Death toll:69130 Earthquake Sichuan China!!

Image report°70

2008-06-06T21:37:00.002+08:00

A worker looks on as Giant Pandas eat bamboo at a zoo in Beijing Monday, June 2, 2008. Eight pandas has arrived safely in Beijing after a long journey from their damaged reserve near the epicenter following the deadly earthquake. The pandas arrived last Saturday to spend the next six months at the Beijing Zoo on a special Olympics visit that had been planned long before the quake.(AP)

Children wearing panda costumes express their best wishes to the "Olympic pandas" at the Beijing Zoo June 5, 2008. Eight giant pandas selected by citizens to add cheer to the Beijing Olympics arrived at the zoo from their home in earthquake-devastated Sichuan province on May 24 and met the public on Thursday. REUTERS/China Daily

Workers install a window in a temporary house being built for residents affected by the recent earthquake in Shifang, Sichuan province June 4, 2008.REUTERS/Stringer

Quake causes huge damage to China's cultural relics

2008-06-06T21:36:00.000+08:00

BEIJING, June 6 (Xinhua) -- A total of 169 cultural relics sites under state protection and 250 provincial-level ones suffered damages of various degrees during the May 12 quake, official source said Friday.

Of the damaged relics, two were on the World Heritage List, the State Administration of Cultural Heritage said.

In total, 2,766 pieces of relics were damaged, of which 292 were considered very precious, the administration said.

Image report°69

2008-06-02T06:59:00.002+08:00

Nine-year-old Xia Xueyin, her face badly bruised from a fall during last week's earthquake, takes photos of her family's damaged home in Hanwang town of China's southwest Sichuan province.

Paramilitary policemen are disinfected after searching for bodies of victims in the earthquake-affected Dujiangyan, Sichuan province May 21, 2008. REUTERS/Stringer

Survivors collected supplies after they were unloaded from a helicopter in Songlin village in Sichuan's Shifang County. Several million survivors were left homeless by the 7.9-magnitude earthquake.Photo: Oded Balilty/Associated Press

Helicopter crashes while on duty in quake zones

2008-06-02T06:58:00.001+08:00

CHENGDU, June 1 (Xinhua) -- A military transport helicopter engaging in quake relief work near the Yingxiu Township, Wenchuan County in Southwest China's Sichuan Province crashed on Saturday afternoon, according to military sources.

A crew of four and 10 injured local residents were on board for transfer when the Mi-171 helicopter with the quake relief troops of the Chengdu Military Area Command crashed at 2:56 p.m., the military sources said.

The helicopter was returning from a mission to carry epidemic prevention experts to Lixian county when it encountered strong turbulence and fog and crashed.

4-magnitude aftershock hits Qingchuan and ...

2008-06-01T09:52:00.000+08:00

SICHUAN, May 31 -- A 4-magnitude aftershock hit Qingchuan, Sichuan Province at 14:22 pm Saturday according to Sichuan Seismological Bureau, China News Online reports.

BEIJING, May 31 (Xinhua) -- In the 24 hours ending Saturday noon, 215 aftershocks were monitored in southwest China's quake zone, according to the China Seismological Bureau.

No aftershocks above 4.0 on the Richter scale were detected and all the 215 aftershocks were measured below 3.9, the office said, adding that 9,519 aftershocks had been monitored since May 12 when the major quake struck.

The strongest aftershock, with a magnitude of 6.4, hit Qingchuan County in southwest China's Sichuan Province at 4:21 p.m. on May 25.

China Seismological Bureau has set up observation stations to continuously monitor diastrophism (deformations in the Earth's crust) and gravitational anomalies within the quake zone.

Video: Sichuan 5;28

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Video: Beichuan 5.17

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Image report°68:survivors

2008-05-31T19:56:00.003+08:00

A five-year-old son arrange his mother's mask as they arrive at a landing point at Zipingba dam from Yingxiu county in Sichuan province, Dujiangyan City, China.

Earthquake surviors who walked more than ten hours to the safe area, climb onto a truck in Dujiangyan, one of the hard-hit cities, of Sichuan Province, China.

In this photo released by China's Xinhua news agency, a Chinese soldier carries a girl to a safer location during an emergency evacuation due to the flooding risks in the quake-hit Beichuan County in southwest China's Sichuan Province, Saturday, May 17, 2008. Thousands of Chinese earthquake victims fled areas near the epicenter Saturday, fearful of floods from rivers blocked by landslides rattled loose in Monday's powerful temblor

170,000 people evacuated from Mianyang, Sichuan

2008-05-31T09:26:00.003+08:00

This combination picture of satellite images taken by Taiwan's National Space Organisation (NSPO) shows a lake being formed by landslides caused by the recent earthquake in Beichuan county, Sichuan province, China. The top picture shows the river in 2006. The second and third image show the lake after the quake. (Formosat image © 2008 Dr. Cheng-Chien Liu, National Cheng-Kung University and Dr. An-Ming Wu, National Space Organization, Taiwan/Reuters)

170,000 people evacuated from Mianyang, Sichuan

SICHUAN May 30 – Tangjiashan quake lake relief headquarters said today that as of 18:30 pm, another 90,117 people threatened by imprisoned lakes in Mianyang City, Sichuan Province had been evacuated, making the total evacuated residents adding up to 174,708, Xinhua reported.

23 people rescued after being trapped for 16 days

2008-05-31T09:25:00.000+08:00

BEIJING May 28 – 23 quake victims were rescued at around 5:52 pm today in Qingping County, Sichuan Province by military helicopters after being trapped for 16 days, according to CNS.

It is disclosed that they were found very weak and have already been sent to local hospitals for treatment.

