China says quake toll likely above 50000
May 16, 2008
China's government gives rare transparent look at disaster
CNN - May 15, 2008
By Jaime FlorCruz BEIJING, China (CNN) -- Graphic footage of death and destruction has been shown on China's state-run news networks in the days following
China says quake toll likely above 50000
AFP - May 15, 2008
YINGXIU, China (AFP) — China said Thursday that over 50000 people had likely died in the devastating earthquake that hit its southwest as time runs out to
Number of dead and missing following earthquake in China reaches 28000
Granma International - May 15, 2008
• Death toll continues to increase • More than 25000 people buried. Prime Minister supervises life-saving efforts DUJIANGYAN, China, May 14.
Landslide hinders rescue efforts
China Daily - May 15, 2008
A major landslide on Thursday blocked a key road leading to the epicenter of Monday's killer earthquakes, hindering the rescue efforts in one of the
China Sends More Helicopters to Join Quake Relief Effort
Voice of America - May 15, 2008
By Stephanie Ho Chinese workers are still trying to reach three mountainous towns in southwestern Sichuan province that were cut off by a huge earthquake
Premier oversees quake rescue in SW China's Beichuan
Xinhua - May 14, 2008
BEICHUAN, Sichuan, May 14 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao arrived on Wednesday at Beichuan County, one of the regions worst hit by Monday's massive
China media unusually aggressive in covering quake
The Associated Press - May 14, 2008
BEIJING (AP) — Bodies buried under mounds of rubble, bloodied survivors pulled from debris, weeping family members begging for information — the stark
Relief effort picks up pace
Hindu - May 14, 2008
Broad shoulders: A girl drops cash in the donation box for the quake affected in the Sichuan Province, in New York on Tuesday. BEIJING: Two days after an
Relief operation continues in China as military reach quake epicentre
Euronews.net - May 14, 2008
Amid the death and the destruction there has been a small miracle - a pregnant woman trapped in ruins for three days has been rescued alive in Sichuan
Over 50000 dead, missing or buried in China quake
Hürriyet - May 14, 2008
More than 50000 people are dead, missing or buried under rubble after China's devastating earthquake, officials said on Wednesday as the full horror of the
In pictures: China's grief
BBC News - May 14, 2008
Two days on from China's most devastating earthquake for 30 years, the scale of the damage is just becoming clear. WARNING: VIEWERS MAY FIND THE FOLLOWING
Quake death toll grows as rescuers dig deeper
CNN - May 14, 2008
SICHUAN PROVINCE, China (CNN) -- China's death toll from a massive earthquake appeared to soar Wednesday as rescuers delved into some of the hardest-hit
Wenchuan ‘Worse Than Expected’
Wall Street Journal Blogs - May 14, 2008
Sadly, it looks increasingly like the current official casualty estimate from China’s massive earthquake, which as of early Wednesday put the death toll at
Rescue Operations Continue in China After Deadly Quake
Voice of America - May 14, 2008
By Stephanie Ho Rescue operations are continuing in southwestern China, as the government air lifts relief supplies to the closed-off area near the
Soldiers press search for quake survivors
CNN International - May 13, 2008
(CNN) -- China's deadly earthquake killed more than 7700 people in the town of Yingxiu -- about three-quarters of everyone who lived there,
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