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World News Atlas    China     2008   May

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Hong Kong cheers Olympic torch China on alert over deadly child virus Map of Anhui China

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May.1   Hong Kong
May.3   China  
  Health Ministry strengthened surveillance and dispatched specialists to the Anhui province as the death toll from a virulent virus climbed to 22
  China Dalai Lama envoys to meet China officials   Tibet Everest torch relay delayed by snow May.5   Tibet Weather threatens Everest torch ascent   Japan China leader to begin visit   China Virus death toll hits 26 May.6   Japan     China-Japan leaders hold summit  On the first full day of his state visit to Japan, the Chinese President Jintao has held talks with the Japanese PM, Fukuda May.7   Tibet Everest camps repaired for torch ascent   Tibet   Olympic flame lit on Everest peak
  Chinese climbers bearing the flame have reached the summit. The climbers lighting the torch before taking the final steps up to the summit
May.9   Southern China Death toll from virus reaches 32 May.12   Southern China     Quake death toll 50,000 Map of Sichuan Province China
  80 percent of the buildings collapsed in the Beichuan Qiang Autonomous County after the 7.8-magnitude quake
 Several hundred students are also feared to be buried in collapsed school buildings. 'Five million' homeless in quake. A frightened schoolgirl was pulled safely from the rubble of a school dormitory. More than 4.3 million homes collapsed or sustained damage
  Southern China     Death toll rises in quake   The most powerful 7.8 earthquake to hit China in 30 years has killed at least 10,000 people in south-western Sichuan province May.13   China     Quake death toll tops 12,000   Rescue workers frantically tried to pull victims from the rubble and clear roads so more relief can be delivered   Southern China     Rescuers reach epicentre Map of Sichuan Province China  Chinese rescue teams have reached the epicentre of earthquake, Wenchuan county, where an estimated 60,000 people remain missing   Southern China China presses search for survivors May.14   Southern China Quake toll close to 15,000   Beijing Child-killing virus hits Beijing   Southern China   Girl pulled from rubble after 50 hours   A frightened schoolgirl was pulled safely from the rubble of a school dormitory. More than 4.3 million homes collapsed or sustained damage   Southern China China steps up rescue operation May.15   Southern China   Quake death toll could reach 50,000   The official death toll has now topped 19,500. But casualty figures from various cities indicate a higher number of dead   Southern China     President Hu Jintao visits quake area Map of Sichuan Province China
  Chinese President has flown to south-western Province, where it is feared up to 50,000 people may have died in the earthquake
May.16   Southern China   'Five million' homeless in quake Map of Sichuan Province China  The extent of the problem only became clear when communications were restored. It is feared up to 50,000 may be dead   Southern China Hu Jintao spurs rescue effort May.17   Southern China   Quake effort resumes after panic Map of Sichuan province China  Thousands of earthquake victims and rescuers are fleeing areas near the epicenter over fears of floods from a river blocked by landslides   China China praises world's quake aid May.18   China   China to mourn quake victims; toll mounts   China has announced 3 days of national mourning as rescue workers continued to search for survivors among the rubble May.19   Southern China   Warning panics quake zone   Tens of thousands of people have rushed from their homes after a government warning of a possible major aftershock May.20   Southern China   Earthquake toll tops 40,000   Chinese aid workers are struggling to find shelter for millions who lost their homes. Foreign medical teams have started arriving in the are...   Southern China Woman freed from rubble after 195 hours May.21   Southern China Another against-odds quake rescue   London Dalai Lama sees change in China May.22   China   Quake death toll passes 50,000  The toll from the devastating 7.9 earthquake in southwestern China has leaped to 51,151, an increase of almost 10,000   China   Earthquake toll jumps again  The death toll from the massive earthquake in south-west China rose to 55,239; more than five million buildings had collapsed May.23   Southern China   Quake victims need millions of tents Map of Sichuan Province China  Government has appealed for more than 2 million tents to shelter 5 million people made homeless by the huge earthquake   Beijing China, Russia attack US shield plan   Southern China   Quake toll passes 60,000   Premier Wen Jiabao: The death toll in the recent earthquake could rise to 80,000 or more. He visited with UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon May.24   Southern China Survivor found in rubble May.25   Southern China 70,000 homes 'damaged' in new quake   Taiwan Taiwan party chief heads to China May.26   Southern China   China ready to dynamite 'quake lake'   Military engineers are prepared to dynamite a potentially dangerous lake created when landslides dammed a river after the earthquake May.27   Southern China   Aftershocks demolish homes Map of Sichuan Province China
  2 aftershocks have destroyed about 420,000 houses in the region hit by an earthquake two weeks ago.    'Quake lake' ...
  Southern China Thousands flee over 'quake lake' fears   Beijing Olympic ceremony ticket tight security May.28   Southern China 160,000 evacuated over quake lake fears   Beijing China invites Taiwan to key talks May.29   Beijing   China seeks earthquake aid from Japan  China has begun talks with Tokyo about the first significant military dispatch involving the two countries since World War II   Japan Japan shelves military aid flight May.30   Southern China China plans mass exodus from quake zone May.31   Southern China   Race against time to drain 'quake lake' Map of Sichuan provinca China  Chinese soldiers and engineers were urgently trying to dig a spillway from an earthquake-created lake that is threatening to burst its banks




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