Image report°67: female survivors

2008-05-31T09:20:00.001+08:00

A woman is supported as she is taken out from a quake site, as she mourns for her relatives, who lay, lost among the rubble of a collapsed buildings in Yinghua town of southwest China's Sichuan province.

A woman grieves on the grave of her child who was killed in Monday's earthquake at a school in Wufu, in China's southwest Sichuan province

A woman mourns over her relatives in Hanwang town in Sichuan province. A strong aftershock sparked landslides near the epicenter of this week's powerful earthquake, again cutting off ravaged areas of central China.

Roads to 16 towns remain impassable

2008-05-30T09:24:00.001+08:00

CHENGDU May 29 – The Sichuan Information Office Director said this afternoon that roads to 16 towns in the hardest hit areas remain impassable, Xinhua reported.

Image report°66 : Home sweet home!

2008-05-29T09:20:00.002+08:00

A local resident cooks breakfast in the debris of her collapsed home at earthquake-hit Bikou Township, in China's Gansu province Tuesday, May 27, 2008. Eight people died in the May 12 earthquake at the town.(AP Photo/Color China Photo)

A survivor of the quake slides down from his collapsed house in the earthquake-hit area of Xiange, Sichuan Province May 27, 2008.(Nicky Loh/Reuters)

A woman crosses a damaged bridge following May 12 earthquake in Hanwang town in China's southwest Sichuan province Wednesday, May 28, 2008.(AP Photo/Oded Balilty)

Video:Chengdu 5.22

2008-05-29T05:37:00.001+08:00

Image report°65

2008-05-29T00:49:00.003+08:00

One-armed dancer Li Yue visits an injured girl at Tangdu Hospital in Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, May 25, 2008. The girl used to love ballet but lost one arm in the deadly quake in Sichuan. (clzg.cn)

A Taiwanese entrepreneur donates about 30,000,000 RMB to the quake victims, which is half of the profit he got from auctioning one of his collections. (cnsphoto)

A soldier points as a helicopter arrives to transport heavy machinery to the Tangjiashan quake lake, in the earthquake-hit area of Leigu town in Beichuan county, Sichuan province May 28, 2008. (Reteuters Photo)

2,410 diagnosed by international medical teams

2008-05-29T00:39:00.001+08:00

BEIJING, May 28 -- By May 27, international medical teams from Russia, Japan, Italy, and Germany have diagnosed 2,410 injured people in quake-hit areas, Xinhua News Agency reported.

23 people rescued after being trapped for 16 days

2008-05-29T00:30:00.002+08:00

BEIJING May 28 – 23 quake victims were rescued at around 5:52 pm today in Qingping County, Sichuan Province by military helicopters after being trapped for 16 days, according to CNS.

It is disclosed that they were found very weak and have already been sent to local hospitals for treatment.

Image report°64

2008-05-28T10:12:00.004+08:00

These handout images from Taiwan's National Space Organisation show before and after photos of a swelling lake created near the epicentre of the devastating Sichuan earthquake. Another 80,000 people will be evacuated from the area near the dangerously swelling lake formed by landslides triggered by this month's massive earthquake, state press reported. (AFP)

An aerial view of Tangjiashan lake (in red box) near Beichuan county May 27, 2008. Troops were digging a diversion channel to prevent the lake from bursting its banks and threatening more misery to millions of people downstream. [China Daily]

In this photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, the Tangjiashan quake lake formed by the landslide following the May 12 earthquake near Beichuan County in southwest China's Sichuan Province is seen on Monday, May 26, 2008. Chinese officials rushed Tuesday to evacuate another 80,000 people in the path of potential floodwaters building up behind a quake-spawned dam as soldiers carved a channel to try to drain away the threat. (AP Photo/Xinhua)

Red Cross invites audit of earthquake relief purchases

2008-05-28T10:06:00.000+08:00

BEIJING, May 27 (Xinhua) -- The Red Cross Society of China is inviting the National Audit Office to examine its purchase of around 6,500 tons of grain and 1.7 million mosquito nets destined for quake-hit areas.

The society would organize experts to set standards for procurement of goods, invite the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine to inspect items, promptly publish purchase notices on its Website and advertise public tenders, Chen said.

The society had received 2.854 billion yuan in donations as of Tuesday, 654 million yuan has been delivered to quake-hit zones.

Video:Mianyang 5.23

2008-05-28T00:34:00.000+08:00

Image report°63

2008-05-27T22:38:00.002+08:00

Earthquake survivors wait for supplies as a helicopter is seen landing, in Yingxiu in Wenchuan County of southwest China's Sichuan province Monday, May 26, 2008. (AP Photo)

Chinese rescue workers carry a body of an earthquake victim in the badly stricken town of Yingxiu, in Wenchuan County of southwest China's Sichuan province Monday, May 26, 2008. (AP Photo)

Photo taken on May 26, 2008 shows a mother kissing her baby after giving caesarean birth in Mianzhu City of Sichuan. (Xinhua photo)

Image report°62

2008-05-27T22:19:00.002+08:00

U.S. Air National Guard Maj. Troy Cullen and Maj. Anthony Davis prepare to land a C-17 Globemaster III at Chengdu Shuangliu International airport in China, May 18, 2008. The United States Pacific Command support of earthquake relief efforts was authorized by Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates in support of the U.S. State Department. The C-17 pilots are assigned to the Hawaii Air National Guard's 204th Airlift Squadron, Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii.
U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Chris Vadnais

Earthquake relief supplies from the United States are unloaded at the Shuangliu International Airport in Chengdu, China, May 18, 2008.

