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China Death Toll Nears 40,000
 China Death Toll Nears 40,000 
May 20, 2008 8:28 AM CDT

China Death Toll Nears 40,000

Foreign medical workers arrive as focus shifts toward aiding survivors

(Newser) - The official quake death toll climbed to nearly 40,000 in China’s Sichuan province today, the Guardian reports, as foreign medical teams and equipment arrived on the scene. Relief efforts began shifting away from finding survivors to aiding the more than 200,000 injured and 5 million left homeless....

'Disaster Fatigue' Shuts US Wallets

Burma, China donations pale compared to tsunami, Katrina charity

(Newser) - Americans’ donations to disaster relief this year fall far short of money given to victims of the 2004 tsunami and Hurricane Katrina—and it’s likely due to “disaster fatigue," say experts. With tragedies like Burma’s cyclone and China’s earthquake quickly piling up, people may feel...

3 Pandas Missing in Quake
 3 Pandas Missing in Quake 
May 19, 2008 9:25 AM CDT

3 Pandas Missing in Quake

China flying food to more than 80 bears at reserve

(Newser) - Three giant pandas are missing from the famed Wolong panda reserve that was hit by the magnitude 7.9 earthquake last week in China, AFP reports. Emergency supplies of bamboo—the panda's staple—and apples are being flown into the area to help save the endangered animals. More than 80...

China Mourns; 200 Rescuers Buried by Mudslides

A week after quake, flags fly at half-mast amid national silence

(Newser) - Millions across China bowed their heads and observed 3 minutes of silence today in the first of 3 official days of mourning for the 71,000 dead or missing in last week's earthquake. Flags flew at half mast, rescue workers paused in their efforts and trading was halted on stock...

Another Major Aftershock Rocks China

6.1 rumble is latest setback

(Newser) - Another major aftershock rattled China this morning, Reuters reports. Thousands fled swaying buildings in Chengdu, capital of Sichuan province, after the 6.1 shaker, but no casualties were immediately reported. Hundreds of lesser aftershocks have rocked the area since last Monday's 7.9 quake that has now claimed at least...

Huge Aftershock Rattles China
 Huge Aftershock Rattles China 
May 16, 2008 7:47 AM CDT

Huge Aftershock Rattles China

President tours region as death toll mounts

(Newser) - A powerful aftershock struck today near the epicenter of this week's earthquake, wreaking more havoc as China struggled to bury its dead and care for thousands of homeless and hungry survivors, Reuters reports. Rescuers continued their search amid the rubble, but hope dimmed as the official death toll rose to...

Quake Toll Could Top 50K
 Quake Toll Could Top 50K 
May 15, 2008 12:39 PM CDT

Quake Toll Could Top 50K

China says 20,000 confirmed dead, and at least 25,000 still trapped

(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...

Quake Grief Compounded for Single-Child Chinese Families

Loss of child is devastating for those who followed one-child policy

(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...

Burst Dams New Peril in Quake Aftermath

Flooding could hurt rescue efforts — or kill more, China warns

(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,...

China's Quake Relief Efforts Serve PR Purpose, Too

Forceful, and open, response shows government knows it's under microscope

(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...

Troops Race Clock to Save Chinese Buried Alive

Rescuers struggle in mud and rain as death toll soars over 20,000

(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,...

Quake Moves Xinhua Past Propaganda
Quake Moves Xinhua Past Propaganda
May 13, 2008 7:01 PM CDT

Quake Moves Xinhua Past Propaganda

Chinese news agency focuses coverage on victims, not government

(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...

Quake Carnage Spares Pandas
 Quake Carnage 
 Spares Pandas 
May 13, 2008 4:27 PM CDT

Quake Carnage Spares Pandas

Disaster may threaten animals' food source

(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...

China Quake Toll Tops 13,000
 China Quake Toll Tops 13,000 
UPDATED
May 13, 2008 3:10 PM CDT

China Quake Toll Tops 13,000

Death toll expected to rise, may end up in six figures

(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...

Grief Turns to Fury For Quake Survivors

Anger flares among parents whose children lie in rubble

(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...

Quake Buries Nearly 19,000 in 1 Town
 Quake Buries
 Nearly 19,000  in 1 Town 
UPDATED
May 13, 2008 7:42 AM CDT

Quake Buries Nearly 19,000 in 1 Town

Buried schoolkids given up for dead

(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,...

Workers Can't Reach China Quake's Center
Workers Can't Reach China Quake's Center
UPDATED
May 12, 2008 4:14 PM CDT

Workers Can't Reach China Quake's Center

Damaged roads stop authorities from getting in to help; toll rises

(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...

China Quake Toll Rises to 7,600
 China Quake Toll Rises to 7,600 
UPDATED
May 12, 2008 11:16 AM CDT

China Quake Toll Rises to 7,600

10K could be injured, with authorities still trying to grasp extend of damage

(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. 

3,000 Dead, 900 Kids Buried in China Quake

Prez calls for 'all out' effort in stricken area

(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...

7.8 Earthquake Rocks China
 7.8 Earthquake Rocks China 
May 12, 2008 3:05 AM CDT

7.8 Earthquake Rocks China

Strikes near city of 10 million; 5 reported dead

(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...

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