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China races to shore up dams as quake deaths top 19,500

China races to shore up dams as quake deaths top 19,500

Chinese authorities say nearly 400 dams were damaged by this week's massive earthquake, according to media reports, as the number of dead continues to rise. The official death toll in southwestern China has now topped 19,500, Sichuan pro [...]

Posted On : May, 15 2008 | Comments : 0

At Least 12,000 Dead from China Earthquake

At Least 12,000 Dead from China Earthquake

Chinese rescuers are working to reach the closed-off area near the epicenter of a seven-point-nine magnitude earthquake that struck Sichuan province Monday. The death toll is at least 12,000, and rising, as workers struggle to reach the har [...]

Posted On : May, 13 2008 | Comments : 0

Earthquake measuring 7.8 Richter scale hits SW China

Earthquake measuring 7.8 Richter scale hits SW China

A major earthquake measuring 7.8 on the Richter scale jolted Wenchuan County of southwest China's Sichuan Province at 2:28 p.m. Monday, the State Seismological Bureau said, revising a previous figure of 7.6. The epicenter of the [...]

Posted On : May, 12 2008 | Comments : 0