Soldiers flee to higher ground during an aftershock in Wenchuan County, the epicenter of the earthquake, Sichuan province, May 16, 2008. Picture taken May 16, 2008. REUTERS/Sheng Li

Video:YINGXIU 5.24

2008-05-26T22:44:00.000+08:00

Image report°61

2008-05-26T22:28:00.003+08:00

Photo taken on May 25, 2008 shows a previously missing giant panda found by a soldier in Wolong. (cnsphoto)

Pope Benedict XVI blesses the faithful from his studio's window overlooking St. Peter's square during the Angelus prayer at the Vatican, Sunday, May 25, 2008. The Pontiff is urging people to help those suffering from China's earthquake. Benedict XVI was greeting Chinese pilgrims in St. Peter's Square Sunday when he prayed for the tens of thousands of Chinese who perished in the quake. (AP Photo)

n this photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, a Mig-26 helicopter swings an excavator to the quake lake in Tangjiashan, Beichuan County, southwest China's Sichuan Province Monday, May 26, 2008.(AP Photo/Xinhua, Zhu Wei)

Image report°61

2008-05-26T16:05:00.002+08:00

This combined photo shows Liao Bo(L) receives emergent medical treatment under the ruins of Beichuan High School in the earthquake-affected Beichuan County, southwest China's Sichuan Province, on May 13, 2008 and he (R) who was transfered to Nantong Hospital in Chongqing Municipality in southwest China on May 18, holds flowers in the hospital, May 24, 2008. Liao Bo, who loses his left crus during the quake, celebrated his 17th birthday in the hospital on Saturday.(Xinhua Photo)

Huang Yan, deputy general engineer of the center, observes a pregnant Panda at the China Wolong Giant Panda Protection and Research Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province, May 23, 2008. The May 12 earthquake killed five staff at the Wolong-based China Giant Panda Protection and Research Center. Three of 10 pandas that went missing have not been found. The center has 60 pandas now. (Xinhua Photo)

videoHorrible review of earthquake 5.12

2008-05-26T13:21:00.003+08:00

Image report°60

2008-05-26T09:50:00.003+08:00

Chinese soldiers turn around as a helicopter takes off in the earthquake-hit town of Yingxiu in Wenchuan county, in China's Sichuan Province.

A Chinese soldier scattered disinfectant onto the ruins of a high school in Beichuan County as part of an effort by the government to prevent illness.
Photo: Jason Lee/Reuters

Chinese soldiers turn around as a helicopter takes off in the earthquake-hit town of Yingxiu in Wenchuan county, in China's Sichuan Province.

Chinese soldiers applies medical oil during their break after searching for earthquake survivors and victims at a collapsed school in Beichuan county, Southwestern of Sichuan province, China, Saturday, May 17, 2008. Thousands of Chinese earthquake victims fled areas near the epicenter Saturday, fearful of floods from a river blocked by landslides

Image report°59

2008-05-26T09:45:00.003+08:00

People run during an aftershock that shook the town of Chenjiaba in the earthquake-hit area of Beichuan county, Sichuan province, May 25, 2008.

Chinese locals receive water supply at their earthquake refugee camp in Leigu, 25 kilometers (16 miles) from Beichuan county in southwest China's Sichuan province, Sunday, May 25, 2008. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

An injured earthquake victim is carried out of a train at a railway station in Kunming, Yunnan Province， May 22, 2008. (China Daily/Reuters)

Relief materials are dropped over the earthquake-hit Qingchuan County, Sichuan province May 24, 2008. Picture taken May 24, 2008.(Reuters/Stringer)

Tibet sends epidemic prevention team to Sichuan

2008-05-26T09:42:00.001+08:00

LHASA, May 25 -- Tibet sent a second medical team on Sunday to the quake-hit area of neighboring Sichuan Province for epidemic prevention. The team of 16 people brought 500,000 yuan (71,428.6 U.S. dollars) worth of drugs and equipment, in addition to three vehicles, and will work in hard-hit Maoxian County, according to Xinhua.

Magnitude 6.4 aftershock hits Qingchuan County in Sichuan

2008-05-25T22:45:00.001+08:00

BEIJING, May 25 - A 6.4-magnitude aftershock hit Qingchuan County, Sichuan Province 4:21 p.m. this afternoon, with a significant shake felt in Chengdu, according to Xinhuan News Agency.

Image report°58

2008-05-25T08:43:00.003+08:00

Medical personnel move an injured earthquake victim into a train for transfer to another city for better medical treatment, at the railway station in Mianyang, southwestern Sichuan province, China Saturday, May 24, 2008. Rescuers rushed to reach 24 coal miners trapped underground by China's earthquake almost two weeks ago, officials said Saturday as the government sharply raised the death toll and warned it could exceed 80,000.

Earthquake survivors receive medical treatment from a Russian medical team in the city of Pangzhou, northwest of Chengdu in China's Sichuan province May 23, 2008. More than 55,000 people were killed and 290,000 injured in an massive earthquake in Sichuan May 12, with 24,900 still missing, government reported on Friday. (Reteuters Photo)

A general view shows a partially damaged building being demolished at the earthquake-hit Yingxiu town of Wenchuan, Sichuan province May 22, 2008. Picture taken May 22, 2008. (China Daily)

Image report°57

2008-05-25T08:29:00.003+08:00

Rebuilding homes and infrastructure in southwestern China will take three years, the government said. In a camp for survivors in Mianzhu, a child played with a paper airplane. Photo: Oded Balilty/Associated Press

More than 5,000 health care workers have been sent to the region hit in China by the massive earthquake to try to prevent survivors from becoming ill. Survivors from Hongbai, in Shifang County, have set up a camp near the railroad tracks in Sichuan Province. Photo: David Guttenfelder/Associated Press

Chinese railway workers walked along tracks in Hongbai near a chemical plant that was destroyed by the earthquake. Photo: David Guttenfelder/Associated Press

Image report°56

2008-05-25T07:59:00.002+08:00

Pictures of students who was killed in last week's deadly earthquake are seen during a memorial service at a primary school in Mianzhu, in China's southwest Sichuan province Friday May 23, 2008. Parents held a memorial ceremony for the more than 130 students killed when their school collapsed in a massive earthquake on May 12.

