giant Panda research centre.

Ban Ki-moon arrives in China for quake tour

2008-05-24T06:41+0200thedailystarBD (en)

UN chief Ban Ki-moon arrived Saturday in China for a tour of earthquake-devastated areas and will meet with Prime Minister Wen Jiabao, a UN official said.

China banks ordered to write off bad loans from quake

2008-05-24T06:39+0200xinhuanet_en (en)

BEIJING, May 24 (Xinhua) -- China 's banking regulator has ordered banks to write off timely bad loans caused by the devastating May 12 earthquake. The move was aimed at reducing debt burden of the survivors and helping the relief and reconstruction efforts in the quake-ravaged regions, the China....

UN chief in China to see quake devastation (AFP)

2008-05-24T06:38+0200news-yahoo (en)

AFP - UN chief Ban Ki-moon flew into China Saturday for a first-hand look at the epicentre of the devastating earthquake, which has left more than 80,000 people dead or missing.

Desperate refugees hold up relief supplies

2008-05-24T06:33+0200ChinaPost (en)

Desperate survivors of China 's devastating earthquake have held up volunteer vehicles bringing in relief supplies, in one case at gunpoint, Chinese and foreign sources in Chengdu said.

China quake survivors keep vigil over town of death

2008-05-24T06:28+0200alertnet (en)

By Chris Buckley YINGXIU, China May 24 (Reuters) - Among the ruins of Yingxiu at the epicentre of China's calamitous earthquake, survivors remain, defying the pall of death to keep vigil over lost loved ones or even now looking to rebuild homes amid the devastation.

UN's Ban Visits China Quake Area

2008-05-24T06:25+0200ABCnews (en)

A state news agency says U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has arrived in China to visit earthquake relief efforts. The Xinhua News Agency says Ban arrived in the southwestern city of Chengdu, capital of quake-hit Sichuan province. He was due to travel later Saturday to a town nearer the epicenter....

US aid for China quake zone includes training, equipment

2008-05-24T06:24+0200reliefWeb (en)

by Lynne O'Donnell CHENGDU, China , May 24, 2008 (AFP ) - US military planes have been arriving here with high-tech equipment for dealing with the devastation of China's May 12 earthquake, and specialists who are training Chinese soldiers how to use it.

China quake survivors keep vigil over town of death

2008-05-24T06:20+0200thestar (en)

YINGXIU, China (Reuters) - Among the ruins of Yingxiu at the epicentre of China's calamitous earthquake, survivors remain, defying the pall of death to keep vigil over lost loved ones or even now looking to rebuild homes amid the devastation.

China Chengdu-Baoji railway reopens after quake

2008-05-24T06:20+0200thestar (en)

BEIJING (Reuters) - China has reopened the last railway line affected by a 7.9-magnitude earthquake in Sichuan after nearly two weeks, state media said on Saturday, smoothing transport of grains and relief supplies in the province.

Chinese pandas victim of the earthquake

2008-05-24T06:12+0200radioaustralia (en)

UN secretary general Ban Ki Moon has arrived in China to see first hand the devastation caused by the earthquake.

Report: U.N. chief arrives in quake zone

2008-05-24T05:58+0200cnn (en)

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon arrived in China Saturday to observe earthquake relief efforts, China's state-run news agency reported.

China Chengdu-Baoji railway reopens after quake

2008-05-24T05:56+0200alertnet (en)

BEIJING, May 24 (Reuters) - China has reopened the last railway line affected by a 7.9-magnitude earthquake in Sichuan after nearly two weeks, state media said on Saturday, smoothing transport of grains and relief supplies in the province. Rail services between the provincial capital Chengdu to....

UN chief arrives in quake-hit Yingxiu town to visit victims

2008-05-24T05:54+0200xinhuanet_en (en)

WENCHUAN, Sichuan, May 24 (Xinhua) -- United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon arrived at Yingxiu town in China 's southwestern Wenchuan County at 11:25 a.m. Saturday by helicopter to express his sympathy for those who suffered from the devastating earthquake on May 12. Yingxiu, in Sichuan Province, is one of the zones worst-stricken by the 8.

China commends Taiwan quake efforts as ties warm

2008-05-24T05:47+0200ChinaPost (en)

China praised Taiwan's contribution to earthquake rescue efforts in a sign of improving cross-strait relations.

UN chief in China to see quake devastation

2008-05-24T05:44+0200afp-english (en)

CHENGDU (AFP) - UN chief Ban Ki-moon flew into China Saturday for a first-hand look at the epicentre of the devastating earthquake, which has left more than 80,000 people dead or missing.

UN's Ban visits China quake area (AP)

2008-05-24T05:36+0200news-yahoo (en)

AP - A state news agency says U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has arrived in China to visit earthquake relief efforts.

China contains radiation in quake disaster zone (AP)

2008-05-24T05:36+0200news-yahoo (en)

AP - Emergency crews worked Friday to secure 15 sources of radiation buried in the rubble of China 's devastating earthquake, the government said as it evacuated thousands of survivors downstream from rivers dammed by landslides.

PM orders dispatch of 21,000 tents to China

2008-05-24T05:25+0200Infopak-en (en)

ISLAMABAD, May 23 (APP): Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani Friday ordered immediate dispatch of 21,000 tents to China as relief for the affected people of the earthquake. About 1,000 tents have already been airlifted and the remaining 20,000 are in the process of being dispatched, a government spokesperson said.

Quake Dims Protests of Beijing Olympics

2008-05-24T05:24+0200ABCnews (en)

China 's deadly earthquake may have turned around Beijing Olympics; mourning mutes criticism

UN's Ban visits China quake area

2008-05-24T05:18+0200AP (en)

YINGXIU, China (AP) -- A state news agency says U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has arrived in China to visit earthquake relief efforts....

Spain sends five tons of shelter materials to China

2008-05-24T05:09+0200xinhuanet_en (en)

MADRID, May 23 (Xinhua) -- A plane carrying five tons of aid materials took off here Friday for China 's earthquake-hit Sichuan province, the Spanish Foreign Ministry said in a press release. This was the second batch of emergency aid from Spain to China and includes 82 all-weather tents, offering shelter to some 660 homeless people in Sichuan.

Facts and figures about China quake and relief

2008-05-24T04:52+0200peopledaily (en)

Following are the latest facts and figures about the massive 8.0-magnitude earthquake that rocked southwest China 's Sichuan Province on May 12: -- The death toll from the quake rose to 55,740 nationwide as of Friday noon, while 292 ...

Sichuan Province, China: Earthquake OCHA Situation Report No. 8

2008-05-24T04:24+0200reliefWeb (en)

NOTE: This report is based on information received from the office of the United Nations Resident Coordinator, the media as well as other partners. Key Summary - More than 3.3 million tents are urgently needed and have been requested by the Government of China to the international community. - Tent Requirements/Sizes: 30 sq.

Medical Teams International sends aid to China

2008-05-24T04:24+0200reliefWeb (en)

(PORTLAND, ORE—May 23, 2008) Medical Teams International is accepting funds to help thousands of families who have yet to receive aid after last week's deadly earthquake in China . Partnering with relief agency Cedar Fund Hong Kong, Medical Teams International's funds will help local medical....

Commentary: Quick media response reveals transparent gov't in China

2008-05-24T04:07+0200peopledaily (en)

On May 12, a powerful earthquake measuring 8.0 on the Richter scale jolted Sichuan Province, southwest China , with its tremors felt in most parts of the country and some neighboring nations. Minutes later, the Xinhua News Agency beg ...

Israeli President expresses condolences to Chinese earthquake victims

2008-05-24T04:07+0200peopledaily (en)

Israeli President Shimon Peres met with Chinese ambassador to Israel Zhao Jun on Friday in the President's residence in Jerusalem to express his condolences to the victims of the disastrous earthquake in China 's Sichuan Province. T ...

UN emergency grant for China increased to $8 mln

2008-05-24T04:07+0200peopledaily (en)

The United Nations has increased to 8 million U.S. dollars its emergency grant for earthquake relief efforts in China , a UN spokesperson said Friday. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced last Friday that the UN was granting up ...

Netherlands pledges extra funds to buy tents for China

2008-05-24T04:07+0200peopledaily (en)

The Dutch government has pledged to provide additional funding of 500,000 euros (786,000 dollars) to buy and transport tents for victims of the earthquake in China , the Dutch Foreign Ministry said Friday. The money, which was provi ...

UN chief to visit epicentre of Chinese earthquake

2008-05-24T02:35+0200australianetwork (en)

The United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon will visit the epicentre of China 's earthquake zone later today after spending two days in another disaster zone in neighbouring Burma. Peter Cave reports. "Ban Ki-moon will visit Yingxiu, a small town that used to house 10-thousand people but was flattened by the earthquake.

UN chief to visit epicentre of Chinese earthquake

2008-05-24T02:11+0200radioaustralia (en)

The United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon will visit the epicentre of China 's earthquake zone later today after spending two days in another disaster zone in neighbouring Burma.

China Earthquake Survivors' New Struggles

2008-05-24T02:04+0200CBSnews (en)

In the wake of China 's earthquake, the toll is staggering. Now, doctors are dealing with injuries - and amputations. Celia Hatton talks to survivors about the physical, and mental, wounds that have yet to heal.

Post-quake rebuilding to take 3 years: China

2008-05-24T01:57+0200dailytimesPK (en)

* Government finds 50 ‘hazardous sources of radiation’ CHENGDU: China will need to rebuild whole towns and villages from scratch to rehouse the millions displaced by last week’s earthquake, a task which could take three years, a top provincial official said on Friday. Eleven days after the 7.

Quake zone radiation fears

2008-05-24T01:20+0200TheScotsman (en)

EMERGENCY crews in China yesterday worked to secure 15 sources of radiation buried in the wreckage left by the earthquake, the government said, as it planned for a three-yea

PM orders dispatch of tents to China

2008-05-24T01:11+0200dailytimesPK (en)

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani on Friday ordered an early dispatch of 21,000 tents for China ’s earthquake victims. A government spokesperson said that 1,000 tents had already been airlifted and the remaining 20,000 were being dispatched.

China finds radiation after quake

2008-05-24T00:48+0200sbs (en)

China has found what it termed 50 "hazardous sources of radiation" due to last week's earthquake, a senior official said on Friday.

China says quake rebuild to take 3 years

2008-05-24T00:40+0200TurkishDailyNews (en)

China will need to rebuild whole towns and villages from scratch to re-house the millions displaced by last week's earthquake, a task, which could take three years, a top provincial official said on

Zinc prices set to fall on surplus global inventory

2008-05-24T00:40+0200expressindia (en)

Zinc futures prices are expected to fall further in the short term as there is surplus global inventory supported by resumption of mining operations in China which were closed down due to the recent earthquake.

UN emergency grant for China increased to $8 mln

2008-05-24T00:38+0200xinhuanet_en (en)

UNITED NATIONS, May 23 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations has increased to 8 million U.S. dollars its emergency grant for earthquake relief efforts in China , a UN spokesperson said Friday. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced last Friday that the UN was granting up to 7 million dollars from the....

China earthquake response

2008-05-24T00:23+0200reliefWeb (en)

Christian Aid has approved a grant of $50,000 to our partner the Amity Foundation to respond to the 7.9 magnitude earthquake that hit China ’s Sichuan province and surrounding areas on 12 May. The scale of the disaster is immense with an estimated 5 million homes destroyed, but the Amity Foundation....

UNDP continues to rush aid to victims of the devastating earthquake in China

2008-05-24T00:23+0200reliefWeb (en)

United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is rushing to deliver 358 large tents and 1500 quilts to provide emergency shelter for the victims of last week’s devastating earthquake that struck Sichuan province in China ’s south-west. This first batch of supplies, which will arrive at quake-affected....

China earthquake death toll above 55,000

2008-05-23T22:37+0200AfghanistanSun (en)

PENGZHOU, China (AP) -- Experts warily monitored dozens of lakes and the natural dams that formed them during China's earthquake to see if aftershocks could unleash flooding, and the death toll from t...

ATC Hosts Bring Own Stories Home from China

2008-05-23T22:32+0200NPRnews (en)

Melissa Block and Robert Siegel wrap up two weeks of reporting from Chengdu, China . Both hosts and three producers traveled to Chengdu to tell the story of the fast-growing region. Then a massive earthquake struck. Michele Norris talks with them about their impressions as they prepare to return to the United States.

Quake Puts Conservation Education Efforts on Hold

2008-05-23T22:32+0200NPRnews (en)

At the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding, staffers had been trying to foster environmental consciousness in China , one child at a time. After the earthquake, they put those efforts on hold and made healing and rebuilding a priority.

Indonesia sends humanitarian aid to China

2008-05-23T22:23+0200reliefWeb (en)

Antara , Jakarta, Fri, 05/23/2008 - Indonesia sent humanitarian aid to earthquake victims in Shichuan, China , on Friday using two airplanes from the Halim Perdanakusuma Air Force Base in East Jakarta. An Air Force' C-130 Hercules transport aircraft from the 31st transportation squadron is carrying 215 platoon tents weighing some 12,300 kilograms.

Quake in China leaves behind thousands of orphans

2008-05-23T22:23+0200reliefWeb (en)

By Jamila Trindle Mianyang, Sichuan Province, China , 23 May 2008 - The earthquake in southwestern China displaced five million people, and many families were separated, leaving parents and children still looking for their loved ones. In the chaos, there has been a special outpouring of concern for....

Deadly Earthquake Doesn't Shake China's Internet Censors

2008-05-23T22:10+0200wired (en)

The Chinese government's response to an earthquake that left 55,000 dead included deploying "Jing Jing" and "Cha Cha" -- cartoon characters that pop up on web forums to remind you not to criticize management of the disaster.

China says found radiation sources after quake

2008-05-23T22:04+0200thestar (en)

CHENGDU, China (Reuters) - China has found what it termed 50 "hazardous sources of radiation" due to last week's earthquake, a senior official said on Friday, although he insisted the situation was under control.

Full turnout in Shanghai for relay

2008-05-23T21:44+0200Hindu (en)

SHANGHAI: After a week spent in mourning the victims of the Sichuan earthquake, the city of Shanghai allowed itself a few cheers on Friday as the Olympic torch finally made its way to China ’s most prosperous city following a three-day ...

Earthquake mutes Beijing Olympics protests

2008-05-23T21:40+0200usaToday (en)

Just a few weeks ago, International Olympic Committee President Jacques Rogge described the games as "in crisis." They were being battered by pro-Tibet protests, health concerns about Beijing's noxious pollution, and calls for boycotts tied to China 's support for Sudan. The May 12 earthquake changed everything.

English Teacher Becomes Relief Worker in China

2008-05-23T21:32+0200NPRnews (en)

Rebecca Stormer went to China to teach English at a little college about 30 miles from the epicenter of the earthquake. Now she's become something of a relief worker; the college has taken in about 300 refugees from a nearby village – all children, many orphaned in the quake.

PRC minister says radiation sources found after quake

2008-05-23T21:26+0200taipeitimes (en)

AGENCIES, BEIJING AND CHENGDU, CHINA Saturday, May 24, 2008, Page 1 China has found what it termed 50 "hazardous sources of radiation" because of last week's earthquake, a senior official said yesterday, although he insisted the situation was under control.

Earthquake Mutes Protests of Beijing Olympics

2008-05-23T21:22+0200ABCnews (en)

China 's deadly earthquake may have turned around Beijing Olympics; mourning mutes criticism

U.N. chief to visit China after earthquake

2008-05-23T21:18+0200thestar (en)

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will visit China on Saturday to show his support for the Chinese people after last week's earthquake, which killed more than 55,000 people, a U.N. spokeswoman said on Friday.

