China OKs 4 foreign rescue teams for quake zone
May 17, 2008
Lessons From the Tragedy
Wall Street Journal Blogs - May 16, 2008
The devastation wreaked by Monday’s earthquake in Sichuan province has given rise to an enormous outpouring of condolences and hopeful messages across the
China quake damage estimated at $20B
CNN - May 15, 2008
Insured losses may only be 5% of total, a risk assessment firm says. And it's not clear that Americans, in a troubled economy, will donate the sums needed
Earthquake in China struck in 2 stages
The Associated Press - May 15, 2008
TOKYO (AP) — The fault line that caused this week's devastating earthquake in China probably buckled in two stages, and the hardness of the terrain
Quake death toll climbs; China turns away aid workers
Vancouver Sun - May 14, 2008
CHONGQING, China - As the death toll soared, rescue workers raced against time and bad weather in the search for thousands of people still buried under the
Amid the tragedy lies opportunity
Los Angeles Times - May 14, 2008
Rescuers evacuate an injured person retrieved from the rubble of a collapsed building in Sichuan province. Media images of the relief work sought to show a
Chinese Earthquake Relief
Beliefnet.com - May 15, 2008
The recent earthquake in China has claimed the lives of tens of thousands. Many schools have collapsed, killing scores of children.
China to allow Japan`s rescue team into quake area
Zee News - May 15, 2008
Beijing, May 15: China has agreed to allow a Japanese rescue team into the area hit by Monday's devastating earthquake, state media reported on Thursday.
Rescue Workers Head To Epicenter Of China Quake
E Canada Now - May 15, 2008
Beijing (eCanadaNow) - Rescue workers headed to the epicenter of the earthquake on Wednesday following a Chinese government report that many dams were
Foreign aid workers finally allowed in to earthquake zone
Shanghaiist - May 15, 2008
This terse, one-line report on QQ tells us that foreign relief workers have finally been allowed access to the region surrounding the epicentre of the
China shows experience with disaster
Mission Network NEws (press release) - May 14, 2008
China (MNN) ― The death toll in China's Sichuan quake has already hit 15,0000 and continues to soar. It's the worst earthquake to hit the nation since 1976.
China rejects foreign rescue teams
PRESS TV - May 14, 2008
China has rebuffed the foreign countries' offers of sniffer dogs and rescue experts to help in its devastating earthquake relief operation.
No foreign casualties
CCTV - May 13, 2008
The Foreign Ministry says China welcomes the international community's goodwill and support. It also says it has no reports of any foreign casualties so
China rejects Australian rescuers
Sydney Morning Herald - May 14, 2008
China rebuffed international offers of sniffer dogs and search-and-rescue experts to help in its huge earthquake relief operation, but countries still sent
China welcomes offers of quake aid
Malaysia Star - May 13, 2008
BEIJING (Reuters) - China welcomed offers of international aid on Tuesday after an earthquake killed nearly 12000 people, and said it was moved by the show
China OKs foreign rescue teams from four countries for quake zone
Canoe.ca - May 16, 2008
By Henry Sanderson, AP BEIJING - After days of refusing foreign relief workers, China has accepted offers from four countries to send in rescue teams.
Sichuan quake deaths could top 50000
China Internet Information Center| - May 15, 2008
More than 50000 people are feared dead in southwest China's Sichuan Province alone after Monday's earthquake, the rescue headquarters of the State Council
Japanese rescue professionals arrive in quake-hit SW China
People\x27s Daily Online - May 15, 2008
A group of rescue professionals sent by the Japanese government arrived in Chengdu, capital of quake-ravaged southwest China's Sichuan Province,
China accepts foreign rescue teams for quake
Brisbane Times - May 15, 2008
After days of refusing foreign relief workers, China accepted offers from four countries to send in rescue teams, as the search for those trapped by the
China quake: Govt condoles
Ceylon Daily News - May 13, 2008
COLOMBO: The Government yesterday expressed its condolences to the Chinese Government over the massive loss of life in the earthquake there.
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