A mother holds a picture of her son who was killed in last week's deadly earthquake during a memorial service at a primary school in Mianzhu, in China's southwest Sichuan province Friday.

Young girls who survive last week's earthquake play among clothing that was donated at an earthquake refugees camp in Mianzhu, in China's southwest Sichuan province.

Rescue photo°55

2008-05-23T12:40:00.001+08:00

China reiterates urgent need for tents in quake-hit areas

2008-05-22T21:18:00.001+08:00

BEIJING, May 22 (Xinhua) -- China on Thursday again called on international community to provide tents first among relief donations to its quake-hit Sichuan Province, saying approximately 3.3 million tents are needed.
So far 400,000 tents have been transported to the quake-hit areas, which were far from enough, said Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang at a regular press conference.
He said the disaster areas were also in urgent need of such relief materials as blankets, clothes, quilts, food, medical equipment, medicines as well as telecommunications and engineering facilities.

Post-quake challenge: 5 million homeless

2008-05-21T23:32:00.002+08:00

Construction workers work on a resettlement site for the victims of the May 12 quake in Dujiangyan, southwest China's Sichuan Province, May 20, 2008. A resettlement residence project has started here on May 17 and is expected to be ready on May 27. [Xinhua]

"The Chinese government is grappling with the next urgent task in the aftermath of last week's 8.0-magnitude deadly earthquake -- how to shelter up to 5 million residents in Sichuan Province who are now homeless...."

from sina.com

Rescue photo°54

2008-05-21T21:47:00.003+08:00

Special stamp issued to help raise funds for victims

2008-05-21T18:56:00.001+08:00

Photo released by the China Postal Service shows the design of a special stamp issued to help raise funds for May 12, 2008 earthquake victims is shown. The stamp features three interlocking hearts on a red background. It has a value of 17 cents but sells for 32 cents. (AP Photo)

Quake death toll rises to 41,353

2008-05-21T18:51:00.000+08:00

BEIJING, May 21 - By 12:00 a.m. on Wednesday, the number of earthquake dead, injured and missing rose to 41,353, 274,683 and 32,666 respectively, according to Xinhua News Agency.

Searching,searching for your family...

2008-05-21T05:19:00.010+08:00

Survivors look at posters searching for missing relatives at a disaster relief centre for earthquake survivors housed at a sports stadium in Mianyang, Sichuan province May 18, 2008.(REUTERS/Stringer)

Google offer a service of humanism: Search your family in the quake zone

http://www.google.cn/intl/zh-CN/qinren/cse.html

Video:horrible quake scene in Beichuan County

2008-05-21T02:30:00.002+08:00

voice by CNN

The most needs in quake-hit area!

2008-05-20T21:49:00.004+08:00

BEIJING, May 20 -- On May 20th, State Drug Administration announced a list of disinfection supplies needed most in quake-hit areas, including 84-disinfection liquid, Sterilization effervescent tablets and Sprayers, according to Xinhua Net.

BEIJING-On May 20th, State Drug Administration announced a list of medicines and disinfection supplies needed most in quake-hit areas, including 6% hydroxyethyl starch 130/0.4, Sodium chloride injection 500ML, and Penicillin, according to Xinhua.

State Food and Drug Administration
Address: A38, Beilishi Road, Beijing 100810, P.R. China
Fax: 86-010-68310909
website

2 lastest good news

2008-05-20T21:42:00.002+08:00

Woman rescued 195 hours after china earthquake 12:22 GMT
Man alive nearly 179 hours after quake (May 20, 03:28 GMT)

from english.sina.com

Survivors;Image report°53

2008-05-20T21:35:00.003+08:00

A woman holds her wedding picture she salvaged from her home as she evacuates Hongbai town in the earthquake-hit Shifang county, Sichuan province May 18, 2008. Her husband, who did not die in the earthquake, is currently recovering at a relief centre in Shifang. Picture taken May 18, 2008. (Reuters)

A local resident carries his younger brother's wedding picture out of the rubble of a collapsed building at the earthquake-hit Wenchuan County, Sichuan province, May 16, 2008.(Stringer/Reuters)
An orphan baby, who survived on last week's earthquake in Beichuan, sleeps on a nurse's arm at a hospital in Mianyang, Sichuan province, China, Tuesday, May 20, 2008.

Town mourns as search goes on

2008-05-20T20:14:00.002+08:00

"There are no fresh flowers for sale in this earthquake zone, so people used whatever they could lay their hands on to make wreaths.

White toilet paper, bandages and face masks were scrunched up to look like flowers."

from BBC News

Death toll rises to 40,075

2008-05-20T20:10:00.001+08:00

The death toll from the devastating earthquake in southwest China's Sichuan Province rose to 40,075 nationwide as of 6 p.m. Tuesday, while 247,645 people were injured.

from xinhua

Rescue photo°52

2008-05-20T06:45:00.001+08:00

Aftershock of magnitude 5 reported

2008-05-20T05:41:00.000+08:00

BEIJING, May 20 (Xinhua) -- An aftershock of 5.0 on the Richter scale jolted southwest China's quake-hit area early Tuesday, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center.
The tremor hit Pingwu County (32.3 north latitude and 104.9 east longitude) of Sichuan Province at 1:52 a.m., the center said.
An 8.0-magnitude earthquake struck Wenchuan County of Sichuan on May 12. More than 150 aftershocks measuring 4.0 magnitude or above have happened in the zone after the massive quake.