China contains radiation in quake disaster zone

2008-05-23T21:17+0200AP (en)

PENGZHOU, China (AP) -- Emergency crews worked Friday to secure 15 sources of radiation buried in the rubble of China's devastating earthquake, the government said as it evacuated thousands of survivors downstream from rivers dammed by landslides....

Earthquake mutes protests of Beijing Olympics

2008-05-23T21:17+0200AP (en)

BEIJING (AP) -- China 's deadly earthquake may have saved the Beijing Olympics....

Facts about China's May 12 earthquake

2008-05-23T21:07+0200tehrantimes (en)

Latest facts about the May 12 earthquake that struck China 's Sichuan province, the country's worst in 30 years: Magnitude: measured at 7.9 by the U.S. Geological Survey; 8.0 by Chinese officials. Disaster area population: 20 million. Dead: 51,151. Missing: 29,328. Injured: 288,431. Homeless: 5 million.

Earthquake mutes protests of Beijing Olympics (AP)

2008-05-23T20:44+0200news-yahoo (en)

Just a few weeks ago, International Olympic Committee President Jacques Rogge described the games as "in crisis." They were being battered by pro- Tibet protests, health concerns about Beijing 's noxious pollution, and calls for boycotts tied to China 's support for Sudan. The May 12 earthquake changed everything.

China contains radiation in quake disaster zone (AP)

2008-05-23T20:44+0200news-yahoo (en)

AP - Emergency crews worked Friday to secure 15 sources of radiation buried in the rubble of China 's devastating earthquake, the government said as it evacuated thousands of survivors downstream from rivers dammed by landslides.

building prices to be controlled

2008-05-23T20:37+0200AfghanistanSun (en)

Beijing - China said Friday it will impose temporary price controls on building materials in areas devastated by the massive May 12 earthquake as it steps up reconstruction to shelter the homeless. ...

U.N. Chief to Visit China After Earthquake

2008-05-23T20:25+0200javno-en (en)

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will visit China on Saturday to show his support for the Chinese people after last week's earthquake, which killed more than 55,000 people, a U.N. spokeswoman said on Friday. "He's planning to go there and the program is being worked out by the Chinese authorities," U.

China earthquake: ACT member provides rapid assistance to most vulnerable

2008-05-23T20:23+0200reliefWeb (en)

GENEVA, May 23, 2008-- With more than 55,000 reported dead, a looming rainy season and fears of impending disease outbreaks, ACT member, Amity Foundation, continues to provide rapid assistance to vulnerable communities devastated by the May 12 earthquake in China .

More UN supplies arrive for earthquake victims in China

2008-05-23T20:23+0200reliefWeb (en)

More United Nations supplies arrived today for victims of last week’s devastating earthquake that struck Sichuan province in China ’s south-west. The UN World Health Organization (WHO) is rushing additional medical supplies to be able to treat 130,000 people.

China works to secure radiation sources buried by earthquake

2008-05-23T20:22+0200IHT (en)

The efforts to protect against leakage from the sources came as officials evacuated thousands of people located downstream from rivers that had been dammed by debris, and which posed a flooding risk.

Facts and figures about China quake and relief

2008-05-23T20:06+0200xinhuanet_en (en)

BEIJING, May 23 (Xinhua) -- Following are the latest facts and figures about the massive 8.0-magnitude earthquake that rocked southwest China 's Sichuan Province on May 12: -- The death toll from the quake rose to 55,740 nationwide as of Friday noon, while 292,481 people were injured and 24,960 people were missing.

UN chief to visit quake ravaged China, death toll passes 55,000 (AFP)

2008-05-23T19:43+0200news-yahoo (en)

AFP - UN chief Ban Ki-moon will on Saturday visit China 's earthquake zone, the government said, as it warned rebuilding the area where more than than 55,000 died would take years.

U.N. chief to visit China after earthquake

2008-05-23T19:37+0200alertnet (en)

UNITED NATIONS, May 23 (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will visit China on Saturday to show his support for the Chinese people after last week's earthquake, which killed more than 55,000 people, a U.N. spokeswoman said on Friday. "He's planning to go there and the program is being worked out by the Chinese authorities," U.

Israeli President expresses condolences to Chinese earthquake victims

2008-05-23T19:21+0200xinhuanet_en (en)

JERUSALEM, May 23 (Xinhua) -- Israeli President Shimon Peres met with Chinese ambassador to Israel Zhao Jun on Friday in the President's residence in Jerusalem to express his condolences to the victims of the disastrous earthquake in China 's Sichuan Province. The known death toll from China's major earthquake increased to 55,740 as of Friday noon.

Netherlands pledges extra funds to buy tents for China

2008-05-23T19:21+0200xinhuanet_en (en)

BRUSSELS, May 23 (Xinhua) -- The Dutch government has pledged to provide additional funding of 500,000 euros (786,000 dollars) to buy and transport tents for victims of the earthquake in China , the Dutch Foreign Ministry said Friday. The money, which was provided in response to a special request by....

Quake: building prices to be controlled

2008-05-23T18:56+0200Star (en)

China will impose temporary price controls one building materials in areas devastated by the massice earthquake.

Quake: building prices to be controlled

2008-05-23T18:42+0200iol (en)

China will impose temporary price controls one building materials in areas devastated by the massice earthquake.

Schools in China’s Quake Zone Struggle to Reopen

2008-05-23T18:36+0200mnweekly (en)

CHENGDU, China - More schools reopened Wednesday in China's earthquake-hit Sichuan province, but rain and a lack of tents underscored the massive task facing the government in sheltering millions left homeless. >>

More leaders, officials of foreign countries, int'l organizations mourn China's quake victims

2008-05-23T18:35+0200xinhuanet_en (en)

BEIJING, May 23 (Xinhua) -- More foreign governments and leaders have expressed their condolences and sympathies for the victims of the deadly earthquake that hit southwest China 's Sichuan province on May 12. Up to 17:00 Beijing time (0900 GMT) Friday, heads of state and government, parliamentary....

Int'l community offers more condolences, aid for China earthquake

2008-05-23T18:35+0200xinhuanet_en (en)

BEIJING, May 23 (Xinhua) -- More countries and international organizations have, by various means, offered their condolences and aid in the wake of the deadly earthquake in southwestern China . Among the leaders who sent messages to Chinese President Hu Jintao to express their condolences are:....

Commentary: Quick media response reveals transparent gov't in China

2008-05-23T18:35+0200xinhuanet_en (en)

BEIJING, May 23 (Xinhua) -- On May 12, a powerful earthquake measuring 8.0 on the Richter scale jolted Sichuan Province, southwest China , with its tremors felt in most parts of the country and some neighboring nations. Minutes later, the Xinhua News Agency began pouring out stories on the quake,....

Swiss tents for China

2008-05-23T18:21+0200reliefWeb (en)

The FDFA's Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) and the Swiss Red Cross (SRC) are sending more than 1,000 tents to the earthquake-struck region of China . On 12 May 2008, an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.9 rocked China's Sichuan Province, where the official death toll now exceeds 40,000.

Sri Lanka to provide immediate assistance to the earthquake victims of China

2008-05-23T18:21+0200reliefWeb (en)

Minister of Foreign Affairs, Rohitha Bogollagama, convened a high-level meeting on 21st May 2008 consisting of senior officials and CEOs of leading garment and tea corporates, Board of Investment, Sri Lanka Ports Authority, Sri Lanka Tea Board and the SriLankan Airlines as well as Secretary and....

China: Gas gangrene not contagious, cases reported in earthquake zone

2008-05-23T18:21+0200reliefWeb (en)

GENEVA/BEIJING, 23 May 2008 - Chinese authorities have reported a number of cases of gas gangrene among patients with injuries sustained in the May 12 earthquake. Gas gangrene generally occurs at the site of trauma - typically for injuries where body parts have been starved of blood supply.

China contains radiation in quake area

2008-05-23T18:16+0200AP (en)

PENGZHOU, China (AP) -- Emergency crews worked Friday to secure 15 sources of radiation buried in the rubble of China's devastating earthquake, the government said as it evacuated thousands of survivors downstream from rivers dammed by landslides....

BURMA: Earthquake Lets China Off the Hook

2008-05-23T18:08+0200ipsnews (en)

BEIJING, May 23 (IPS) - The outpouring of global sympathy in the aftermath of the deadly Sichuan earthquake has shifted the focus away from China ’s role and influence in cyclone-stricken Burma, quieting critics.

VIDEO: 100 Year-Old Woman Survives Quake

2008-05-23T18:03+0200javno-en (en)

Nearly two weeks after China 's devastating earthquake, remarkable stories of survival continue to emerge. Li Xiaolan is 100 years old, and was pulled from the wreckage of her house in Pingtong, a mountainous town in Sichuan province. With nowhere to stay and her home destroyed, Li was carried to....

China contains radiation in quake area (AP)

2008-05-23T17:53+0200news-yahoo (en)

AP - Emergency crews worked Friday to secure 15 sources of radiation buried in the rubble of China 's devastating earthquake, the government said as it evacuated thousands of survivors downstream from rivers dammed by landslides.

Flood fears prompt more evacuations in China

2008-05-23T17:40+0200AfghanistanSun (en)

PENGZHOU, China - Earthquake survivors living downstream from lakes formed by blocked rivers were being evacuated Friday for fears that aftershocks could unleash flooding. The death toll rose to more ...

China pleads for tents for quake victims

2008-05-23T17:40+0200AfghanistanSun (en)

Officials appeal for millions of tents to shelter 5 million people made homeless Death toll from May 12 earthquake in China jumps to 55,740 Central government announces it will allocate $10B for recon...

China earthquake death toll above 55,000

2008-05-23T17:40+0200AfghanistanSun (en)

PENGZHOU, China (AP) -- Experts warily monitored dozens of lakes and the natural dams that formed them during China's earthquake to see if aftershocks could unleash flooding, and the death toll from t...

China quake: 56,000 dead, rebuilding to take 3 yrs

2008-05-23T17:28+0200expressindia (en)

China said it would take 3 yrs to rebuild towns and villages pulverised by the earthquake in southwest Sichuan province.

3 nuclear facilities under rubble, 12 inaccessible in China

2008-05-23T17:28+0200expressindia (en)

15 radiation 'sources' are still inaccessible in the earthquake ravaged southwest China , no news of leaks yet.

Contribution from the government of Malaysia to the earthquake victims and the latest situation concerning 26 missing Malaysian tourists after the Southwestern China earthquake on 12 May 2008

2008-05-23T17:27+0200reliefWeb (en)

The Cabinet today has decided to contribute USD 1.5 million due to the catastrophic earthquake in the People's Republic of China . This contribution is made in solidarity between the Government of Malaysia and the Government of the People's Republic of China and out of concern of the catastrophic....

Extra funds to buy tents in China

2008-05-23T17:27+0200reliefWeb (en)

The Dutch government has reserved €500,000 to buy and transport tents for victims of the earthquake in China . Development minister Bert Koenders decided to provide this additional funding in response to a special request by the Chinese government. ‘Right now there is a desperate shortage of tents....

AMDA ER mission for Sichuan earthquake, China IV

2008-05-23T17:27+0200reliefWeb (en)

This is the latest update as of May 22nd in regard to AMDA’s emergency relief activities for the victims of the Sichuan Earthquake. 1.AMDA Taiwan Emergency Medical Mission in Sichuan On May 21st Sichuan Academy of Chinese Medicine Sciences has officially requested AMDA Coordinator, Mr. Nithian Veeravagu, for additional medical personnel.

Malaysian party donates 1,895 tents to quake-hit China

2008-05-23T17:27+0200reliefWeb (en)

KUALA LUMPUR, May 23, 2008 (Xinhua via COMTEX News Network) -- The Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) announced here on Friday that it donates 1,895 tents to China 's earthquake-hit Sichuan Province. The largest Malaysian Chinese political party said that the tents worth 200,000 ringgit (62,300 U.S.

China: FAO/GIEWS Global Watch, 23 May 2008

2008-05-23T17:27+0200reliefWeb (en)

Wenchuan Earthquake - Impact on agriculture, livestock and food security in affected areas, and implications for China An earthquake of magnitude 7.9 on May 12 rocked the south-western province of Sichuan in China, the worst the nation has experienced in 30 years.

China: Third humanitarian flight for the victims of the earthquake that has devastated the region of Sichuan

2008-05-23T17:27+0200reliefWeb (en)

Rome 22 May 2008- A third humanitarian flight arranged by Foreign Minister Franco Frattini to bring help to the victims of the tragic earthquake that devastated the region of Sichuan left Italy this morning. The flight, carrying 825,000 euros worth of aid, was organised jointly by the Foreign Ministry and the Civil Protection Department.

China needs three years to rebuild quake zone

2008-05-23T16:53+0200vnagency_en (en)

23/05/2008 09:45 PM It will take up to three years to rebuild the earthquake-hit zone in China ’s Sichuan province, the provincial Vice Governor Li Chengyun said on May 23.

United Nations to grant $8 mln for quake relief in China

2008-05-23T16:40+0200rian (en)

UNITED NATIONS, May 23 (RIA Novosti) - The United Nations said on Friday it would grant $8 million for the relief operation following last week's earthquake in China that claimed over 55,000 lives and has left 25,000 people missing. The quake, measuring 7.

"Constructive" meeting with Dalai Lama

2008-05-23T16:32+0200number-10 (en)

Interfaith issues, relations with China , human rights and the earthquake in Sichuan were on the agenda as the PM met with the Dalai Lama today in Lambeth Palace.

UN chief to visit quake ravaged China, death toll passes 55,000

2008-05-23T16:30+0200afp-english (en)

DUJIANGYAN (AFP) - UN chief Ban Ki-moon will on Saturday visit China 's earthquake zone, the government said, as it warned rebuilding the area where more than than 55,000 died would take years.

Pandas evacuated from quake-hit nature reserve (AFP)

2008-05-23T16:21+0200news-yahoo (en)

AFP - Six rare giant pandas were evacuated Friday from the famed Wolong breeding centre in southwest China due to food shortages and damage caused by last week's earthquake, staff said.

Pictured: The moment Chinese earthquake wrecked a church...in the middle of a couple's wedding

2008-05-23T16:06+0200dailymail (en)

Dazed and plastered in dust, a bride and groom stand moments after China 's earthquake in the shattered ruin of the church where they had been having their wedding photos taken. This is the latest picture to emerge from the disaster that has killed up to 50,000 - as survivors fled in their thousands....

Olympics belong to the whole world and not only China: Chan

2008-05-23T15:35+0200app-en (en)

LONDON, May 23, (APP)-Famous film actor Jackie Chan has said the people of China were resilient and would soon recover from the tragedy of Sichuan earthquake and his next movie will focus on the human side of the natural disaster. Addressing a press conference at the Foreign Press Association on....

UN chief to visit earthquake zone

2008-05-23T15:28+0200NEWScomAU (en)

UN chief Ban Ki-moon will tomorrow visit China 's earthquake zone, the government said, as it warned rebuilding the area where more than than 55,000 died would take years. 10:16pm (AEST)

Jackie Chan plans earthquake film

2008-05-23T15:28+0200NEWScomAU (en)

HONG Kong action hero Jackie Chan says he wants to make a film about the massive earthquake which hit China earlier this month to raise money for victims. 10:59pm (AEST)

UN chief will visit quake zone

2008-05-23T15:16+0200thetimes-za (en)

United Nations chief Ban Ki-moon will visit the quake-hit Sichuan province in China AFP BEIJING - United Nations chief Ban Ki-moon will travel to the epicentre of China's earthquake tomorrow, the Chinese foreign ministry said. "Tomorrow morning UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon will go to Yingxiu for a visit," a foreign ministry spokeswoman told.

