China's state news agency had earlier reported 30 deaths. Rescuers are trying to save people buried under rubble after hundreds of houses collapsed. Two earthquakes... ...full story at LA Times
from LA Times on Tue, Oct 07 2008
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| 13 May 08 |
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7,8 Earthquake Jolts China »
YouTube video One of the worst earthquakes since 1976 strikes western China, with reports of hundreds buried under collapsed buildings.
Initial reports, after the quake struck on Monday (12 May 2008) put the death toll at just above one hundred, but with many hundreds... |
| 21 May 08 |
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Doctors amputate arm of man buried for 179 hours » Shanghai Daily A MAN saved by Shanghai rescuers yesterday after being buried for 179 hours under earthquake rubble had his left forearm amputated in a Chongqing hospital this morning, Xinhua news agency reported today. The report... |
| 22 Mar 08 |
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Strong quakes affect 44,000 in China's Xinjiang region, no casualties reported » People's Daily At least a dozen earthquakes jolted Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region in China's remote northwest on Friday affecting 44,000 people, but no casualties reported local authorities said on Saturday. Meanwhile, about 2,200 houses were da ... |
| 13 May 08 |
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Over 200 buried under collapsed schools » Shanghai Daily TWO schools collapsed in quake-hit Sichuan Province, burying at least 200 people, Xinhua news agency reported today. One high school and one vocational school in Hanwang Town, Mianzhu City, which is 30 kilometers... |
| 14 Jan 08 |
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One dead, 11 buried in landslide » Shanghai Daily A LANDSLIDE at a quarry has killed one person and buried another 11 workers in Tianjin Municipality, Xinhua news agency reported today. The landslide occurred yesterday morning at a quarry in Jixian County. Those buried under the rubble were trapped... |
| 10 Sep 08 |
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Earthquakes rattle Xigaze of Tibet, no casualties » People's Daily Two earthquakes just 14 minutes apart and measuring 5.1 and 5.2 on the Richter scale hit Xigaze in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region on Wednesday. No casualties were reported. The two quakes jolted Zhongba County in Xigaze... |
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