Aftershocks between magnitude 6-7 warned

2008-05-19T23:41:00.000+08:00

BEIJING, May 19 -- Sichuan Earthquake Administration announced tonight that aftershocks between 6-7 on the Richter scale are likely to hit Wenchuan County of Sichuan Province between May 19-20, according to China News Service.

More than 200 rescuers in danger

2008-05-19T22:32:00.000+08:00

BEIJING, May 19 (Xinhua) -- More than 200 relief workers, engaged in repairing the broken roads in the quake-stricken Sichuan Province, had been buried in mud flows over the past three days, said Dai Dongchang, an official with the Ministry of Transport on Monday.

Two construction machines and six vehicles were also buried in the mud flows, he said.

The whole contry in silence

2008-05-19T22:15:00.006+08:00

"Millions of people in China and overseas observed three minutes silence at 2:28 p.m. Monday to mourn people killed in an earthquake which hit the nation's southwest..."

Chinese president pays silent tribute to earthquake victims

from xinhuanet

The BBC's Quentin Somerville in Beichuan says this is the first time China as a nation has marked an occasion like this for its people...

Rescue photo°51

2008-05-19T21:13:00.002+08:00

Image report°50

2008-05-19T20:28:00.004+08:00

A nurse searches for survivors amid ruins of collapsed buildings in earthquake-hit Beichuan County, in Sichuan province, May 15, 2008. REUTERS/Stringer

Chinese military officers load supplies at a staging area where earthquake victims are being ferried to by boat from areas at the epicenter of Monday's quake that are inaccessible by road at the Zipingpu Dam near Dujiangyan, southwestern China's Sichuan province, Thursday, May 15, 2008. China warned the death toll from this week's earthquake could soar to 50,000, while the government issued a rare public appeal Thursday for rescue equipment as it struggled to cope with the disaster.

Parents mourn over their child who was killed in a collapsed school building in earthquake-hit Hongbai county of Shifang, in Sichuan province, May 15, 2008. REUTERS/Carlf Zhang

Quake death toll rises to 34,073

2008-05-19T18:34:00.000+08:00

BEIJING, May 19 - The death toll from the 8.0-magnitude earthquake that jolted southwest China's Sichuan Province had risen to 34,073 and the number of injured has reached 245,108 by 12 a.m., May 19, according to the website of China.com.cn.

The Sate Council held a press conference this afternoon to introduce the latest overall situation.

from sina.com

National flag kept at half-mast to mourn for quake victims

2008-05-19T08:11:00.003+08:00

At 04:57:40 Monday morning, flag was kept at half-mast at Tian'anmen Square to mourn for the quake victims. (CNS photo).

by english.sina.com

Rescue photo°49

2008-05-19T07:26:00.002+08:00

Magnitude of SW China earthquake revised to 8.0

2008-05-19T03:35:00.000+08:00

BEIJING, May 18 (Xinhua) -- The China Seismological Bureau (CSB) Sunday revised the magnitude of southwest China earthquake from 7.8 to 8.0 on the Richter scale.

Died with the pen in hand;image report°48

2008-05-19T00:28:00.007+08:00

"The shoddy construction of school buildings may be to blame for the high number of child casualties in China's earthquake, according to state media..."

Text by BBC News

Rescue photo°47

2008-05-18T23:35:00.002+08:00

three-day mourning announced for victims, suspension of torch relay

2008-05-18T20:41:00.001+08:00

BEIJING, May 18 (Xinhua) -- Flags are to be kept at half-mast and all public amusements will be suspended for three days from Monday as China begins an official mourning period for victims of the May 12 earthquake.
The State Council, the Cabinet, on Sunday ordered a nationwide display of respect for the dead. The Olympic torch relay will also be suspended from Monday to Wednesday, the Olympic organizing committee said.
China's missions abroad were also ordered to observe the order, and condolence books are to be opened in the Foreign Ministry and Chinese embassies and consulates around the world.
The public are asked to stand in silence for three minutes from2:28 p.m. on Monday, while automobiles, trains, and ships would sound their air sirens.
The order was issued in a brief circular that contained no further details.

China quake death toll rises to 32,477 by 14:00 Sunday

2008-05-18T20:15:00.002+08:00

Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) soldiers transfer the injured victims to the safe areas in the quake-hit Qingchuan County, southwest China's Sichuan Province, May 17, 2008. (Xinhua Photo)

BEIJING, May 18 (Xinhua) -- The death toll from the powerful earthquake that jolted southwest China's Sichuan Province had risen to 32,477 nationwide as of 2 p.m. Sunday, while the number of injured reached 220,109, according to the emergency response office under the State Council.

In Sichuan alone, a total of 31,978 people were killed since Monday's deadly 7.8-magnitude earthquake, with 209,905 others injured.

Statistics from the emergency response office show that the death toll in Deyang and Mianyang cities of the province hit 10,341 and 11,874 respectively.

The office also gave a breakdown of the death toll in other areas as 4,156 in Chengdu, 2,586 in Guangyuan, 2,871 in Aba and 23 in Ya'an.

Outside Sichuan, the death toll was 364 in Gansu Province, 113 in Shaanxi Province, 16 in Chongqing Municipality, two in Henan Province, one in Yunnan Province, one in Hubei Province, one in Guizhou Province, and one in Hunan Province.

Image report°46

2008-05-18T08:59:00.004+08:00

A teddy bear hangs in the rubble of Beichuan Middle School where, according to Chinese Government sources, over 1,000 school children and teachers were crushed to death in their classrooms, Beichuan city, Sichuan province, China, 16 May 2008.