Where angles and devils meet -- China's Internet in quake aftermath

2008-05-23T15:16+0200xinhuanet_en (en)

By Xinhua writer Qiu Lin BEIJING, May 23 (Xinhua) -- When a video clip surfaced on YouTube showing Zhang Ya cursing Wenchuan earthquake victims with lots of profane words, a small earthquake was triggered in China 's Internet community. Millions of Chinese Internet users posted furious condemnation....

HKSAR gov't sends 22 more medical staff to Chinese mainland quake-hit area

2008-05-23T15:16+0200xinhuanet_en (en)

HONG KONG, May 23 (Xinhua) -- The 22-member fourth batch of healthcare professionals left for southwest China 's earthquake-devastated Sichuan Province Friday to support the medical rescue operation in Chengdu, the Hospital Authority of Hong Kong said.

China fights radiation, pollution after quake

2008-05-23T15:10+0200alertnet (en)

(Writes through) By Emma Graham-Harrison BEIJING, May 23 (Reuters) - China has still to recover 15 hazardous radioactive sources and must focus on the fight to keep drinking water clean and contain chemical spills after May 12's massive earthquake, a senior official said on Friday.

Earthquakes are best predicted from space

2008-05-23T15:09+0200rian (en)

MOSCOW. (Yury Zaitsev for RIA Novosti) - China 's deadly earthquake in the Sichuan province has again showed that ground-based earthquake prediction methods and systems are not reliable. Traditional seismology does its best, sometimes succeeding, but more often only saying something like, "California will be destroyed in the next 30 years.

PM orders dispatch of 21,000 tents to China

2008-05-23T15:05+0200app-en (en)

ISLAMABAD, May 23 (APP): Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani Friday ordered immediate dispatch of 21,000 tents to China as relief for the affected people of the earthquake. About 1,000 tents have already been airlifted and the remaining 20,000 are in the process of being dispatched, a government spokesperson said.

China finds radiation sources after quake

2008-05-23T15:04+0200MailGuardian (en)

China has found what it termed 50 "hazardous sources of radiation" due to last week's earthquake, a senior official said on Friday, though he insisted the situation was under control. But Wu Xiaoqing, deputy environment minister, said there had been no accidental releases of radiation.

Witness to a Disaster: The Sichuan Quake

2008-05-23T14:47+0200NPRnews (en)

NPR's Melissa Block was in Chengdu, China , when last week's massive earthquake struck. Since then, she has reported from the scene of the devastation, where families have lost homes and loved ones. Host Renee Montagne talks with Block about what it's been like to watch the story unfold, and what she'll remember most after she returns home.

1976 quake survivor pulled from Sichuan rubble

2008-05-23T14:44+0200belfasttelegraph (en)

A 60-year-old man who survived the 1976 earthquake that killed nearly a quarter of a million in China has been rescued alive from the rubble of last week's quake in Sichuan province.

Indonesia sends humanitarian aid to China

2008-05-23T14:40+0200JakartaPost (en)

Indonesia sent humanitarian aid to earthquake victims in Shichuan, China , on Friday using two airplanes from the Halim Perdanakusuma Air Force Base in East Jakarta. read more

China monitors flood threat from blocked rivers

2008-05-23T14:39+0200AfghanistanSun (en)

PENGZHOU, China (AP) -- Earthquake survivors living downstream from lakes formed by blocked rivers were being evacuated for fears that aftershocks could unleash flooding, and the death toll from the d...

Japanese groups release joint statement over China quake

2008-05-23T14:31+0200xinhuanet_en (en)

TOKYO, May 23 (Xinhua) -- Heads of seven well-known Japanese groups engaged in promoting Japan- China relations released on Thursday a joint statement over the May 12 earthquake which strongly jolted southwest China's Sichuan Province, conveying condolences and sympathy to the victims, according to related materials reaching Xinhua Friday.

Child quake survivors provide hope, inspiration

2008-05-23T14:31+0200xinhuanet_en (en)

BEIJING, May 23 (Xinhua) -- The strongest earthquake to hit China in three decades has sent the nation into an abyss of grief. As of noon on Friday, the quake that hit southwestern Sichuan Province on May 12 was known to have killed 55,740 people and injured 292,481 others.

Malaysian party donates 1,895 tents to quake-hit China

2008-05-23T14:31+0200xinhuanet_en (en)

KUALA LUMPUR, May 23 (Xinhua) -- The Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) announced here on Friday that it donates 1,895 tents to China 's earthquake-hit Sichuan Province. The largest Malaysian Chinese political party said that the tents worth 200,000 ring it (62,300 U.S.

More countries, organizations offer condolences, aid for China quake

2008-05-23T14:31+0200xinhuanet_en (en)

BEIJING, May 23 (Xinhua) -- More countries and international organizations have, by various means, offered their condolences and aid for the deadly earthquake that jolted southwestern China . Malian President Amadou Toumany Toure went to the Chinese embassy in Mali Thursday to pay tribute to victims....

China says found radiation sources after quake (Reuters)

2008-05-23T14:21+0200news-yahoo (en)

Reuters - China has found what it termed 50 "hazardous sources of radiation" due to last week's earthquake, a senior official said on Friday, though he insisted the situation was under control.

China quake toll crosses 55,000

2008-05-23T14:20+0200expressindia (en)

Death toll in the devastating earthquake in southwest China crossed 55,000 with nearly 25,000 people still missing.

China earthquake death toll above 55,000

2008-05-23T14:13+0200topix (en)

PENGZHOUEarthquake survivors living downstream from lakes formed by blocked rivers were being evacuated Friday for fears that aftershocks could unleash flooding.

Victims of China's earthquake remembered as Olympic Torch continues to Beijing

2008-05-23T14:12+0200euronews-en (en)

Victims of China 's devastating earthquake are remembered as the Olympic Torch continues its journey to Beijing.

China says found radiation sources after quake

2008-05-23T14:12+0200reuters (en)

CHENGDU, China (Reuters) - China has found what it termed 50 "hazardous sources of radiation" due to last week's earthquake, a senior official said on Friday, though he insisted the situation was under control.

China says found radiation sources after quake

2008-05-23T14:12+0200reuters (en)

CHENGDU, China (Reuters) - China has found what it termed 50 "hazardous sources of radiation" due to last week's earthquake, a senior official said on Friday, though he insisted the situation was under control.

China says quake rebuild to take 3 years

2008-05-23T14:12+0200independent (en)

China will need to rebuild whole towns and villages from scratch to rehouse the millions displaced by last week's earthquake, a task which could take three years, a top provincial official said today.

Flood fears rising in China quake zone as heavy rains loom

2008-05-23T14:11+0200CBC (en)

The death toll in this month's massive earthquake in China rose to 55,740 Friday as fears grew about possible flooding from dozens of lakes formed by landslides in the mountains above badly affected cities.

In China, rescuers are still pulling survivors from the rubble ten days after the devastating earthquake hit Sichuan province.

2008-05-23T14:03+0200ptvworldnews (en)

Medical teams are working round the clock to save thousands of seriously injured survivors. The toll of dead and missing stood at more than eighty thousand with a further two hundred eighty eight thousand injured. Some five million people have been left homeless by the quake.

VIDEO: Olympic Torch Reaches Shanghai

2008-05-23T14:01+0200javno-en (en)

The Olympic torch relay reaches China `s financial hub after a three day pause for mourning for the thousands dead in China`s earthquake.

China pleads for tents for quake victims

2008-05-23T13:53+0200cnn (en)

China 's government has appealed for more than 2 million tents to shelter the estimated 5 million people made homeless by the huge earthquake as the death toll continued to rise.

Australian community in HK, artists raise funds for quake relief

2008-05-23T13:46+0200xinhuanet_en (en)

HONG KONG, May 23 (Xinhua) -- The Australian community in Hong Kong and several artists of the Process-Journey Exhibition, an Australian- China art exchange, have raised funds jointly for earthquake relief efforts in southwestern China. Australian Consul-General Les Luck, together with....

HKSAR gov't deploys aircraft for mainland's quake-hit area

2008-05-23T13:46+0200xinhuanet_en (en)

HONG KONG, May 23 (Xinhua) -- The government of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) deployed a Government Flying Service (GFS) Super Puma helicopter to the earthquake-devastated area in southwest China 's Sichuan Province Friday to provide assistance in the rescue and quarantine work.

Ex-miner survives second China earthquake

2008-05-23T13:43+0200guardian (en)

A 60-year-old Chinese man who was buried for 10 days in the devastating 1976 earthquake has been hailed as the luckiest of survivors after being pulled out alive again from the Sichuan quake. According to the Nanjing Morning Post, Alatanbagen Taoqi was the only survivor from an office building in....

China quake toll rises

2008-05-23T13:39+0200AfghanistanSun (en)

Pengzhou, China - Experts warily monitored dozens of lakes formed during the upheaveal of China's earthquake to see if aftershocks could unleash flooding, as the death toll from the quake rose on Frid...

4 Years After Tsunami, Asia Better Prepared for Disasters

2008-05-23T13:32+0200voanews (en)

Immediately after Cyclone Nargis hit Burma and after the earthquake in China , countries around Asia geared up rescue teams and shipments of emergency supplies. The death toll from the two disasters already exceeds 100,000 people. More than five million people in China are homeless and two million people in Burma still need aid.

VIDEO: China`s Children Waiting to Go Home

2008-05-23T13:31+0200javno-en (en)

Hundreds of displaced children wait to go home in the aftermath of the powerful earthquake that killed at least 40,000 people in China .

Pakistan sends relief goods to China

2008-05-23T13:24+0200reliefWeb (en)

ISLAMABAD, May 22 (APP): To express solidarity and support for the people of China , Pakistan has dispatched large quantity of relief goods including tents, medicines and other daily commodities for the victims of the devasting May 12 earthquake. According to a press release issued here, the....

Secretary-General announces grant of up to $8 million from Central Emergency Response Fund to meet China's urgent humanitarian needs from earthquake

2008-05-23T13:24+0200reliefWeb (en)

SG/SM/11589 IHA/1261 The following statement was issued today by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: The Secretary-General is pleased to announce a grant of up to $8 million from the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) following the earthquake that struck Sichuan, China , on 12 May.

China earthquake death toll rises to 55,740

2008-05-23T13:24+0200reliefWeb (en)

BEIJING, May 23 (Xinhua) -- The death toll in China 's major earthquake increased by 4,589 to 55,740 as of Friday noon, according to the Information Office of the State Council. Source: Xinhua Economic News Date: May 23, 2008 May 23, 2008 (Xinhua via COMTEX News Network) -- And 292,481 people were injured and 24,960 missing in the 8.

China earthquake: love in action

2008-05-23T13:24+0200reliefWeb (en)

With 80,000 people now dead or missing in Sichuan, Chinese Christians have been among the first in the relief effort, working with traumatised families and helping to bury the dead The true scale of China ’s earthquake tragedy is now being revealed, with the official death toll rising to more than 51,000.

China: Red Cross continues supporting medical work in earthquake affected areas

2008-05-23T13:24+0200reliefWeb (en)

(extract) Red Cross Action The Hong Kong Red Cross medical professional volunteer team of 6 had finished the initial stage medical supporting work at disaster areas frontline level, and is now conducting further need assessment in the areas of medical facilities, drinking water and rehabilitation.

China thanks Russia for earthquake aid (AP)

2008-05-23T13:20+0200news-yahoo (en)

AP - Chinese President Hu Jintao thanked Russia's new president for offering speedy aid after last week's powerful earthquake, as the two began meetings Friday to bolster their partnership with expanded nuclear cooperation.

China: Quake victims need millions of tents

2008-05-23T13:08+0200cnn (en)

China 's government has appealed for more than 2 million tents to shelter the estimated 5 million people made homeless by the huge earthquake as the death toll continued to rise.

China thanks Russia for earthquake aid

2008-05-23T13:07+0200AP (en)

BEIJING (AP) -- Chinese President Hu Jintao thanked Russia's new president for offering speedy aid after last week's powerful earthquake, as the two began meetings Friday to bolster their partnership with expanded nuclear cooperation....

China needs help

2008-05-23T13:03+0200namibian (en)

Friday, May 23, 2008 - Web posted at 10:39:22 GMT China needs help BEIJING - China said the toll of dead and missing from last week's powerful earthquake jumped to more than 80 000, while the government appealed yesterday for millions of tents to shelter homeless survivors.

Six pandas leave quake-hit Wolong because of foodshortage and damaged shelters

2008-05-23T13:01+0200xinhuanet_en (en)

CHENGDU, May 23 (Xinhua) -- Six pandas left Friday a major panda base in Wolong, southwest China 's Sichuan Province, because of damaged shelters and food shortages after the May 12 earthquake, a local forestry official said. The pandas were taken by trucks from China Giant Panda Protection and....

Quake in China Leaves Behind Thousands of Orphans

2008-05-23T12:53+0200voanews (en)

Earthquake in southwestern China displaced five million people, and many families were separated, leaving parents and children still looking for their loved ones

China earthquake death toll above 55,000 (AP)

2008-05-23T12:50+0200news-yahoo (en)

AP - Earthquake survivors living downstream from lakes formed by blocked rivers were being evacuated Friday for fears that aftershocks could unleash flooding. The death toll rose to more than 55,000 and nearly 25,000 people remain missing.

China says quake rebuild to take 3 years (Reuters)

2008-05-23T12:50+0200news-yahoo (en)

Reuters - China will need to rebuild whole towns and villages from scratch to rehouse the millions displaced by last week's earthquake, a task which could take three years, a top provincial official said on Friday.

China eyes 3 years to rebuild quake zone

2008-05-23T12:45+0200b92net_en (en)

China says it will take up to three years to rebuild its earthquake zone as the death toll from the nation's worst disaster in a generation surpassed 55,000. The government also warned that millions of survivors were at a growing risk of disease, but there was positive news with another dramatic....

China quake rebuild ‘may take three years’

2008-05-23T12:42+0200ft (en)

China will need to rebuild whole towns and villages from scratch to rehouse the millions displaced by last week’s earthquake, a task which could take three years, a top provincial official said on Friday. Eleven days after the 7.9 magnitude quake shook the mountainous province of Sichuan, hundreds....

China earthquake death toll passes 55,000; experts monitor flood threat from blocked

2008-05-23T12:40+0200topix (en)

Experts warily monitored dozens of lakes formed during the upheaveal of China 's earthquake to see if aftershocks could unleash flooding, as the death toll from the quake rose Friday to more than 55,000. ...

China eyes three years to rebuild quake zone

2008-05-23T12:29+0200afp-english (en)

DUJIANGYAN (AFP) - China said Friday it would take up to three years to rebuild its earthquake zone as the death toll from the nation's worst disaster in a generation surpassed 55,000.

China quake toll exceeds 55,000

2008-05-23T12:21+0200NEWScomAU (en)

THE national death toll from China 's earthquake rose to 55,740, with another 24,960 missing, a government spokesman said today. 7:48pm (AEST)

China eyes three years to rebuild quake zone (AFP)

2008-05-23T12:19+0200news-yahoo (en)

AFP - China said Friday it would take up to three years to rebuild its earthquake zone as the death toll from the nation's worst disaster in a generation surpassed 55,000.

