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Five days after a huge earthquake hit southwestern China, rescuers pulled at least 63 people alive from collapsed buildings on Saturday, state media said, revising its earlier toll of seven....
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FlagPreventing communicable disease outbreaks is the key public health issue now facing China in the aftermath of the earthquake that struck the country's south-western region, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Saturday. "The main needs ...
A strong aftershock, measuring 6 on the Richter scale, jolted Jiangyou City of southwest China's Sichuan Province at 1:08 a.m. on Sunday, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center. The epicenter of the latest temblor was located 32.1 degrees ...
Roads to areas worst hit by Monday's earthquake in southwest China's Sichuan Province had all resumed traffic after days of repair, the provincial disaster relief headquarters said Saturday night. The highways to Wenchuan, Beichuan, Qingchuan, ...
China media unusually aggressive in covering quake In the town of Beichuan, 60 miles to the south, thousands fled as the reports circulated. Rescue work resumed later in the day and experts were monitoring the river above Beichuan, the People's ...
Chinese President Hu Jintao Saturday night expressed gratitude to foreign countries and people who have offered quake-relief aid since a major earthquake struck the country. "On behalf of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (...
Rainfall hit part of China's quake areas Saturday afternoon and evening, triggering mud-rock flow in a town but causing no casualties. A slight rainfall began in Qingchuan County in Sichuan at 8:10 p.m. Saturday, adding new difficulties to the ...
Rescuers pulled at least 63 people alive from the earthquake debris in southwest China's Sichuan Province on Saturday, when searches entered the fifth day--tens of hours after the generally-believed 72-hour "prime time" for rescue ended....
A strong quake measuring 7.8 on the Richter scale jolted Wenchuan County in southwest China's Sichuan Province Monday afternoon. Tremors were felt across China except the northeastern Jilin and Heilongjiang provinces and the northwestern Xinjiang ...
Thousands of Chinese earthquake victims fled areas near the epicentre on Saturday, fearful of potential floods from a river blocked by landslides. Ad Links Soldiers carried older people out of Beichuan town � one of the areas hit hardest by the ...
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