An old woman is evacuated from Beichuan city, which lies at the epicentre of the earthquake of 12 May 2008, Sichuan province, China, 16 May 2008. According to the Chinese Government the death toll from the disaster has now climbed to 22,000 people, but is expected to climb as high as 50,000. One in ten residents of Beichuan are believed to have died in the earthquake and this figure is expected to rise.

A woman is miraculously saved after being trapped for over four days in the rubble of Beichuan city, which lies at the epicentre of the earthquake of 12 May 2008, Sichuan province, China, 16 May 2008. According to the Chinese Government the death toll from the disaster has now climbed to 22,000 people, but is expected to climb as high as 50,000.

Image report°45

2008-05-18T08:55:00.002+08:00

A Chinese soldier is lowered by a crane on the top of a heavily damaged building as the search and rescue operation continues in the earthquake-hit township of Hanwang, in Mianzhu city north of Chengdu, Sichuan Province May 16, 2008. China struggled to bury the dead and help tens of thousands of injured, homeless and hungry on Friday, four days after a massive earthquake which is expected to have killed more than 50,000

A girl is dragged away by soldiers from a rescue helicopter at a temporary airport in the earthquake-hit Yingxiu town of Wenchuan, the epicenter, Sichuan province, May 14, 2008. The girl wanted to take care of her seriously injured teacher who was to be transferred to a safe area. About 30 helicopters have been used to transfer injured survivors and one helicopter can only load 10 to 12 persons each time although there are thousands of injured survivors waiting to be transferred, China Daily reported. Picture taken May 14, 2008.

Chinese soldiers march near collapsed highway near Yingxiu, a town near Monday quake's epicenter accessible only on foot and by boat in southwestern China's Sichuan province, Friday, May 16, 2008. A strong aftershock sparked landslides Friday near the epicenter of this week's powerful earthquake, burying vehicles and again cutting off ravaged areas of central China

Japanese rescue team heads for Beichuan

2008-05-18T07:56:00.003+08:00

Members of the Japanese rescue team mourn for a victim at Qiaozhuang Town of Qingchuan County in the quake-stricken southwest China's Sichuan Province, May 17, 2008. Japanese earthquake rescuers found two corpses in a collapsed six-floor building in Qiaozhuang at 7:25 am after 16 hours rescue operation. [Xinhua]

Image report°44

2008-05-18T01:57:00.003+08:00

Soldiers evacuate earthquake victims in Yingxiu town, one of the worst hit, in Wenchuan county in southwest China's Sichuan province 15 May 2008. The official death toll from the quake is now 19,509 and is expected to exceed 50,000 in the end.

Li Yi, 10, screams after her left leg was amputated to rescue her from the ruins of a collapsed building at Miaoba primary school in earthquake-hit Beichuan county, about 160 km (99 miles) northeast of the epicenter at Wenchuan county, Sichuan Province, May 15, 2008. REUTERS/Stringer

Rescue workers carry the body of a student recovered from a collapsed school in earthquake-hit Wenchuan, Sichuan province, May 16, 2008. China struggled to bury its dead and help tens of thousands of injured and homeless on Friday when a powerful aftershock brought new havoc four days after an earthquake thought to have killed more than 50,000.

145 aftershocks monitored after at China quake zone

2008-05-18T01:24:00.000+08:00

BEIJING, May 17 (Xinhua) -- As of 11 a.m. Saturday, 145 aftershocks measuring 4 or higher on the Richter scale had been monitored since the 7.8-magnitude earthquake that rocked southwest China's Sichuan Province Monday, China Seismological Bureau (CSB) said on Saturday.

Quakes between 5-5.9 on the Richter scale numbered 20, while quakes between 6-6.9 on the Richter scale numbered 3. The biggest aftershock reported so far is a 6.1-magnitude quake at 3:07 p.m. on Tuesday.

The national rescue team sent by the CSB had saved 46 survivors in the quake zone and rescue teams sent by provinces saved 198 survivors as of 9 a.m. Saturday, according to the CSB.

Rescue photo°43

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Video:Rescuers struggle to help survivors;the 16 May

2008-05-17T09:03:00.005+08:00

ABC News:Comparison between China earthquake and US Katrina hurricane responses

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Rescue photo°42

2008-05-17T06:02:00.003+08:00

China needs more special helicopter for rescue service

The first plane filled with the materials from Taiwan

CNN News:Local party secretary in Chejiava...

2008-05-17T00:10:00.008+08:00

Perhaps the most poignant experience came while we were talking to the local party secretary in Che Jia Va, who gave us directions and pointed out various landmarks -- all the while keeping a stoic face. The town was once home to 13,000 people, and 3,000 are still missing, he says.

As he shows me the damage to his community, I ask how many have died. Tears flow down his cheeks, and he makes no effort to wipe them away. He says that as many as 500 are dead, including his parents, his wife and their two children.

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Rescue photo°41

2008-05-16T20:40:00.002+08:00

A primary teacher dies for her students

2008-05-16T20:05:00.006+08:00

Her name is Duzhengxiang, 48 years old, a teacher of nanba primary school of Pingwu county ,Mian yang city.

After taken out some of her students, she rushed into the building again for save the others, but she never came out.
When the rescuers find the primary teacher, she is using her body to protect her students, this is a very touching story about a great humain being.

Sichuan earthquake death toll exceeds 21,500, 14,000 others remain buried

2008-05-16T18:06:00.004+08:00

Rescuers clean out the debris pressing on a trapped middle school student Yang Hong in quake-striken Beichuan County, southwest China's Sichuan Province, May 15, 2008. (Xinhua Photo)

CHENGDU, May 16 (Xinhua) -- The death toll from the earthquake in Sichuan Province has exceeded 21,500 while 14,000 others remained buried as of 4 p.m. on Friday, the Sichuan provincial government said.