China earthquake death toll tops 55,000

2008-05-23T12:08+0200guardian (en)

Grim news comes as Save the Children says quake is the biggest disaster for the world's children in seven years

Vietnamese Embassy donates to China quake victims

2008-05-23T11:52+0200vnagency_en (en)

Vietnamese Ambassador to China Tran Van Luat went to the Chinese Foreign Ministry on May 23 to present donation to help victims of an earthquake that hit southwestern Sichuan province on May 12

China earthquake death toll rises to 55,740

2008-05-23T11:38+0200peopledaily (en)

The death toll in China 's major earthquake increased by 4,589 to 55,740 as of Friday noon, according to the Information Office of the State Council. And 292,481 people were injured and 24,960 missing in the 8.0-magnitude quake that ...

China earthquake death toll above 55,000

2008-05-23T11:38+0200AfghanistanSun (en)

PENGZHOU, China (AP) -- Experts warily monitored dozens of lakes and the natural dams that formed them during China's earthquake to see if aftershocks could unleash flooding, and the death toll from t...

Olympic Movement stands in solidarity with quake victims

2008-05-23T11:38+0200peopledaily (en)

Rogge said on May 20, in Lausanne, that the Olympic Movement stands in solidarity with Chinese quake victims; and expressed his heartfelt condolences to those affected by the earthquake which struck China 's Sichuan Province. He also offered ...

Foreign media praise China's earthquake relief

2008-05-23T11:38+0200peopledaily (en)

The Wall Street Journal Asia Edition (U.S.), the Globe and Mail (Canada), the Guardian (U.K.), among other foreign news agencies, have recently published articles on China 's earthquake relief. They have all lauded the earthquake relief effo ...

China's toll of missing and dead rises to 80,000

2008-05-23T11:33+0200YorkshirePost (en)

China said yesterday the toll of dead and missing from last week's powerful earthquake had jumped to more than 80,000 while the government appealed for millions of tents t

China: Desperate quake refugees hold up relief supplies

2008-05-23T11:22+0200reliefWeb (en)

(Adds another scuffle, paragraph 7) CHENGDU, China , May 23 (Reuters) - Desperate survivors of China's devastating earthquake have held up volunteer vehicles bringing in relief supplies, in one case at gunpoint, Chinese and foreign sources in Chengdu said. Most relief teams now travel in convoys.

China's post-earthquake rebuilding work to take 3 years

2008-05-23T11:22+0200reliefWeb (en)

May 23, 2008 (Xinhua via COMTEX News Network) -- Li told a press conference in Beijing that the provincial government planned to build new villages, townships and cities in the quake-ravaged province in those three years. He said infrastructure facilities in eight mountainous counties worst hit in the earthquake were destroyed.

$150,000 raised for China earthquake appeal

2008-05-23T11:22+0200reliefWeb (en)

Today New Zealand Red Cross has pledged $150,000 to the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies’ appeal for the China earthquake victims. The money comes from generous Kiwis who have donated the money in the past week through the New Zealand Red Cross website and at New Zealand Red Cross offices around the country.

China quake recovery to take three years

2008-05-23T11:12+0200sbs (en)

China says it will take up to three years to rebuild its earthquake disaster zone.

China earthquake death toll above 55,000

2008-05-23T11:10+0200angolapress-en (en)

PENGZHOU, 05/23 - Experts warily monitored dozens of lakes and the natural dams that formed them during China `s earthquake to see if aftershocks could unleash flooding, and the death toll from the quake rose Friday to more than 55,000. Hardest-hit Sichuan province also announced plans to rebuild....

Earthquake Death Toll in China Tops 55,000

2008-05-23T11:07+0200topix (en)

An official in China 's central province of Sichuan says the death toll in last week's earthquake has risen to more than 55,000. A vice governor told a news conference in Beijing that the toll had reached ...

China monitors flood threat from blocked rivers

2008-05-23T11:05+0200AP (en)

PENGZHOU, China (AP) -- Earthquake survivors living downstream from lakes formed by blocked rivers were being evacuated for fears that aftershocks could unleash flooding, and the death toll from the disaster rose Friday to more than 55,000....

China earthquake death toll hits 55,000

2008-05-23T11:04+0200usaToday (en)

Earthquake survivors living downstream from lakes formed by blocked rivers were being evacuated for fears that aftershocks could ...

China Earthquake Deaths: 55,000

2008-05-23T10:51+0200time (en)

Earthquake survivors living downstream from lakes formed by blocked rivers were being evacuated for fears that aftershocks could unleash flooding, and the death toll from the disaster rose Friday to more than 55,000

Eritrean president praises China's earthquake relief efforts

2008-05-23T10:50+0200peopledaily (en)

Eritrean President Isayas Afewerki on Thursday spoke highly of China 's relief efforts in the devastating earthquake that hit its Sichuan Province early last week. "I commend the Chinese leadership, the people in China and the author ...

Six pandas transferred because of food shortage, damaged shelters after quake

2008-05-23T10:50+0200peopledaily (en)

A total of six pandas were taken away on Friday from a major panda base in Wolong of southwest China 's Sichuan Province because of damaged shelters and food shortage after the earthquake, a local forestry official said. The pandas w ...

China earthquake death toll passes 55,000; experts watch flood threat

2008-05-23T10:49+0200yediotaharonot (en)

Earthquake survivors living downstream from lakes formed by blocked rivers were being evacuated for fears that aftershocks could unleash flooding, as the death toll from the disaster rose Friday to more than 55,000. Hardest-hit Sichuan province also announced plans to rebuild within three years, as....

China quake toll rises

2008-05-23T10:48+0200iol (en)

Experts have monitored dozens of lakes formed during the upheaveal of China 's earthquake to see if aftershocks could unleash flooding.

China earthquake death toll rises to 55,740

2008-05-23T10:44+0200xinhuanet_en (en)

Special report: BEIJING, May 23 (Xinhua) -- The death toll in China 's major earthquake increased by 4,589 to 55,740 as Friday noon, according to the Information Office of the State Council. And 292,481 people were injured and 24,960 missing in the 8.0-magnitude quake that jolted southwestern Sichuan Province on May 12.

Post-quake life of giant pandas in Wolong, Sichuan

2008-05-23T10:44+0200xinhuanet_en (en)

Huang Yan, deputy general engineer of the center, observes a pregnant Panda at the China Wolong Giant Panda Protection and Research Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province, May 23, 2008. The May 12 earthquake killed five staff at the Wolong-based China Giant Panda Protection and Research Center.

Premier in quake-hit areas again

2008-05-23T10:44+0200xinhuanet_en (en)

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao listens to Lang Zheng, a boy injured in last week's 8.0-magnitude earthquake, at NO. 404 hospital in Mianyang, the quake-hit southwest China 's Sichuan Province, May 23, 2008.

Indonesia sends first aids to Chinese earthquake-hit region

2008-05-23T10:44+0200xinhuanet_en (en)

JAKARTA, May 23 (Xinhua) -- A military C-130 transporter and Boeing 727-200 cargo plane of Megantara Airlines carrying about 36 tons of logistic, medical and other materials donated by Indonesian government took off from Jakarta Halim military airport on Friday to earthquake-hit Sichuan Province, China .

China says quake rebuild to take 3 years

2008-05-23T10:41+0200reuters (en)

CHENGDU, China (Reuters) - China will need to rebuild whole towns and villages from scratch to rehouse the millions displaced by last week's earthquake, a task which could take three years, a top provincial official said on Friday.

China quake toll rises

2008-05-23T10:34+0200Star (en)

Experts have monitored dozens of lakes formed during the upheaveal of China 's earthquake to see if aftershocks could unleash flooding.

China rebuilding to take three years

2008-05-23T10:25+0200RTERadio (en)

Rebuilding China 's devastated towns and villages to rehouse millions of people after the earthquake could take three years. Some towns in the earthquake zone in southwestern China will need to be relocated altogether because the terrain is not safe. The known death toll from the quake already....

TENT PLEAS

2008-05-23T10:25+0200alertnet (en)

* At least 55,000 dead * Three years to reconstruct Sichuan province * Peak period for disease outbreak (Adds details) By Lucy Hornby CHENGDU, China , May 23 (Reuters) - China will need to rebuild whole towns and villages from scratch to rehouse the millions displaced by last week's earthquake, a....

China quake death toll still rising

2008-05-23T10:09+0200channel4news (en)

The Sichuan provincial government says the region's death toll from last week's earthquake in China has passed the 55,000 mark, with nearly 25,000 others still missing. But the province's vice-governor Li Chengyun said the main priority was still on trying to save anyone trapped in the rubble, even....

China earthquake death toll above 55,000

2008-05-23T10:01+0200AP (en)

PENGZHOU, China (AP) -- Experts warily monitored dozens of lakes and the natural dams that formed them during China's earthquake to see if aftershocks could unleash flooding, and the death toll from the quake rose Friday to more than 55,000....

Three years to rebuild quake zone

2008-05-23T10:01+0200NEWScomAU (en)

CHINA said it would take up to three years to rebuild its earthquake disaster zone and warned that millions of people made homeless faced a growing health risk from disease. 5:48pm (AEST)

China earthquake death toll above 55,000 (AP)

2008-05-23T09:48+0200news-yahoo (en)

AP - Experts warily monitored dozens of lakes and the natural dams that formed them during China 's earthquake to see if aftershocks could unleash flooding, and the death toll from the quake rose Friday to more than 55,000.

China earthquake toll jumps again

2008-05-23T09:38+0200AfghanistanSun (en)

The death toll from the massive earthquake in south-west China rose again, as an official said more than five million buildings had collapsed. Vice-Governor of Sichuan province Li Chengyun said 55,...

Our fright wedding..

2008-05-23T09:34+0200sundaymirror (en)

Wedding nerves took on a new meaning as the bride and groom posed for pictures during China 's devastating earthquake. The photographer had just started taking shots when the ground began to shake and the 100-year-old deserted Catholic seminary behind the wedding party crashed to the ground.

Earthquake region's death toll still rising

2008-05-23T09:34+0200irish-news (en)

The Sichuan provincial government says the region’s death toll from last week’s earthquake in China has passed the 55,000 mark, with nearly 25,000 others still missing.

Official quake toll climbs in China

2008-05-23T09:34+0200theglobeandmail (en)

China said the toll of dead and missing from last week's powerful earthquake jumped to more than 80,000, while the government appealed yesterday for millions of tents to shelter homeless survivors.

China issues thank you to foreign companies

2008-05-23T09:34+0200theglobeandmail (en)

China 's commerce minister took the unusual step of thanking foreign firms on national TV yesterday for earthquake aid donations, dismissing accusations spread on Chinese websites that they were doing too little and were ''international misers.'' Chen Deming told a news conference: ''We have seen the....

China mobilises water units as refugees settle in

2008-05-23T09:22+0200alertnet (en)

By Lucy Hornby SANDAOYAN, China , May 23 (Reuters) - The emergency water unit being loaded on to a truck in Sandaoyan can't come fast enough for earthquake refugees in Xiang'e, 30 km and one nightmare away. The 5 million people left homeless after Sichuan's 7.

Rains threaten China quake lake disaster

2008-05-23T09:20+0200reliefWeb (en)

By Lucy Hornby CHENGDU, China , May 23 (Reuters) - The onset of the rainy season threatens to swell dangerous 'quake lakes' and compound the difficulties of reconstruction after China's worst earthquake in decades. The 7.9 magnitude tremor of May 12 and thousands of aftershocks changed the landscape....

Desperate quake refugees hold up relief supplies

2008-05-23T09:16+0200thestar (en)

CHENGDU, China (Reuters) - Desperate survivors of China's devastating earthquake have held up volunteer vehicles bringing relief supplies, in one case at gunpoint, Chinese and foreign sources in Chengdu said.

China to control building material prices

2008-05-23T09:12+0200thetimes-za (en)

AFP Beijing - China said Friday it will impose temporary price controls on building materials in areas devastated by the massive May 12 earthquake as it steps up reconstruction to shelter the homeless. Prices of goods including steel products, cement, glass as well as tents will. . . .

China quake toll rises to 55,000

2008-05-23T08:50+0200australianetwork (en)

The vice-governor of China 's Sichuan province says the death toll from last week's earthquake has risen to 55,000. He says 25,000 people are missing and 280,000 were injured. Meanwhile the Chinese government has ordered the immediate construction of one million small homes to provide shelter for earthquake survivors for up to five years.

Ancient Chinese irrigation system stands test of time -- and quake

2008-05-23T08:29+0200afp-english (en)

DUJIANGYAN (AFP) - High above the world's oldest operating irrigation system, Zhang Shuanggun, a local villager, stands on an observation platform cracked by China 's massive earthquake last week.

Eritrean president praises China's earthquake relief efforts

2008-05-23T08:29+0200xinhuanet_en (en)

ASMARA, May 22 (Xinhua) -- Eritrean President Isayas Afewerki on Thursday spoke highly of China 's relief efforts in the devastating earthquake that hit its Sichuan Province early last week. "I commend the Chinese leadership, the people in China and the authorities in Sichuan and areas hit by this earthquake," he told Xinhua.

‘Quake lakes’ threaten reconstruction

2008-05-23T08:21+0200ft (en)

The onset of the rainy season threatens to swell dangerous ”quake lakes” and compound the difficulties of reconstruction after China ’s worst earthquake in decades. The 7.9 magnitude tremor of May 12 and thousands of aftershocks changed the landscape of northern Sichuan province forever, blocking....

China quake toll rises to 55,000

2008-05-23T08:12+0200radioaustralia (en)

The vice-governor of China 's Sichuan province says the death toll from last week's earthquake has risen to 55,000.

China to launch quake-relief lottery: report

2008-05-23T08:00+0200HindustanTimes (en)

According to report, China will launch a national lottery to raise money for earthquake relief and rescue work.

Rats, disease threaten quake victims

2008-05-23T07:58+0200sbs (en)

The health situation in areas affected by China 's earthquake is "extremely grim" as the peak summer period for disease outbreaks begins, a top official says.

China quake zone faces 'grim' health situation: official

2008-05-23T07:58+0200sbs (en)

The health situation in areas affected by China 's earthquake is "extremely grim" as the peak summer period for disease outbreaks begins, a top official from worst-hit Sichuan province said today.

Rains pose further threat to quake victims

2008-05-23T07:48+0200irishtimes (en)

The onset of the rainy season threatens to swell dangerous "quake lakes" and compound the difficulties of reconstruction after China 's worst earthquake in decades.

Rains threaten China quake lake disaster

2008-05-23T07:46+0200thestar (en)

CHENGDU, China (Reuters) - The onset of the rainy season threatens to swell dangerous "quake lakes" and compound the difficulties of reconstruction after China's worst earthquake in decades.

Sichuan Catholics pray for quake-stricken brethren

2008-05-23T07:46+0200thestar (en)

MIANZHU, China (Reuters) - Historic churches in steep mountain towns are among the casualties of the earthquake that devastated China's Sichuan province last week, leaving their poor and rural Catholic congregations with little but faith.

Six pandas transferred because of food shortage, damaged shelters after quake

2008-05-23T07:43+0200xinhuanet_en (en)

CHENGDU, May 23 (Xinhua) -- A total of six pandas were taken away on Friday from a major panda base in Wolong of southwest China 's Sichuan Province because of damaged shelters and food shortage after the earthquake, a local forestry official said. The pandas were taken by trucks from China Giant....

China vows to punish those who impropriate tents

2008-05-23T07:43+0200xinhuanet_en (en)

Special report: BEIJING, May 23 (Xinhua) -- Strong Earthquake Jolts SW China Authorities in China's quake-hit province of Sichuan vowed to severely punish those who impropriate rescue tents, which are urgently needed for sheltering 5 million homeless quake victims, said Li Chengyun, vice governor of Sichuan here on Friday.

