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  • May 2008

    • Quake Toll Could Top 50K

      Reuters  |  May 15, 08 12:39 PM CDT

      Quake Toll Could Top 50K

      (Newser) - The death toll from China’s devastating earthquake could ultimately top 50,000, Reuters reports. Some 20,000 have been confirmed dead, but Chinese officials fear for tens of thousands trapped under rubble, as rescuers contend with landslides, destroyed roads, and collapsed bridges. But even among those above ground, the multitudes of newly homeless people are beginning to strain the resources of relief efforts. More »

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    • Quake Grief Compounded for Single-Child Chinese Families

      New York Times  |  May 15, 08 9:26 AM CDT

      Quake Grief Compounded for Single-Child Chinese Families

      (Newser) - Thousands of parents in China's earthquake-hit Sichuan province are grieving for their children today and for most, the misery is particularly heart-wrenching because they have lost their only child, reports the New York Times. China's one-child policy was strictly enforced in the poor and populous province, and the quake took a heavy toll on its young as schools collapsed. More »

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    • Burst Dams New Peril in Quake Aftermath

      Reuters  |  May 14, 08 5:46 PM CDT

      Burst Dams New Peril in Quake Aftermath

      (Newser) - Chinese authorities are warning of possible flooding and further destruction caused by bursting dams in the aftermath of Monday's catastrophic earthquake, Reuters reports. "The most dangerous problems are several reservoirs near Wenchuan," about 30 miles northwest of the ruined city of Dujiangyan, one official said. The Zipingpu dam, 6 miles upriver of Dujiangyan, has passed a safety check, state TV announced this evening. More »

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    • China's Quake Relief Efforts Serve PR Purpose, Too

      New York Times  |  May 14, 08 9:57 AM CDT

      China's Quake Relief Efforts Serve PR Purpose, Too

      (Newser) - China's devastating earthquake has kept the country in an international spotlight that's been too warm for comfort following recent Tibet and Olympic-torch troubles, the New York Times reports—and the country might be having a defining moment as it deals with the catastrophe. The country's swift, aggressive rescue effort contrasts sharply with neighboring Myanmar's, and with China's own approach to earlier calamities. More »

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      China  • earthquake  • China earthquake  • Sichuan province  • torch relay  • Wen Jiabao  • Chinese officials

    • Troops Race Clock to Save Chinese Buried Alive

      Reuters  |  May 14, 08 4:42 AM CDT

      Troops Race Clock to Save Chinese Buried Alive

      (Newser) - China has rushed 50,000 more troops to Sichuan province to help dig for earthquake survivors before time runs out, Reuters reports. Tens of thousands of people are still buried under rubble from Monday's devastating 7.9 quake. Rescuers reaching the hardest-hit areas say the destruction is worse than feared, with the death toll now at 20,000 and likely to keep climbing. "Time is life," said Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, who's overseeing operations. More »

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    • Quake Moves Xinhua Past Propaganda

      Wall Street Journal  |  May 13, 08 7:01 PM CDT

      Quake Moves Xinhua Past Propaganda

      (Newser) - Xinhua, the Chinese state news agency, is better known for People’s Republic propaganda than hard-hitting journalism. But in the aftermath of the catastrophic Sichuan earthquake, the Wall Street Journal reports, the agency has published hundreds of up-to-the-minute accounts, many of them on the anguish of the victims and the grievances of provincial officials—a deviation from the usual focus on the government’s response. More »

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    • Quake Carnage Spares Pandas

      CNN  |  May 13, 08 4:27 PM CDT

      Quake Carnage Spares Pandas

      (Newser) - The residents of the panda preserves deep in the earthquake-ravaged area of China are OK, state media reported today. Keepers of the 86 bears at the Wolong facility, in Sichuan province, and the 60-plus animals at the nearby Chengdu center now must worry about infrastructure damage interrupting the pandas' food supply, CNN reports; the endangered bears eat mostly bamboo. More »

    • China Quake Toll Tops 13,000

      Reuters  |  May 13, 08 3:10 PM CDT

      China Quake Toll Tops 13,000

      (Newser) - The official death toll for the Chinese earthquake shot past 13,000 today and is expected to jump sharply after the full extent of the devastation is accounted for, Reuters reports. In one town with a prequake population of 12,000, only 2,000 survived; in all, 60,000 are missing in Wenchuan, the quake’s epicenter. More »

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    • Grief Turns to Fury For Quake Survivors

      Guardian (UK)  |  May 13, 08 10:15 AM CDT

      Grief Turns to Fury For Quake Survivors

      (Newser) - As rescue efforts continue in western China, the mood among survivors of the earthquake has transformed from grief to fury: at the military, at builders, and above all at the government. In Dujiangyan, where several hundreds pupils died when a school collapsed, the Guardian reports that residents tried to push through military police and begged Western media to circulate their stories. More »

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    • Quake Buries Nearly 19,000 in 1 Town

      CNN  |  May 13, 08 7:42 AM CDT

      Quake Buries Nearly 19,000 in 1 Town

      (Newser) - Nearly 19,000 people are reported buried in rubble in just one Chinese town, the state media said today, as  the death toll from yesterday's 7.9 earthquake in Sichuan province climbed to 12,000. Overwhelmed rescuers worked frantically to rescue as many as possible, impeded by rain and mudslides, while hundreds of children still beneath a collapsed school have been given up for dead, reports the New York Times . More »

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    • Workers Can't Reach China Quake's Center

      CNN  |  May 12, 08 4:14 PM CDT

      Workers Can't Reach China Quake's Center

      (Newser) - Authorities are unable to reach areas at the very center of China's massive 7.9-magnitude earthquake, CNN reports, due mainly to badly damaged roads. The death toll from the quake is now estimated at over 8,600, with thousands more injured, with those numbers figuring to rise as rescue efforts penetrate closer to the epicenter. More »

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    • China Quake Toll Rises to 7,600

      Washington Post  |  May 12, 08 11:16 AM CDT

      China Quake Toll Rises to 7,600

      (Newser) - The earthquake that shook central China has claimed at least 7,651 lives and injured 10,000 more in Sichuan province, the Washington Post reports. In Beichuan county, which accounted for more than 5,000 dead, local news said 80% of the buildings had been toppled.  More »

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    • 3,000 Dead, 900 Kids Buried in China Quake

      Reuters  |  May 12, 08 5:54 AM CDT

      3,000 Dead, 900 Kids Buried in China Quake

      (Newser) - Some 900 students were buried when a school collapsed in today's earthquake in China, state media reported, and the death climbed past 3,000 in just one county. Two other school collapses killed at least 5 children in a province adjacent to Sichuan province, where the quake occurred. Little else is yet known because phone communication is out in the epicenter about 60 miles from Chengdu, home of some 10 million people. More »

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      China  • earthquake  • Hu Jintao

    • 7.8 Earthquake Rocks China

      CNN  |  May 12, 08 3:05 AM CDT

      7.8 Earthquake Rocks China

      (Newser) - A major 7.8 magnitude earthquake rocked central China today, with shaking felt a thousand miles away in Beijing, and in Thailand and Vietnam. Exact damage or injuries were not known, but the quake hit about 60 miles from Chengdu, a city of 10 million in China's Sichuan province, reports CNN. "This is a very dangerous earthquake," said a geophysicist with the US Geological Survey. Five people are reported dead, with 100 injured. More »

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      China  • earthquake  • Beijing  • quake  • US Geological Survey