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British Tourists Reported Missing After China Earthquake.

Fifteen British tourists have been reported missing in the region of south-western China worst hit by yesterday's devastating earthquake. The group are thought to have been in Wolong Province, famous for its connections with Giant Panda conservation....

from YouTube on Tue, May 13 2008

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22 May 08 visit Pandas Still Missing After Earthquake  »  YouTube videoSelectPlusPandas Still Missing After EarthquakePandas Still Missing After EarthquakeThe Associated PressTwo pandas that live at the Wolong Reserve in the area of China hardest hit by the earthquake are still missing. The quake damaged the panda enclosures...
15 May 08 visit Tourists Rescued From Chinese Panda Preserve  »  YouTube videoA group of tourists who had been touring China's famous Wolong panda preserve, has been rescued after Monday's earthquake. (May 15)
14 May 08 visit 10's of Thousands Missing in China Earthquake  »  YouTube videoState media reported scenes of devastation in China following the country's worst earthquake in three decades Thousands were also reported to be buried under factories, schools and other buildings elsewhere. Hundreds more have died in neighboring...
20 May 08 visit Two giant pandas still missing after quake  »  Shanghai Daily ONE of the three previously-reported missing pandas from Wolong breeding center in southwestern Sichuan Province has returned safely and two others remain missing. Staff members with the China Wolong Giant Panda...
15 May 08 visit Video News: The smell of death, the British tourists at Wolong and the shift to a recovery mission as time runs out  »  Shanghaiist Al-Jazeera: The scenes of destruction and devastation, and the smell of death. Melissa Chan wins our thumbs-up once again with this report: AP catches up with the group of British tourists that have been rescued from the Wolong Panda Preserve: AP:...
02 Nov 09 visit 2 Russian tourists missing in Aba, SW China  »  People's Daily Two Russian tourists were reported missing in a scenic mountain in southwest China's Sichuan Province after an avalanche, said local authorities on Saturday. The management bureau of Siguniang Mountian in Aba Tibet and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture...

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