Schools Fell While Other Buildings Held

2008-05-23T07:34+0200WashingtonPost_B (en)

MIANZHU, China -- The day the earthquake hit was supposed to be a special one for Ding Yao. Her hair done up in pigtails, she was sitting in the front of a fourth-grade classroom, waiting for the teacher to hand out prizes to students who had the highest scores on a math test. She wasn't sure, but...

China: Quake lakes threaten new disaster as rains near

2008-05-23T07:19+0200reliefWeb (en)

By Lucy Hornby CHENGDU, China , May 23 (Reuters) - The onset of the rainy season is swelling dangerous 'quake lakes' and compounding the difficulties of reconstruction after China's worst earthquake in decades. The 7.9 magnitude tremor of May 12 and thousands of aftershocks changed the landscape....

China earthquake death toll rises to 55,239-Xinhua.

2008-05-23T07:17+0200itartass_en (en)

BEIJING, May 23 (Itar-Tass) - The death toll of a devastating earthquake that his China 's south-western Sichuan province has risen to 55,239, the Xinhua news agency reported. It quoted Li Chengyun, vice governor of Sichuan, as saying here on Friday that about 83,988 people have been rescued.

Rains threaten China quake lake disaster (Reuters)

2008-05-23T07:16+0200news-yahoo (en)

Reuters - The onset of the rainy season threatens to swell dangerous "quake lakes" and compound the difficulties of reconstruction after China 's worst earthquake in decades.

Quake death toll in China's Sichuan rises to 55,239

2008-05-23T07:11+0200dawn (en)

BEIJING, May 23 (AFP): The death toll in China 's Sichuan province from last week's earthquake has risen to 55,239, with another 24,949 missing,...

Rains threaten quake lake disaster

2008-05-23T07:09+0200reuters (en)

CHENGDU, China (Reuters) - The onset of the rainy season threatens to swell dangerous "quake lakes" and compound the difficulties of reconstruction after China's worst earthquake in decades.

Quake toll in Sichuan rises to 55,239

2008-05-23T06:55+0200thedailystarBD (en)

The death toll in China 's Sichuan province from last week's earthquake has risen to 55,239, with another 24,949 missing, a senior government official said here Friday.

Rains threaten China quake lake disaster

2008-05-23T06:44+0200alertnet (en)

(Adds quotes, details throughout) By Lucy Hornby CHENGDU, China , May 23 (Reuters) - The onset of the rainy season threatens to swell dangerous "quake lakes" and compound the difficulties of reconstruction after China's worst earthquake in decades. The 7.

Quake-hit Sichuan pledges transparent use of relief cash and supplies

2008-05-23T06:37+0200peopledaily (en)

A government official pledged Friday that authorities in earthquake-hit Sichuan Province in southwest China would use all relief cash and supplies in a transparent way by publishing the detailed information about how they are used on the In ...

China quake death toll rises to 55,239

2008-05-23T06:29+0200HindustanTimes (en)

The death toll in China 's Sichuan province from last week's earthquake has risen to 55,239, with another 24,949 missing, a senior government official said in Beijing on Friday.

China quake lakes threaten new disaster as rains near

2008-05-23T06:16+0200thestar (en)

CHENGDU, China (Reuters) - The onset of the rainy season is swelling dangerous "quake lakes" and compounding the difficulties of reconstruction after China's worst earthquake in decades.

Quake-hit Sichuan pledges transparent use of relief cash and supplies

2008-05-23T06:13+0200xinhuanet_en (en)

Special report: BEIJING, May 23 (Xinhua) -- A government official pledged Friday that authorities in earthquake-hit Sichuan Province in southwest China would use all relief cash and supplies in a transparent way by publishing the detailed information about how they are used on the Internet.

China vows to severely punish impropriation of rescue tents

2008-05-23T06:13+0200xinhuanet_en (en)

Special report: Strong Earthquake Jolts SW China BEIJING, May 23 (Xinhua) -- Authorities in China's quake-hit province of Sichuan vowed to severely punish those who impropriated rescue tents, which are urgently needed for sheltering 5 million homeless quake victims, said Li Chengyun, vice governor of Sichuan here on Friday.

China earthquake toll jumps again

2008-05-23T06:13+0200bbc (en)

The Sichuan earthquake death toll passes 55,000, as concern grows over lakes created by landslides.

Quake lakes threaten new disaster

2008-05-23T06:08+0200reuters (en)

CHENGDU, China (Reuters) - The onset of the rainy season is swelling dangerous "quake lakes" and compounding the difficulties of reconstruction after China's worst earthquake in decades.

Latest News : Chinese survivors struggle with post-quake trauma

2008-05-23T06:00+0200tehrantimes (en)

MIANYANG, China (Reuters) - First they survived a calamitous earthquake. Now they must survive the trauma. In a country where mental health issues have traditionally been hidden away and not talked about, teams are rushing to the earthquake-struck southwestern Chinese province of Sichuan to provide help to traumatized survivors.

Rescuing survivors remains top priority in Sichuan

2008-05-23T05:50+0200peopledaily (en)

Rescuing survivors remains the top priority in Sichuan Province in southwest China , vice governor Li Chengyun said in Beijing Friday, 11 days after the worst earthquake hit the country since the founding of New China in 1949. Sou ...

33 roads still blocked after China's earthquake

2008-05-23T05:50+0200peopledaily (en)

Thirty-three roads in China 's quake-hit Sichuan Province remained blocked after the May 12 earthquake, said Li Chengyun, vice governor of Sichuan in Beijing on Friday. Source:Xinhua ...

China's post-earthquake rebuilding work to take 3 years

2008-05-23T05:50+0200peopledaily (en)

China 's post-earthquake reconstruction work will take three years of time, said Li Chengyun, vice governor of Sichuan in Beijing on Friday. Source:Xinhua ...

Cuba, Castro brothers send condolences to China quake victims

2008-05-23T05:49+0200caribbeannetnews (en)

HAVANA, Cuba (AFP): Cuban President Raul Castro on Wednesday sent "most heartfelt condolences" to the victims of the earthquake in China on behalf of himself and that of his brother Fidel, the former president. He signed in the name "of the Cuban people and comrade Fidel Castro Ruiz," his convalescing older brother.

Taiwan offers to assist China with post-quake reconstruction

2008-05-23T05:41+0200ChinaPost (en)

Premier Liu Chao-shiuan pledged yesterday to strengthen Taiwan's assistance to China to help it reconstruct and rehabilitate areas affected by a powerful earthquake which hit its southwestern province of Sichuan last week.

80,000 dead and missing in China quake

2008-05-23T05:41+0200ChinaPost (en)

China said the toll of dead and missing from last week's powerful earthquake jumped to more than 80,000, while the government appealed Thursday for millions of tents to shelter homeless survivors.

China lauds relief goods sent from Pakistan for earthquake victims

2008-05-23T05:38+0200Infopak-en (en)

BEIJING, May 22 (APP) China said Thursday it highly appreciate the relief supplies from Pakistan for the affectees of the earthquake that hit Sichuan province on May 12. "I know Pakistan is sending ten thousand tents which are very much needed for people of those areas who are living without their....

Pakistan sends relief goods to China

2008-05-23T05:38+0200Infopak-en (en)

ISLAMABAD, May 22 (APP): To express solidarity and support for the people of China , Pakistan has dispatched large quantity of relief goods including tents, medicines and other daily commodities for the victims of the devasting May 12 earthquake. According to a press release issued here, the....

Quake lakes threaten new disaster as rains near

2008-05-23T05:38+0200reuters (en)

CHENGDU, China (Reuters) - The onset of the rainy season is swelling dangerous "quake lakes" and compounding the difficulties of reconstruction after China's worst earthquake in decades.

33 roads still blocked after China's earthquake

2008-05-23T05:28+0200xinhuanet_en (en)

Special report: BEIJING, May 23 (Xinhua) -- Thirty-three roads in China 's quake-hit Sichuan Province remained blocked after the May 12 earthquake, said Li Chengyun, vice governor of Sichuan here on Friday.

China's post-earthquake rebuilding work to take 3 years

2008-05-23T05:28+0200xinhuanet_en (en)

Special report: Strong Earthquake Jolts SW China BEIJING, May 23 (Xinhua) -- China's post-earthquake reconstruction work will take three years of time, said Li Chengyun, vice governor of Sichuan here on Friday.

More than 7,000 aftershocks hit Sichuan

2008-05-23T05:28+0200xinhuanet_en (en)

Special report: Strong Earthquake Jolts SW China BEIJING, May 23 (Xinhua) -- More than 7,000 aftershocks have hit Sichuan after the May 12 8.0 magnitude quake, with the greatest of them measuring 6.1 magnitude, said Li Chengyun, vice governor of Sichuan on Friday.

Sichuan Province, China: Earthquake OCHA Situation Report No. 7

2008-05-23T05:18+0200reliefWeb (en)

NOTE: This report is based on information received from the office of United Nations Resident Coordinator, the media as well as other partners. Key Summary - More than 3.3 million tents are urgently needed and have been requested by the Government of China to the international community.

China's 'quake lakes' threaten flood disaster as rains near (Reuters)

2008-05-23T05:15+0200news-yahoo (en)

Reuters - The onset of the rainy season is swelling dangerous "quake lakes" and compounding the difficulties of reconstruction after China 's worst earthquake in decades.

Quake lakes threaten new disaster as rains near

2008-05-23T05:10+0200alertnet (en)

(Updates death toll, adds Wen quote) By Lucy Hornby CHENGDU, China , May 23 (Reuters) - The onset of the rainy season is swelling dangerous "quake lakes" and compounding the difficulties of reconstruction after China's worst earthquake in decades. The 7.

China quake toll rises to 55,000: official

2008-05-23T05:08+0200CBC (en)

The death toll from this month's earthquake in central China rose to more than 55,000 Thursday, as officials appealed for international help to provide shelter for millions of people.

Quake toll jumps to more than 80,000

2008-05-23T05:04+0200topix (en)

CHINA said the toll of dead and missing from last week's earthquake jumped to more than 80,000, while the government appealed yesterday for millions of tents to shelter homeless survivors.

Quake death toll in China's Sichuan rises to 55,239: govt

2008-05-23T04:59+0200afp-english (en)

BEIJING (AFP) - The death toll in China 's Sichuan province from last week's earthquake has risen to 55,239, with another 24,949 missing, a senior government official said here Friday.

Quake took away much from China's children

2008-05-23T04:56+0200usaToday (en)

For the 3 million children inside the widespread earthquake zone in China , the disaster has meant the loss of everything that ...

Quake death toll in China's Sichuan rises to 55,239: govt (AFP)

2008-05-23T04:45+0200news-yahoo (en)

AFP - The death toll in China 's Sichuan province from last week's earthquake has risen to 55,239, with another 24,949 missing, a senior government official said here Friday.

Chinese soccer team vows to win World Cup qualifiers against Iraq and Qatar

2008-05-23T04:42+0200xinhuanet_en (en)

TIANJIN, China , May 23 (Xinhua) -- Vladimir Petrovic, head coach of the Chinese national team, said that his players, encouraged by the spirit of the Chinese people in battling the earthquake in Sichuan, will win the two upcoming World Cup qualifiers against Iraq and Qatar.

Rescuing survivors remains top priority in Sichuan

2008-05-23T04:42+0200xinhuanet_en (en)

Special report: Strong Earthquake Jolts SW China BEIJING, May 23 (Xinhua) -- Rescuing survivors remains the top priority in Sichuan Province in southwest China, vice governor Li Chengyun said here Friday, 11 days after the worst earthquake hit the country since the founding of New China in 1949.

Pandas from quake-hit zone transfered

2008-05-23T04:42+0200xinhuanet_en (en)

Soldiers of the Armed Police carry giant pandas before transporting them to the Ya'an preservation zone, in the China Giant Panda Protection and Research Center based in Wolong which is only 30 kilometers from the epicenter of last week's 8.0-magnitude earthquake on Richter scale, southwest China's Sichuan Province, May 23, 2008.

China says quake death toll rises to 55,239

2008-05-23T04:38+0200alertnet (en)

China 's Premier Wen Jiabao (C) gives the Young Pioneer's salute to students who survived the earthquake during his inspection of a temporary school set up inside a tent in Mianyang, Sichuan ... URL: http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/PEK155571.htm For our full disclaimer and copyright information please visit http://www.

China says quake death toll rises to 55,239

2008-05-23T04:37+0200reuters (en)

BEIJING (Reuters) - The death toll in China 's worst earthquake in decades has risen to 55,239, Sichuan's vice governor Li Chengyun told a news conference in Beijing on Friday.

China says quake death toll rises to 55,239

2008-05-23T04:37+0200reuters (en)

BEIJING (Reuters) - The death toll in China 's worst earthquake in decades has risen to 55,239, Sichuan's vice governor Li Chengyun told a news conference in Beijing on Friday.

Tent plea after China toll jumps to 80,000

2008-05-23T04:36+0200AfghanistanSun (en)

AUDRA ANG BEICHUAN China said the toll of dead and missing from last week's powerful earthquake jumped to more than 80,000, while the government appealed yesterday for millions of tents to she...

Never slight even a moment of time

2008-05-23T04:12+0200asahi (en)

As painful as it may be to think about, the fact remains that many people are still buried under rubble in China 's Sichuan province, struck by a massive earthquake on May 12. Some could still be alive, breathing faintly, awaiting help. But time does not stop. As each moment passes, their chances of survival grow slimmer.

Quake lakes threaten new disaster as rains near

2008-05-23T04:01+0200thestar (en)

CHENGDU, China (Reuters) - The onset of the rainy season is swelling dangerous "quake lakes" and compounding the difficulties of reconstruction after China's worst earthquake in decades.

No school for Sichuan town with few children left

2008-05-23T04:01+0200thestar (en)

XIANG'E, China (Reuters) - School has not restarted in some towns devastated by last week's earthquake in Sichuan province, because too few children are left to attend.

Chinese residents warned of further disasters

2008-05-23T03:34+0200AfghanistanSun (en)

Aftershocks, avalanches, and flooding are of concern to China 's Lands Ministry, which has warned of further threats to earthquake hit areas.

China revises toll to 80,000

2008-05-23T03:33+0200topix (en)

Welcomes international assistance, asks for millions of tents to house quake victims BEICHUAN, MAY 22: China said the toll of dead and missing from last week's powerful earthquake jumped to more than 80,000, ...

:U.S. Willing to Share the Pain with Chinese People and Help China’s Earthquake Relief

2008-05-23T03:29+0200watchingamerica (en)

Since the disastrous earthquake occurred in Sichuan, China last Monday, the U.S. business community has already donated to China's earthquake-stricken area a total of 30 million U.S. dollars. At noon on the 20th, led by Chairman of the US-China Business Council, Mr.

Landslides Cause Fear Of Floods in Quake Zone

2008-05-23T03:29+0200WashingtonPost_B (en)

BEIJING, May 22 -- Landslides caused by last week's earthquake in central China have backed up rivers into more than 30 new lakes, threatening to flood downstream communities if the mud gives way under building pressure, Chinese officials warned Thursday.

ITU deploys satellite terminals in quake-hit China

2008-05-23T03:16+0200peopledaily (en)

The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has deployed 100 satellite terminals in China to help restore vital communication links in the aftermath of the severe earthquake that hit on May 12, the UN agency said on Thursday. Th ...

China's commercial enterprises lose 25 bln yuan in quake

2008-05-23T03:16+0200peopledaily (en)

China 's commercial enterprises lost more than 25 billion yuan (3.57 billion U.S. dollars) as a result of the May 12 earthquake, said the Ministry of Commerce (MOC) Thursday. The quake damaged 51,429 local businesses, including shops ...