Vice Governor of Sichuan Li Chengyun said here at a press conference that 159,000 people were injured in Monday's massive earthquake and 4.8 million people were relocated.

Friday's death toll rose by about 2,000 from that of Thursday.

Mapping the earthquake zone

2008-05-16T17:42:00.001+08:00

from http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7400614.stm

Up to 50,000 people are feared to have died in the devastating earthquake that hit China's Sichuan province on Monday. Click on the map to find out more about some of the worst-affected places.

Rescue photo°40

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Rescue photo °39;new from XINHUA

2008-05-16T09:02:00.003+08:00

Japan organize the first foreign rescuer team to Sichuan

China's quake region imposes price controls

2008-05-16T09:00:00.001+08:00

(Xinhua)Updated: 2008-05-15 19:46

BEIJING -- Temporary controls have been imposed on food prices and transportation fares in quake-hit provinces of Sichuan, Gansu, Shaanxi and Chongqing municipality to stem hoarding and speculation.

Local authorities announced the move after the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) issued a notice on Wednesday, ordering them to carry out daily monitoring and price controls and punish speculators.

In Mianyang, one of the major regions hit by the 7.8-magnitude quake on Monday, there have been reports of food vendors raising prices to double previous levels, or higher. Some have been fined.

Provincial price regulators in quake-stricken areas also urged local medicine, steel, cement and food companies to maintain stable supplies and prices.

Rescue photo°38;new from XINHUA

2008-05-16T05:10:00.003+08:00

the last request to touch the hand of her dead daughter

a man put the shoes on his dead son

Rescue photos°37

2008-05-16T05:07:00.001+08:00

Quake deaths estimated over 50,000 in Sichuan alone

2008-05-16T03:48:00.004+08:00

(chinadaily.com.cn/xinhua)
Updated: 2008-05-15 22:16

CHENGDU -- More than 50,000 people are feared dead in southwest China's Sichuan Province alone after Monday's earthquake, the rescue headquarters of the State Council said Thursday.

-The confirmed death toll in Sichuan was 19,509 by 4 p.m. Thursday, up by 5,046 from Wednesday's 14,463, Li Chengyun, vice provincial governor of Sichuan told a press conference.Another 102,103 people were injured and 12,300 buried in the rubble,Rescuers have pulled 13,400 people alive out of the debris, he said.

-The Sichuan provincial government has handed over 670 million yuan (95.7 million U.S. dollars) for disaster relief efforts to quake-hit areas.

Earthquake in DV of a Peruvian tourist

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The 12th may , in Qingchengshan Park , near by Chengdu city

Rescue photos°36

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600 people saved in quake-stricken Beichuan

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Soldiers feed milk to Song Xinyi, a 3-year-old earthquake survivor,
in earthquake-hit Beichuan County, Southwest China's Sichuan
Province, May 14, 2008. Song was rescued after being buried in
the ruins for more than 40 hours. [Xinhua]

The quake that tore through southwest China's Sichuan Province was the country's worst in more than three decades.

Encircled by hills 500 to 1,000 meters high, Beichuan is under the jurisdiction of Mianyang City and is the country's only autonomous county for people of the ethnic Qiang group. It is renowned for its picturesquescenery. About 30,000 people lived in the county seat, which was virtuallydemolished by the quake.

Officials said about 80 percent of the buildings collapsed in the old town area and nearly 60 percent were leveled to the ground in the new town.

The death toll was estimated at up to 5,000, with 10,000 injuries.

More than 10,000 medical workers, police and volunteers were sent to carry out rescue operations in the Beichuan County seat, local authorities said.

As of 2:00 pm on Wednesday, 14,866 people were confirmed dead in Monday's earthquake across China, including 14,463 in Sichuan.

Sichuan quake control and relief headquarters on Thursday said more than 60,000 injured people had been rescued and were given timely treatment in quake-hit areas in the province by Thursday morning.

Premier Wen Jiabao also pledged greater relief efforts.

"We must use all our forces and save lives at whatever costs. Life is the most precious thing," Wen told a meeting on Wednesday evening.

Impacted dams getting repaired

2008-05-15T19:44:00.003+08:00

This Sept. 14, 2007 picture released by GeoEye Satellite Image shows the Zipingpu Dam, upriver from the town of Dujiangyan, Sichuan, China. [Agencies]

Reservoir dams around the epicenter were impacted and damaged, and troops and professionals scrambled Wednesday to plug cracks and open sluices to prevent flooding of already devastated communities.

The National Development Reform Commission, the top economic planning body, said the earthquake had damaged 391 dams. It said two of the dams were large ones, 28 were medium-sized and the rest were small ones.

More than 2,000 troops were sent to work on the Zipingpu dam, which lies on about 6 miles up the Minjiang river from the badly damaged city of Dujiangyan.

The Ministry of Water Resources has urged for protection of the Zipingpu reservoir, saying Dujiangyan would be "swamped" if major problems emerged at the dam. The ministry had set up an emergency command center at the dam "to discharge the reservoir's rising waters and guarantee that the damage posed no threat to residents in Dujiangyan and the neighboring Chengdu Plain," which is densely populated.

from Chinadaily

Foreign Team to Join Relief Operations

2008-05-15T19:38:00.001+08:00

the 15th May from Chinadaily

Japan will send an emergency relief team Thursday to China's quake-stricken areas, Foreign Ministry officials said.

The Japanese government is coordinating with relevant departments of the Chinese side over details of the relief operations, they said.

