Three-day National Mourning For Victims in Sichuan Earthquake

Date: 2008-5-19 by chinatravel;

China on Monday began a three-day national mourning for the tens of thousands of people killed in a powerful earthquake which struck the country's southwest on May 12. At 4:58 a.m., the national flag at the Tian'anmen Square in downtown Beijing flew at half-mast after a complete flag-raising ceremony. All public amusements will be suspended for three days from Monday. The State Council, t ... View Details

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A strong aftershock hit Yingxiu,Wenchuan

Date: 2008-5-16 by sunny;

A strong aftershock hit Yingxiu Town in Wenchuan, the epicenter of the devastating earthquake at 13: 26 in 16th. Rcoks rolled down from hills. the astershock lasted for over 10 seconds and complicated the relief efforts. ... View Details

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Earthquake Affects Visits to Sichuan

Date: 2008-5-15 by chinatravel;

The Sichuan sightseeing spots including Jiuzhaigou, Huanglong and Dujiangyan have been closed because of the 7.8 Richter scale earthquake. The roads to the sightseeing spots have been blocked by the rocks which fell on from the hills on both sides of the roads. Besides the earthquake cut off the electricity, gas, water pipes and food transportation. The earthquake hit Sichuan at 2:28 p.m., M ... View Details

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Death toll exceeds 12,000 in Sichuan, 9,400 trapped

Date: 2008-5-13 by chinatravel;

Rescuers were Tuesday night racing against time to find survivors a day after the strongest quake to hit China in 32 years jolted Sichuan province, demolishing buildings and burying tens of thousands beneath the rubble. Hundreds of Peoples Liberation Army (PLA) soldiers entered Wenchuan county, the epicenter, on Tuesday and pulled more than 1,000 people from debris, according to the disaster re ... View Details

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China Earthquake death toll rises to 10,000

Date: 2008-5-16 by chinatravel;

The deadly earthquake that rocked southwestern China and felt all across the country and beyond, has killed more than 10,000 people by early Tuesday, and the death toll is expected to climb as rescue efforts are intensifying. The 7.8-magnitude tremor devastated a region of small cities and towns set amid steep and forestry hills northwestern of Sichuan provincial capital of Chengdu. Striking in m ... View Details

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