Ministry of Commerce: Quake has no major impact on China's exports

2008-05-23T03:16+0200peopledaily (en)

Commerce minister Chen Deming said on Thursday that the 8.0-magnitude earthquake had no major impact on exports or movement of commodities, except some disaster relief materials such as tents. Chen said China had more room for maneu ...

Disaster claims to reach $43m, insurers say

2008-05-23T03:16+0200peopledaily (en)

China 's insurance companies are expecting to pay out about 300 million yuan ($43 million) in claims relating to the earthquake, the insurance regulator said yesterday. "As reconstruction work gets under way in Sichuan, the number of insu ...

Quake lakes threaten new disaster as rains near

2008-05-23T03:06+0200reuters (en)

CHENGDU, China (Reuters) - The onset of the rainy season is swelling dangerous "quake lakes" and compounding the difficulties of reconstruction after China's worst earthquake in decades.

Quake lakes threaten new disaster as rains near

2008-05-23T03:00+0200alertnet (en)

By Lucy Hornby CHENGDU, China , May 23 (Reuters) - The onset of the rainy season is swelling dangerous "quake lakes" and compounding the difficulties of reconstruction after China's worst earthquake in decades. The 7.9 magnitude tremor of May 12 and thousands of aftershocks changed the landscape....

In ravaging China, earthquake pushes Tibet to the sidelines

2008-05-23T02:49+0200BangkokPost (en)

As the Dalai Lama toured European capitals this week, the British prime minister closed the door to 10 Downing St and agreed to meet him only as part of an ''interfaith dialogue''. In Germany, most government officials declined to talk with him at all.

Quake lakes threaten new disaster as rains near (Reuters)

2008-05-23T02:44+0200news-yahoo (en)

Reuters - The onset of the rainy season is swelling dangerous "quake lakes" and compounding the difficulties of reconstruction after China 's worst earthquake in decades.

Pakistan to donate additional 10,000 tents to China for earthquake relief

2008-05-23T02:30+0200peopledaily (en)

Pakistan has decided to donate an additional 10,000 tents for the earthquake-affected areas in China , a Chinese embassy official told Xinhua on Thursday. Deputy of the Chinese mission Yao Jing said that up to now Pakistan's donation ...

WHO sends more medical aid to China's quake-affected areas

2008-05-23T02:30+0200peopledaily (en)

The World Health Organization (WHO) is rushing additional medical supplies to China 's earthquake-hit areas, said the UN agency's regional office in Manila on Thursday. The supplies will be able to treat 130,000 people, WHO Regional ...

Zhang Lianwei leads donations to earthquake relief efforts

2008-05-23T02:30+0200peopledaily (en)

Zhang Lianwei, China 's most famous golfer, announced that he will donate RMB100,000 (14,200 U.S. dollars) to help in the relief efforts for the Sichuan earthquake. The Guangdong-based 42-year-old made a statement at a press conferen ...

European Parliament passes resolution on China's earthquake

2008-05-23T02:30+0200peopledaily (en)

The European Parliament passed here on Thursday a resolution on the devastating earthquake in China , voicing sincere condolences and solidarity to the people of China and welcoming the "prompt response to the disaster by the Chinese authori ...

No school for Sichuan town with few children left

2008-05-23T02:28+0200alertnet (en)

By Lucy Hornby XIANG'E, China , May 23 (Reuters) - School has not restarted in some towns devastated by last week's earthquake in Sichuan province, because too few children are left to attend. In Xiang'e, the two remaining streets are eerily empty, after almost all the children died when the schools collapsed.

China Says Death Toll At 80,000

2008-05-23T02:26+0200MoscowTimes (en)

China said the toll of dead and missing from last week's earthquake jumped to more than 80,000, while the government appealed Thursday for millions of tents to shelter homeless survivors.

Charges on quake aid: China defends foreign companies

2008-05-23T02:19+0200dailytimesPK (en)

Beijing: China on Thursday defended foreign companies from criticism by some Chinese that they have been stingy in helping out after the earthquake, despite profiting from doing business in the country. “The so-called 'international misers' theory is totally unfounded,” Commerce Minister Chen Deming told reporters.

Post-quake China on alert against disease

2008-05-23T02:19+0200dailytimesPK (en)

MIANYANG: More than 5,000 health workers have fanned out to disinfect China ’s earthquake-hit villages, and doctors and nurses are stationed round the clock in refugee camps to try to prevent survivors from falling sick. At a sports stadium in Mianyang, housing more than 20,000 survivors, an old man....

Quake toll jumps to more than 80,000

2008-05-23T02:10+0200examiner (en)

CHINA said the toll of dead and missing from last week’s earthquake jumped to more than 80,000, while the government appealed yesterday for millions of tents to shelter homeless survivors.

Bruce Lees home sold

2008-05-23T02:09+0200NewsJang-en (en)

HONG KONG: The former Hong Kong home of kung fu legend Bruce Lee is to be sold to raise money for China ’s earthquake relief effort, a news report said

More disaster awaits China's quake zone

2008-05-23T01:52+0200TurkishDailyNews (en)

Aftershocks, avalanches and flooding could bring more geological disasters to China 's mountainous southwest following last week's devastating earthquake, a senior government official said

OCBC donates to quake victims

2008-05-23T01:44+0200thestar (en)

PETALING JAYA: OCBC Bank will donate RMB1mil to victims of the Sichuan earthquake. The donation, it said in a statement, would go towards the rebuilding of schools and homes in the Sichuan province. Group chief executive officer David Conner said the donation was a natural extension of its commitment to China .

China quake death toll soars past 50,000

2008-05-23T00:53+0200cnn (en)

The death toll from the devastating earthquake in southwestern China has leaped to 51,151 -- an increase of almost 10,000 -- government officials reported on Thursday.

Chinese Officials Call for Tents to House Earthquake Survivors

2008-05-23T00:21+0200voanews (en)

Kuang Weilin, deputy consul-general of the Chinese Consulate in New York, praised the Chinese and international communities for their quick response to the devastating earthquake. "[In] this time, I think that not only the people in China united but also the whole world.

Latest News : China's post-quake challenge: 5 million homeless

2008-05-23T00:11+0200tehrantimes (en)

AN XIAN, China (AP) -- China is grappling with the next massive task in the aftermath of its earthquake — how to shelter the 5 million people left homeless. Many were living Tuesday in tent cities like one at the base of Qianfo mountain in the disaster zone, offering some stability — along with food....

More than 80,000 dead or missing in China quake

2008-05-22T23:54+0200nzherald (en)

YINGXIU - More than 80,000 people are dead or missing from China 's worst earthquake in decades, the government said on Thursday, as concerns rose that disease, the rainy season and aftershocks could bring yet more pain. Previously,...

Chinese eager to adopt quake orphans

2008-05-22T23:28+0200msnbc (en)

Many Chinese are expressing an interest in adopting children orphaned by the earthquake. The high interest is another sign of China 's post-quake outpouring of sympathy, buoyed by rising prosperity.

Chinese earthquake toll jumps to 51,000

2008-05-22T23:28+0200msnbc (en)

China said the death toll from last week's powerful earthquake jumped to more than 51,000, while the government appealed Thursday for millions of tents to shelter homeless survivors.

ITU deploys satellite terminals in quake-hit China

2008-05-22T23:25+0200xinhuanet_en (en)

GENEVA, May 22 (Xinhua) -- The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has deployed 100 satellite terminals in China to help restore vital communication links in the aftermath of the severe earthquake that hit on May 12, the UN agency said on Thursday. The 8.

More leaders, officials of foreign countries, int'l organizations mourn China's quake victims

2008-05-22T23:25+0200xinhuanet_en (en)

BEIJING, May 22 (Xinhua) -- More foreign governments and leaders have expressed their sympathies for the victims of the deadly earthquake that hit southwest China 's Sichuan province on May 12. Up to 22:00 Beijing time (1400 GMT) Thursday, heads of state and government, parliamentary leaders,....

More than 80,000 dead or missing in China quake

2008-05-22T23:06+0200reliefWeb (en)

- More than 51,000 dead, 29,000 missing - 3 million tents needed - Disease, rainy season, aftershocks are main concerns (Adds details from state leaders) By Chris Buckley YINGXIU, China , May 22 (Reuters) - More than 80,000 people are dead or missing from China's worst earthquake in decades, the....

Analysis - China quake response unmatched, but challenges ahead

2008-05-22T23:06+0200reliefWeb (en)

By John Ruwitch HONG KONG, May 22 (Reuters) - Within 20 minutes of the earthquake in southwestern China , the People's Liberation Army had activated its emergency response and started to mobilise. Within hours, Premier Wen Jiabao was on a plane to the disaster zone in Sichuan province to direct the relief effort.

China warns of harsh punishment for quake aid graft

2008-05-22T23:06+0200reliefWeb (en)

BEIJING, May 22 (Reuters) - China on Thursday warned that it would come down hard on anyone who stole, misappropriated or misused the billions of yuan in aid that has flowed to the southwest of the country following a deadly earthquake. Last week's 7.9 magnitude quake, which centred on populous but....

Post-quake China watches out for disease

2008-05-22T23:06+0200reliefWeb (en)

MIANYANG, China , May 22 (Reuters) - More than 5,000 health workers have fanned out to disinfect China's earthquake-hit villages, and doctors and nurses are stationed round the clock in refugee camps to try to prevent survivors from falling sick. At the Jiujiang Sports Stadium in Mianyang, housing....

Chinese engineers move to empty "quake lakes"

2008-05-22T23:06+0200reliefWeb (en)

GUANZHUANG, China , May 22 (Reuters) - Chinese engineers are starting to make headway against lakes that have formed behind landslides, threatening yet more devastation on the earthquake-stricken valleys downstream. Last week's big tremor changed the landscape of northern Sichuan province, as....

Housing concerns mount for 5 mln China quake refugees

2008-05-22T23:06+0200reliefWeb (en)

By Lucy Hornby GUANGYUAN COUNTY, China , May 22 (Reuters) - Five million Chinese displaced by last week's earthquake will be in temporary homes for months as devastated Sichuan province shifts from emergency response to housing refugees for the long term. Local officials say their most pressing issue now is housing.

Earthquake relief efforts in China

2008-05-22T23:06+0200reliefWeb (en)

Catholic Relief Services (CRS) is supporting the emergency response of our partner Caritas Hong Kong in the wake of the powerful May 12 earthquake in China that has claimed more than 40,000 lives. In and around the capital city of Sichuan, Caritas Hong Kong has assessment teams on the ground....

China makes urgent global tent appeal

2008-05-22T22:48+0200sbs (en)

China has made an urgent global appeal for millions of tents to shelter survivors of its worst earthquake in a generation, as the death toll shot past 50,000.

Minister Day Offers Condolences to the People of China

2008-05-22T22:41+0200gc (en)

May 21, 2008 The Honourable Stockwell Day, Minister of Public Safety today expressed his deep sadness towards the human suffering caused by the recent earthquake that struck China ’s Sichuan province. Minister Day conveyed his sincere regret while signing a book of condolence at the Chinese Consulate General in Vancouver.

Doctors Provide Care Despite Obstacles in China

2008-05-22T22:08+0200NPRnews (en)

In China 's earthquake-damaged Sichuan province, 39,000 medical personnel are now working to provide care, according to provincial authorities. Many are working out of tents, but doctors say supplies are reaching the millions who are displaced.

Quake Further Endangers China's Giant Pandas

2008-05-22T22:08+0200NPRnews (en)

Found only in China , the giant panda is threatened by extinction, and researchers in southwestern China have devoted themselves to saving the species. The May 12 earthquake in Sichuan province has exacerbated the challenges facing the already fragile population.

Doctors Provide Care Despite Obstacles in China

2008-05-22T22:08+0200NPRnews (en)

In China 's earthquake-damaged Sichuan province, 39,000 medical personnel are now working to provide care, according to provincial authorities. Many are working out of tents, but doctors say supplies are reaching the millions who are displaced.

China Quake Death Toll Jumps to 51,000

2008-05-22T21:44+0200globalsecurity (en)

By Stephanie Ho Beijing 22 May 2008 The official number of people dead from a powerful earthquake in southwestern China has risen to more than 51,000. With more than 30,000 people still missing, the casualty numbers are expected to continue climbing. Stephanie Ho reports from Beijing.

China Quake Death Toll Jumps to 51,000

2008-05-22T21:24+0200chosun (en)

The official number of people dead from a powerful earthquake in southwestern China has risen to more than 51,000. With more than 30,000 people still missing, the casualty numbers are expected to continue climbing. Stephanie Ho reports from Beijing. Chinese officials originally said they thought the....

Olympic torch relay resumes in China

2008-05-22T21:14+0200Hindu (en)

NINGBO ( China ): The march towards the Beijing Olympics got back on track here on Thursday with a minute of silence, followed by the resumption of the torch relay. This comes on top of a three-day mourning period for thousands of earthquake ...

Greek PM signs Book of Condolences at Chinese Embassy

2008-05-22T21:08+0200phantis (en)

ATHENS, May 22 (Xinhua) - Greek Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis visited the Chinese Embassy in Athens at noon on Thursday, and signed the Book of Condolences for the victims of the deadly earthquake that struck the Sichuan province in China on May 12.

Facts and figures about China quake and relief

2008-05-22T21:04+0200reliefWeb (en)

BEIJING, May 22 (Xinhua) - Following are the latest facts and figures about the massive 8.0-magnitude earthquake that rocked southwest China 's Sichuan Province on May 12: - The death toll from the quake rose to 51,151 nationwide as of 10 a.m. Thursday, while 288,431 people were injured and 29,328 people were missing.

Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Qin Gang's remarks on some foreign countries' offer of sending medical teams to China

2008-05-22T21:04+0200reliefWeb (en)

Q: Recently, some foreign countries have offered to send medical teams to assist relief work. How will China respond? A: After the massive earthquake hit Wenchun in Sichuan Province, some countries and Red Cross societies have offered to send medical teams to support relief work in China, to which....

China: Sichuan Earthquake Situation Report - 22 May 2008

2008-05-22T21:04+0200reliefWeb (en)

Highlights: - Search and rescue operations are in final stages. Emergency teams continue to provide essential treatment to injured victims and organize the provision of food, blankets, shelter, safe water and essential medicines. - WHO obtaining medical supplies requested by the Ministry of Health....

China: UN supplies medical kits and telecoms equipment for earthquake relief

2008-05-22T21:04+0200reliefWeb (en)

Emergency health kits capable of providing assistance to 30,000 people for up to one month have been rushed into the quake-affected areas of Sichuan province in China by the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO). One hundred satellite terminals have been deployed to provide accurate....

China torch relay resumes

2008-05-22T20:52+0200radioaustralia (en)

The Olympic torch relay through China has resumed after a three day period of mourning and it will now move through the epicentre of last week's earthquake immediately prior to the start of the games in August.

$13b bill for quake repairs

2008-05-22T20:52+0200nzherald (en)

China ended a three-day national mourning period for the victims of last week's deadly earthquake, but was left with the tasks of searching for bodies and caring for survivors. The end of the mourning period came as China's leaders...

China torch relay resumes

2008-05-22T20:41+0200australianetwork (en)

The Olympic torch relay through China has resumed after a three day period of mourning and it will now move through the epicentre of last week's earthquake immediately prior to the start of the games in August. As Peter Cave reports from Beijing, the torch resumed its sometimes troubled journey to Beijing in eastern city on Ningbo this morning.