The first batch of the relief team, consisting of some 10 members, is scheduled to set off from Narita airport later Thursday.

China has accepted Japan's offer to send an emergency response team to the quake-stricken southwest area, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang said in Beijing on Thursday.

Many international organizations and foreign leaders have expressed sympathy and pledged to offer help, Qin Gang told reporters at a earlier press conference in Beijing.

Map of victims,14th may

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from Chinadaily

Some data,two days after earthquake

2008-05-15T06:32:00.000+08:00

-The confirmed national death toll reached 14,866 by 2 pm Wednesday, nearly all of them in Sichuan;

-Another 9,404 were buried in debris, 7,841 were missing and 26,206 people were injured, according to the headquarters;

-50,000 soldiers mobilized As of Tuesday night, nearly 20,000 soldiers and armed policemen had arrived in Sichuan province, with 30,000 more troops advancing toward the quake-hit regions by planes, trains and trucks, and on foot, cofirmed by the Ministry of Defense;

-A group of 31 British tourists have arrived safe in Chengdu, Qin Gang late on Tuesday.

From Chinadaily

Rescue photos°35

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2008-05-15T05:53:00.004+08:00

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Video"Student rescue continues in Mianyang"

2008-05-15T03:10:00.001+08:00

vidéo no comment du 13 MAI

2008-05-15T03:06:00.003+08:00

Disaster zones in urgent need of AB blood

2008-05-15T02:47:00.000+08:00

By Rong Xiandong, Xiao Ting, Fu Jing and Hu Yinan (chinadaily.com.cn)
Updated: 2008-05-14 22:37

CHENGDU, Sichuan -- More than 4,000 medical workers are racing against time to treat and offer other medical services to victims in the quake-hit areas, and another 2,500 medical staff will get to the disaster zones today (Wednesday).

On Tuesday, about 540 medical workers from other regions of the country got to the diasater zones, Mao Qun'an, spokesman of the Ministry of Health, told China Daily website reporters at Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport May 14, 2008.

"The medical teams include 1,500 from the military," Mao said.

Another 2,500 medical staffs, along with 420 of ambulances, will arrive at earthquake-stricken areas Wednesday, said the spokesman.

Mao said Vice-minister Wang Guoqiang and several other leaders with the Ministry of Health had arrived in Chengdu to help rescue work.

A relief coordination group has been set up to guide and direct medical treatment and other emergency rescue operations, according to Mao.

"Two field hospitals are to be erected near the epicenter in Wenchuan," said Mao. "Nationwide donations of blood have been sent to the zone for victims in need in time but now we are in urgent need for type AB blood."

China Daily website reporters, on route to the hardest-hit regions, met Mao at Chengdu airport. They are trying to get to the disaster zones as early as possible.

China parachutes 100 soldiers to cut-off quake area

2008-05-15T02:40:00.000+08:00

(Xinhua)

Updated: 2008-05-14 14:11

CHENGDU - The first batch of 100 elite soldiers were parachuted into an area near the epicenter of Monday's earthquake in southwest China Wednesday afternoon.

The paratroopers landed safely in cut-off Maoxian county, northeast of the epicenter Wenchuan on 12:20 p.m. The plane they had boarded previously landed safely 30 minutes later in Chengdu, the provincial capital.

The paratroopers were selected from the airborne special force.

China planned to parachute troops and supplies into Wenchuan on Tuesday, but later called off the action due to unfavorable weather conditions including thunderstorms and heavy rain.

Donation by chinese associations

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The Ministry of Civil Affairs has authorized the Red Cross Society of China and China Charity Federation to receive donations for quake-hit areas.

Account number for renminbi donation: 0200001009014413252, at Beijing branch of Industrial and Commercial Bank of China

Account number for foreign currency donation: 7112111482600000209 at Jiuxianqiao branch of CITIC Bank.

Donation through post office should be sent to:

Red Cross Society of China

No 8, Beixinqiaosantiao, Dongcheng District, Beijing, 100007

Its website: www.redcross.org.cn

Red Cross Society of China donation hotline: (8610) 65139999, 64027620

Chinese Red Cross Foundation also receives donations, which can be sent to:

No 53, Ganmian Hutong, Dongdanbeidajie Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing, 100010

Account number of Beijing branch, Bank of China: 800100921908091001

Account number of Dongsinan branch, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China: 0200001019014483874

Account number of Beijing Chaoneidajie branch, China Construction Bank: 11001070300059000427

Account number for foreign currency at Bank of China: 800100086608091014

China Charity Federation hotline: (8610) 66083260, 66083264, 66083194

And also by the association of Taiwan: Tzu Chi fundation

Earthquake photos°34-Last images from XINHUA

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Earthquake in the TOP LINE of the worldwide newspapers,the 13th may

2008-05-14T22:42:00.000+08:00

International Herald Tribune：China's response to quake is unusually open

New York Times：Rescuers Struggle to Reach Quake Survivors

Los Angeles Times：In the US, anxious Chinese immigrants follow news of quake

New York Daily News: New Yorkers fear for kin in China

San Francisco Chronicle：Bay Area Chinese try to reach kin, friends.

Christian Science Monitor：China moves quickly in quake zone

Toronto Star：'Major geological disaster'

The Guardian：Dujiangyan's residents Distress turns to anger at Chinese officials （'This is not a natural disaster - this is done by humans'）

New Scientist :Accepted level of earthquake risk in China 'too high'

The Australian：Quake bus 'shaking like crazy'

Le Monde: Le pouvoir chinois confronté au séisme du Sichuan

Le Figaro: Séisme en Chine : les premiers secours arrivent

Liberation: «Nous n'avons aucun moyen de prédire un séisme»

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