China asks for more tents as quake death toll rises above 51,000

2008-05-22T20:25+0200IHT (en)

China 's leaders moved to contain the political fallout from the deadly earthquake, promising a $10 billion reconstruction fund, reining in the media and trying to keep despair from turning to anger in the disaster zone.

Int'l community offers more condolences, aid for China earthquake

2008-05-22T19:39+0200xinhuanet_en (en)

BEIJING, May 22 (Xinhua) -- More countries and international organizations have, by various means, offered their condolences and aid in the wake of the deadly earthquake in southwestern China . Vanuatu's President Kalkot Mataskelekele and Chairwoman of the U.S.

Warnings of more aftershocks, floods in China

2008-05-22T19:39+0200australianetwork (en)

The survivors of last week's earthquake in Southwest China have been warned that they will face further heavy losses from aftershocks, avalanches and flooding as a result of geological instability caused by the massive quake. Peter Cave reports from Beijing that the warning has come from China's Ministry of Land and Resources.

More than 80,000 dead or missing in China quake

2008-05-22T19:37+0200dawn (en)

YINGXIU, May 22 (Reuters): More than 80,000 people are dead or missing from China 's worst earthquake in decades, the government said on Thursday,...

China helps itself

2008-05-22T19:11+0200economist (en)

SOME 200 survivors of China 's deadliest earthquake in more than 30 years line up for a handout of food. It looks good. There is rice gruel, braised diced pork, courgettes and hot steamed buns. There are also no officials. The Communist Party likes to be seen as society's main benefactor, but this is private aid.

Warnings of more aftershocks, floods in China

2008-05-22T19:06+0200radioaustralia (en)

The survivors of last week's earthquake in Southwest China have been warned that they will face further heavy losses from aftershocks, avalanches and flooding as a result of geological instability caused by the massive quake.

Pakistan vigorously contributing in earthquake relief efforts in China

2008-05-22T18:55+0200app-en (en)

BEIJING, May 22 (APP)- Pakistan is vigorously taking part in relief efforts for the affected people of May 12 devastated earthquake that hit China ’s Sichuan province when it dispatched another batch of relief goods on eight trucks carrying 6000 tents by road from Islamabad to China on Wednesday.

Greek PM signs Book of Condolences at Chinese Embassy

2008-05-22T18:54+0200xinhuanet_en (en)

ATHENS, May 22 (Xinhua) - Greek Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis visited the Chinese Embassy in Athens at noon on Thursday, and signed the Book of Condolences for the victims of the deadly earthquake that struck the Sichuan province in China on May 12.

China: More than 50,000 people die in earthquake in Sichuan alone

2008-05-22T18:53+0200reliefWeb (en)

CHENGDU, May 22, 2008 (Xinhua via COMTEX News Network) -- More than 50,000 people have been confirmed dead in the May 12 earthquake and another 277,028 people injured in Sichuan Province alone as of 4 p.m. Thursday. Sichuan's death toll from the earthquake rose sharply to 50,651 from Wednesday's....

China earthquake 'biggest disaster for children in seven years'

2008-05-22T18:43+0200guardian (en)

The Sichuan earthquake is the biggest disaster for the world's children in seven years, says Save the Children, as the overall death toll jumped above 51,000

China says death toll in quake more than 51,000

2008-05-22T18:20+0200AfghanistanSun (en)

BEICHUAN, China (AP) -- China said the toll of dead and missing from last week's powerful earthquake jumped to more than 80,000, while the government appealed Thursday for millions of tents to shelter...

Officer breast-feeds quake orphans

2008-05-22T18:16+0200cnn (en)

A Chinese policewoman is being hailed as a hero after taking it upon herself to breast-feed several infants who were separated from their mothers or orphaned by China 's devastating earthquake.

FRANK CHING: Eastern promise blows away Western delusions

2008-05-22T18:10+0200nst (en)

"They miss the massive democratisation of the human spirit that is taking place in China ." At a time when the Chinese people have mobilised themselves to cope with the May 12 earthquake, with untold numbers volunteering to give blood, to donate money and to travel to devastated towns and villages to....

Koroma Mourns China's Earthquake Victims

2008-05-22T18:10+0200allafrica (en)

The president and his vice Wednesday paid tributes to the deceased Chinese citizens after an earthquake struck Sichuan province in China .

Facts and figures about China quake and relief

2008-05-22T18:09+0200xinhuanet_en (en)

BEIJING, May 22 (Xinhua) -- Following are the latest facts and figures about the massive 8.0-magnitude earthquake that rocked southwest China 's Sichuan Province on May 12: -- The death toll from the quake rose to 51,151 nationwide as of 10 a.m. Thursday, while 288,431 people were injured and 29,328 people were missing.

Tens of thousands of Chinese seek to adopt quake orphans

2008-05-22T18:09+0200xinhuanet_en (en)

by Li Jianmin, Ding Jing and Liu Jin BEIJING, May 22 (Xinhua) -- Tens of thousands of families across China , eager to show their love, have overwhelmed local civil affairs authorities with telephone calls asking to adopt those orphaned by the worst earthquake since the founding of New China in 1949.

Wen, in quake visits, highlights Chinese style of premiership

2008-05-22T18:09+0200xinhuanet_en (en)

by Xinhua writer Fu Shuangqi MIANYANG, Sichuan, May 22 (Xinhua) -- Ten days after the devastating earthquake in southwest China , six days after he returned to Beijing, Premier Wen Jiabao was back on the front lines of quake relief. He flew to Mianyang in Sichuan Province, one of the worst hit cities, on Thursday afternoon.

China's glasnost

2008-05-22T17:23+0200IHT (en)

The Sichuan earthquake may be remembered as a milestone in the peaceful evolution of China toward capitalism and democracy.

China sends emergency relief to quake-hit pandas (Reuters)

2008-05-22T17:09+0200news-yahoo (en)

Reuters - China has sent emergency bamboo-shoot rations to pandas at a reserve in the Sichuan earthquake zone because no one there is collecting it for them, state media said on Thursday.

Flooding Feared as Death Toll in China Rises to 51,000

2008-05-22T16:49+0200WashingtonPost_B (en)

BEIJING, May 22 -- Landslides caused by last week's earthquake in central China have backed up rivers into more than 30 new lakes, threatening to flood downstream communities if the mud gives way under building pressure, Chinese officials warned Thursday.

China thanks foreign earthquake donors

2008-05-22T16:49+0200topix (en)

China 's commerce minister has thanked foreign companies for donating earthquake aid, rejecting criticism spread on Chinese Web sites that they are failing to do enough.

Demos on third day of Dalai Lama visit to Britain (AFP)

2008-05-22T16:39+0200news-yahoo (en)

AFP - China 's response to its earthquake disaster is an encouraging sign of openness but Beijing lacks the moral authority of a true superpower, the Dalai Lama said Thursday, amid protests against his trip here.

Demos on Dalai Lama's UK visit

2008-05-22T16:34+0200thetimes-za (en)

AFP LONDON - China 's response to its earthquake disaster is an encouraging sign of openness but Beijing lacks the moral authority of a true superpower, the Dalai Lama said today, amid protests against his trip here. On the third day of a visit here, the exiled Tibetan. . . .

More than 80,000 dead or missing in China quake

2008-05-22T16:32+0200expressindia (en)

More than 80,000 people are dead or missing from China 's worst earthquake in decades, the government said.

YET MORE PAIN

2008-05-22T16:32+0200alertnet (en)

By Ben Blanchard BEIJING, May 22 (Reuters) - More than 80,000 people are now confirmed dead or missing after China 's worst earthquake in decades, the government said on Thursday. Previously, authorities had said they expected the final death toll to exceed 50,000.

China: Sichuan Earthquake Emergency Appeal no. MDRCN003 Operations Update No. 05

2008-05-22T16:16+0200reliefWeb (en)

Period covered by this Update : Seven days after the launch of the appeal Appeal target (current) : CHF 20,076,412 (USD 19.3 million or EUR 12.4 million); Appeal coverage: There has been a very generous and quick response to this appeal, and in the seven days since it was launched.

Pakistan sends another consignment of relief goods for Chinese quake victims

2008-05-22T16:16+0200reliefWeb (en)

ISLAMABAD, May 21 (APP): Pakistan on Wednesday dispatched another consignment of relief goods comprising tents for the earthquake victims of China by special aircraft. The consignment was sent on the directives of the Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani soon after his arrival from Egypt.

China quake death toll soars past 50,000

2008-05-22T16:13+0200unian (en)

As of midday Thursday, domestic and international donations to China `s earthquake zone had reached $3 billion, or 21.4 billion yuan, according to State Council officials. So far, 1.9 billion yuan has been forwarded to the earthquake-affected areas, the office said.

WHO sends more medical aid to China's quake-affected areas

2008-05-22T16:11+0200xinhuanet_en (en)

MANILA, May 22 (Xinhua) -- The World Health Organization (WHO) is rushing additional medical supplies to China 's earthquake-hit areas, said the UN agency's regional office in Manila on Thursday. The supplies will be able to treat 130,000 people, WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific said in a press release.

World Blog: Million tales of heartbreak in China's press

2008-05-22T16:11+0200msnbc (en)

BEIJING – While most U.S. media have cut back coverage of China ’s earthquake , and the mainland Chinese press is trying to remain upbeat about the disaster, the largest Chinese-language paper distributed worldwide is bringing its readers the epic tragedy in epic proportions.

China moves to contain quake unrest

2008-05-22T16:06+0200smh (en)

CHINA moved to contain some of the political fallout from last week's devastating earthquake with the announcement of a big spending program amid growing refugee impatience and a tightening of media control.

China: Quake death toll passes 51,000

2008-05-22T16:03+0200usaToday (en)

China said the toll of dead and missing from last week's powerful earthquake jumped to more than 80,000, while the government ...

5 MILLION HOMELESS

2008-05-22T15:52+0200alertnet (en)

By Lucy Hornby GUANGYUAN COUNTY, China , May 22 (Reuters) - Five million Chinese displaced by last week's earthquake will be in temporary homes for months as devastated Sichuan province shifts from emergency response to housing refugees for the long term. Local officials say their most pressing issue now is housing.

China warns of harsh punishment for quake aid graft

2008-05-22T15:52+0200alertnet (en)

BEIJING, May 22 (Reuters) - China on Thursday warned that it would come down hard on anyone who stole, misappropriated or misused the billions of yuan in aid that has flowed to the southwest of the country following a deadly earthquake. Last week's 7.9 magnitude quake, which centred on populous but....

China says death toll in quake more than 51,000

2008-05-22T15:39+0200AfghanistanSun (en)

BEICHUAN, China (AP) -- China said the toll of dead and missing from last week's powerful earthquake jumped to more than 80,000, while the government appealed Thursday for millions of tents to shelter...

Nigeria donates US$2 million to earthquake victims in China

2008-05-22T15:36+0200apanews-en (en)

Nigeria has donated US$2 million to China for the victims of the earthquake which rocked the country last 12 May, the Special Adviser to the Nigerian President on Media, Mr Olusegun Adeniyi, told journalists in Abuja on Wednesday. Special Adviser Adeniyi said President Umaru Yar'adua announced the....

S Korean president pays condolence to quake victims

2008-05-22T15:26+0200xinhuanet_en (en)

"I want to deliver my deep condolences to the Chinese people suffering from an unprecedented earthquake disaster. We wish for swift rescue and recovery operations in China ," Lee told Chinese Ambassador to South Korea Ning Fukui after paying respect to the earthquake victims in front of an altar installed at the embassy.

Zhang Lianwei leads donations to earthquake relief efforts

2008-05-22T15:26+0200xinhuanet_en (en)

NANJING, Southeast China , May 22 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Lianwei, China's most famous golfer, announced that he will donate RMB100,000 (14,200 U.S. dollars) to help in the relief efforts for the Sichuan earthquake. The Guangdong-based 42-year-old made a statement at a press conference on Thursday morning....

China thanks foreign companies for quake aid

2008-05-22T15:26+0200irish-news (en)

China ’s commerce minister took the unusual step of thanking foreign companies on national television today for donating earthquake aid, dismissing accusations spread on Chinese websites that they were doing too little.

80,000 dead and missing in China quake

2008-05-22T15:26+0200irish-news (en)

China said today the toll of dead and missing from last week’s powerful earthquake had jumped to more than 80,000, while the government appealed for millions of tents to shelter homeless survivors.

Pakistan to donate additional 10,000 tents to China for earthquake relief

2008-05-22T15:26+0200xinhuanet_en (en)

ISLAMABAD, May 22 (Xinhua) -- Pakistan has decided to donate an additional 10,000 tents for the earthquake-affected areas in China , a Chinese embassy official told Xinhua here Thursday. Deputy of the Chinese mission Yao Jing said that up to now Pakistan's donation of tents to China reached a total amount of 22,260.

China Quake Death Toll Jumps to 51,000

2008-05-22T15:22+0200voanews (en)

China has appealed to international community for more than three million tents to house survivors of last week's devastating earthquake in Sichuan province

China makes global tent appeal, as quake death toll passes 50,000 (AFP)

2008-05-22T15:21+0200news-yahoo (en)

AFP - China made an urgent global appeal Thursday for millions of tents to shelter destitute survivors of its worst earthquake in a generation, as the confirmed death toll shot up past 50,000.

China Expedites Vast Rescue Operation

2008-05-22T15:17+0200WashingtonPost_B (en)

FUXIN, China , May 14 -- The Chinese government accelerated its massive rescue-and-recovery operation Wednesday, dispatching hundreds of busloads of civilian rescue teams, paramilitary police and youthful volunteers toward earthquake-ravaged regions in a vivid demonstration of the Communist Party's...

China quake death count at 51,000

2008-05-22T15:13+0200washtimes (en)

twt-image-container-width> BEICHUAN, China (AP) – China said the toll of dead and missing from last week's powerful earthquake jumped to more than 80,000, while the government appealed today for millions of tents to shelter homeless survivors. The confirmed number of dead rose nearly 10,000 from the....

Olympic Torch Relay Celebrations Scaled Back

2008-05-22T15:01+0200WashingtonPost_B (en)

BEIJING, May 13 -- The Olympic torch will be carried through quake-ravaged Sichuan province on schedule next month, but China is scaling back celebrations along the route out of respect for earthquake victims and will observe a minute of silence each morning before the torch relay proceeds, offic...

Quake in China reverses fortunes for dissonant Tibet voices

2008-05-22T14:46+0200IHT (en)

The Dalai Lama's cool welcome in European capitals reflects the sudden shift in attitudes toward Tibet since the Sichuan earthquake turned China from victimizer to victim overnight.

Chinese Gather to Mourn Victims of Sichuan Quake

2008-05-22T14:45+0200WashingtonPost_B (en)

MIANYANG, China , May 19 -- China observed three minutes of silence Monday to mourn the tens of thousands of people who died in last week's earthquake, as state media reported that more than 200 rescue workers had been buried in mudslides.

China quake death toll passes 51,000

2008-05-22T14:42+0200phantis (en)

The 7.9-magnitude quake injured 288,431 people, with another 29,328 missing, authorities said. As of midday Thursday, domestic and international donations to China 's earthquake zone had reached $3 billion, or 21.4 billion yuan, according to State Council officials. So far, 1.

European Parliament passes resolution on China's earthquake

2008-05-22T14:41+0200xinhuanet_en (en)

Special report: STRASBOURG, May 22 (Xinhua) -- The European Parliament passed here on Thursday a resolution on the devastating earthquake in China , voicing sincere condolences and solidarity to the people of China and welcoming the "prompt response to the disaster by the Chinese authorities by means of their emergency operation.

Temporary homes to house Chinese earthquake victims

2008-05-22T14:39+0200AfghanistanSun (en)

China 's ministry of housing and urban-rural development has asked authorities in the areas hit by the May 12th earthquake to build one million temporary homes for the victims.

China says death toll in quake more than 51,000

2008-05-22T14:30+0200WashingtonPost_B (en)

BEICHUAN, China -- China said the toll of dead and missing from last week's powerful earthquake jumped to more than 80,000, while the government appealed Thursday for millions of tents to shelter homeless survivors.

China Adds Counseling to Earthquake Relief Efforts

2008-05-22T14:27+0200NPRnews (en)

China is mounting its largest-ever counseling operation for survivors of last week's massive earthquake. It's unprecedented in a country where mental health problems are generally seen as a source of shame. Experts say the psychological damage from the quake is extensive and could be long-lasting.

China quake death toll passes 51,000

2008-05-22T14:26+0200cnn (en)

The death toll from last week's China earthquake has risen to 51,151, government officials reported today. The 7.9-magnitude quake injured 288,431 people, with another 29,328 missing, authorities said.

China says death toll in quake more than 51,000

2008-05-22T14:23+0200yediotaharonot (en)

China said the toll of dead and missing from last week's powerful earthquake jumped to more than 80,000, while the government appealed Thursday for millions of tents to shelter homeless survivors. The confirmed number of dead rose nearly 10,000 from the day before to 51,151, Cabinet spokesman Guo Weimin told a news conference.

China sends first medical team for rehabilitation to quake zone

2008-05-22T14:13+0200reliefWeb (en)

A team of 20 Chinese medical workers left Beijing for southwestern Sichuan Province on Thursday to provide comprehensive rehabilitation services to the disabled earthquake survivors. Head of the team and director of China Rehabilitation Research Center Li Jianjun said they were organized by the China Disabled Persons' Federation.

Over 80,000 dead or missing in China

2008-05-22T14:12+0200irishtimes (en)

More than 80,000 people are dead or missing from China 's worst earthquake in decades, the government said today, as concerns rose that disease, the rainy season and aftershocks could bring yet more pain.

Ministry of Commerce: Quake has no major impact on China's exports

2008-05-22T13:56+0200xinhuanet_en (en)

BEIJING, May 22 (Xinhua) -- Commerce minister Chen Deming said on Thursday that the 8.0-magnitude earthquake had no major impact on exports or movement of commodities, except some disaster relief materials such as tents. Chen said China had more room for maneuvering as it's a big country.

China's commercial enterprises lose 25 bln yuan in quake

2008-05-22T13:56+0200xinhuanet_en (en)

BEIJING, May 22 (Xinhua) -- China 's commercial enterprises lost more than 25 billion yuan (3.57 billion U.S. dollars) as a result of the May 12 earthquake, said the Ministry of Commerce (MOC) Thursday. The quake damaged 51,429 local businesses, including shops and markets, in the southwestern Sichuan Province.

Tibetan 'Olympics' kicks off

2008-05-22T13:50+0200sbs (en)

A mock "Olympics" by Tibetan exiles kicked off in northern India despite calls to halt anti- China protests as a mark of respect for earthquake victims.

Tibetan 'Olympics' begin in India

2008-05-22T13:37+0200NEWScomAU (en)

A MOCK "Olympics" organised by Tibetan exiles kicked off in northern India today despite calls to halt anti- China protests as a mark of respect for earthquake victims. 8:41pm (AEST)

L&L collecting money for earthquake victims

2008-05-22T13:35+0200HonululuAdvetrtiser (en)

L&L Hawaiian Barbecue locations from Kailua to 'Ewa Beach, Honolulu to Lihu'e and beyond are collecting donations until May 31 to help American Red Cross efforts to aid earthquake victims in China .

China quake toll jumps sharply; Beijing asks for shelter aid

2008-05-22T13:30+0200CBC (en)

The death toll from this month's earthquake in central China rose to more than 51,000 Thursday, as officials appealed for international help to provide shelter for millions of people who lost their homes.

Russia airmobile hospital receives 42 patients over day in China

2008-05-22T13:29+0200itartass_en (en)

MOSCOW, May 22 (Itar-Tass) - The airmobile hospital of the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations that has been set up in China has received 42 people injured in a devastating earthquake that hit the country’s Sichuan province, the ministry’s information department told Itar-Tass.

Deaths in China earthquake now total more than 51,000

2008-05-22T13:08+0200TheScotsman (en)

CHINA said the death toll from last week's powerful earthquake has jumped to more than 51,000, while the government appealed today for millions of tents to shelter homeles

Hackers exploit China earthquake to punt Trojan

2008-05-22T13:03+0200register (en)

Unscrupulous virus writers have inevitably latched onto the Chinese earthquake disaster, which killed more than 50,000, to punt malware. The Trojan-laced email attacks follow earlier phishing scams themed around the Sichuan province disaster. Emails with infected Word attachments contaminated by....

Post-Quake China On Alert Against Disease

2008-05-22T12:59+0200javno-en (en)

More than 5,000 health workers have fanned out to disinfect China 's earthquake-hit villages, and doctors and nurses are stationed round the clock in refugee camps to try to prevent survivors from falling sick. At a sports stadium in Mianyang, housing more than 20,000 survivors, an old man watches....

China: Quake toll jumped to 80,000 dead, missing

2008-05-22T12:56+0200usaToday (en)

China said the toll of dead and missing from last week's powerful earthquake jumped to more than 80,000, while the government ...

China quake death toll passes 50,000

2008-05-22T12:49+0200sbs (en)

China made an urgent global appeal for millions of tents to shelter destitute earthquake survivors, as the official death toll shot up past 50,000.

China earthquake death toll rises

2008-05-22T12:49+0200belfasttelegraph (en)

The number of people killed in China 's devastating earthquake has risen to over 51,000.

China airlifts bamboo to quake-hit pandas

2008-05-22T12:33+0200register (en)

China has sent emergency relief to its Wolong Conservation and Research Centre for the Giant Panda in the Sichuan earthquake zone - home to 53 of the endangered creatures. The centre lies north of the provincial capital Chengdu, and just 30km from the epicentre of the devastating 12 May quake which....

China’s Secrets Revealed

2008-05-22T12:31+0200SR-International (en)

With the recent events in Tibet, the devastating earthquake and the upcoming Olympics in Beijing, China is firmly in the focus of the Swedish media. But are we getting the whole picture? Many of Stockholms museums don’t think so and have set up a series of exhibitions highlighting China’s past present and future.

China says death toll in quake is more than 51,000

2008-05-22T12:30+0200IHT (en)

China said the death toll from last week's powerful earthquake jumped to more than 51,000, as it appealed Thursday for millions of tents to shelter homeless survivors.

Olympic torch relay resumes after mourning period

2008-05-22T12:30+0200IHT (en)

The Olympic torch resumed its journey through China after a minute of silence Thursday following a three-day mourning period for victims of the earthquake.

VIDEO: Quake Victims Long for Home

2008-05-22T12:29+0200javno-en (en)

Earthquake victims in China move into tents and temporary houses to avoid aftershocks and rainy weather but many say they long for home.

China quake death toll rises to 51,000

2008-05-22T12:28+0200RTERadio (en)

It said more than 288,000 people were injured by the 7.9-magnitude quake in Sichuan province in southwest China on 12 May. The Dalai Lama has said that China's response to the earthquake disaster shows encouraging signs of openness. However, he said that Beijing still lacks the moral authority of a true superpower.

More than 80,000 dead or missing in China quake

2008-05-22T12:28+0200thestar (en)

BEIJING (Reuters) - More than 80,000 people are now confirmed dead or missing after China 's worst earthquake in decades, the government said on Thursday.

China reacts coolly to Dalai's Olympic suggestion

2008-05-22T12:27+0200reuters (en)

BEIJING (Reuters) - China reacted coolly on Thursday to a suggestion from the Dalai Lama that he would be happy to attend the Beijing Olympics, and suggested talks with Tibet's exiled spiritual leader's envoys may be delayed by the Sichuan earthquake.

China quake: Another against-odds rescue

2008-05-22T12:26+0200cnn (en)

A woman who survived nine days trapped in debris Wednesday became the latest in a series of against-the-odds rescues in China , where the official death toll from last week's massive earthquake has risen to 41,353.

China reacts coolly to Dalai's Olympic suggestion (Reuters)

2008-05-22T12:19+0200news-yahoo (en)

Reuters - China reacted coolly on Thursday to a suggestion from the Dalai Lama that he would be happy to attend the Beijing Olympics, and suggested talks with Tibet's exiled spiritual leader's envoys may be delayed by the Sichuan earthquake.

China earthquake death toll tops 51,000

2008-05-22T12:15+0200jpost (en)

The confirmed number of dead rose to 51,151 - a jump of almost 10,000 from the day before, Cabinet spokesman Guo Weimin told a news conference. Another 29,328 people remained missing and nearly 300,000 were hurt in the May 12 quake centered in Sichuan province, he said.

China: Jinde Charities contributes 2000 tents, worth 500,000 RMB for Sichuan earthquake disaster

2008-05-22T12:12+0200reliefWeb (en)

Faith Press 21st May 2008: Jinde Charities – Chengdu The Jinde Team, headed by Bishop Joseph Li Liangui of Xianxian and Vice-Chairman of Jinde Charities, together with Fr. Han Qingping, Jinde vice-director and two representatives of Caritas Germany, Mr. Wolfgang Gerstner and Ms.

China: Sichuan Earthquake Situation Report - 21 May 2008

2008-05-22T12:12+0200reliefWeb (en)

Highlights: - Search and rescue efforts continue in the affected area. Emergency teams are working around the clock to search for survivors in the rubble, provide essential first-aid to injured victims, clear roads and organize the provision of food, blankets, shelter, safe water and essential medicines.

China earthquake death toll rises to 51,151

2008-05-22T12:12+0200reliefWeb (en)

BEIJING, May 22, 2008 (Xinhua via COMTEX News Network) -- The death toll in China 's major earthquake increased by 9,798 to 51,151 as 10:00 a.m. Thursday, according to the Information Office of the State Council. And 288,431 people were injured and 29,328 missing in the 8.0-magnitude quake that jolted southwestern Sichuan Province on May 12.

More disasters await China's quake zone: official says

2008-05-22T12:12+0200reliefWeb (en)

BEIJING, May 22, 2008 (AFP) - Aftershocks, avalanches and flooding will likely cause more heavy losses in China 's mountainous southwest following last week's devastating earthquake, a senior government official said Thursday. The 8.0-magnitude earthquake has increased geological risks along China's....

WHO rushing more medical aid to China, sending expert team for health system reconstruction

2008-05-22T12:12+0200reliefWeb (en)

Beijing/Manila, 22 May 2008 —The World Health Organization (WHO) is rushing additional medical supplies to the People's Republic of China . The supplies will be able to treat 130 000 people. WHO is also sending an expert team to collaborate with the government on rebuilding its health infrastructure following the devastating May 12 earthquake.

China: Sichuan earthquake relief update, May 21

2008-05-22T12:12+0200reliefWeb (en)

This morning, Amity staff visited Penghua Village and Wolong village to distribute more emergency relief supplies, including 6.8 tons of oil and 1700 quilts. Other materials, like rice and waterproof cloth, are being purchased. Dear friends, Up to May 21, 12:00 pm, death toll: 41,353, injured: 274,683; total missing: 32,666.

China Seeking More Than 3 Million Tents to House Quake Victims

2008-05-22T12:10+0200voanews (en)

China has appealed to the international community for more than three million tents to house survivors of last week's devastating earthquake in Sichuan province, as the official death toll now exceeds 51,000

China quake death toll tops 51,000

2008-05-22T11:58+0200channel4news (en)

China said the death toll from last week's powerful earthquake has jumped to more than 51,000, while the government appealed for millions of tents to shelter homeless survivors. The confirmed number of dead rose to 51,151 - a jump of almost 10,000 from the day before.

AJK President, PM, employees to donate one-day salary to Chinese quake victims

2008-05-22T11:49+0200app-en (en)

ISLAMABAD, May 22 (APP): The government of Azad Kashmir including President and Prime Minister and 80,000 employees would donate their one-day salary to China earthquake victims. People of Pakistan, China and AJK were tied in deep and eternal ties that were higher that Himalayas and deeper than oceans.

Chinese quake death toll reaches over 51,000

2008-05-22T11:46+0200rian (en)

BEIJING, May 22 (RIA Novosti) - The earthquake that hit southwest China on May 12, has claimed over 51,000 lives with nearly 30,000 people still missing, the country's officials said on Thursday. The quake, measuring 7.9 on the Richter scale, affected eight provinces, with Sichuan suffering the bulk of the devastation.

Nicholas Kristof: Earthquake and Hope

2008-05-22T11:44+0200spiegel-en (en)

The Sichuan earthquake may be remembered as a milestone in the peaceful evolution of China toward capitalism and democracy.

China quake response unmatched, but challenges ahead

2008-05-22T11:43+0200thestar (en)

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Within 20 minutes of the earthquake in southwestern China , the People's Liberation Army had activated its emergency response and started to mobilise.

China to build 1 mln temporary homes for quake victims

2008-05-22T11:41+0200xinhuanet_en (en)

BEIJING, May 22 (Xinhua) -- China 's Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development said Thursday that it had requested local authorities in earthquake-hit areas to build 1 million temporary homes by Aug. 10 to accommodate quake victims of the May 12 earthquake.

Former Olympic champ: Olympic torch relay delivers love to quake victims

2008-05-22T11:41+0200xinhuanet_en (en)

JIAXING, Southeast China , May 22 (Xinhua) -- Former Olympic table tennis champion Lu Lin, the last torchbearer in the Olympic torch relay in southeast China's Zhejiang province, said on Thursday that the relay delivers love and compassion to the earthquake victims.

China quake death toll rises to more than 51,000

2008-05-22T11:39+0200australianetwork (en)

The death toll from last week's earthquake in southwest China has risen to more than 51,000, with nearly 30,000 others still missing. A spokesman for China's State Council, or Cabinet, says another 288,431 people were injured in the May 12 quake. The confirmed death toll shows a rise of nearly 9,800 from Wednesday.

Quake victims remembered at torch relay in China

2008-05-22T11:38+0200AP (en)

NINGBO, China (AP) -- Victims of China's devastating earthquake were remembered with a moment of silence Thursday as the Olympic torch's march to Beijing restarted its journey....

China Says Death Toll in Quake More Than 51,000

2008-05-22T11:37+0200ABCnews (en)

China says death toll from earthquake exceeds 51,000; appeals for more tents for homeless

Africa: Oil Hits Above $130 a Barrel

2008-05-22T11:36+0200allafrica (en)

Crude yesterday rose above $130 a barrel for the first time on the New York Mercantile Exchange, amid concerns that the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) will not boost output in the coming months to rein in prices, and that China will increase its oil imports in the wake of its earthquake.

China say quake death toll tops 51 000

2008-05-22T11:33+0200MailGuardian (en)

More than 80 000 people are now confirmed dead or missing after China 's worst earthquake in decades, the government said on Thursday. State Council Information Office figures showed that the number of dead now exceeded 51 000, an increase of 10 000 on the previous day's toll. It said more than 29 000 were still missing.

New China death toll: 51,151

2008-05-22T11:30+0200thetimes-za (en)

GRIEF STRICKEN: A woman mourns for her loved ones killed by China 's earthquake as the death toll from the disaster climbs steadily. AFP BEIJING - The death toll from last week's earthquake in southwest China has risen to 51,151, with 29,328 others still missing, the government said today.

China earthquake deaths top 50,000

2008-05-22T11:28+0200guardian (en)