Homes for Sale in East Bay (San Francisco Bay Area)
Real Estate: Danville homes, Alameda County homes, Contra Costa County homes, Concord homes, Walnut Creek homes, Livermore, East Bay homes, Berkeley, San Ramon Danville Alamo homes, Pleasanton homes, Hayward homes, Orinda Moraga Lafayette homes, Walnut Creek Concord Pleasant Hill homes, Dublin homes, Orinda homes, Moraga homes, Lafayette homes, Antioch, Castro Valley homes, San Ramon homes, San Leandro, Pleasant Hill homes, San Lorenzo, Clayton, Alamo homes

World News   East Asia   China
China Timeline Friday, May 16     Author
Search World News Atlas:
President Hu Jintao visits quake area Quake death toll could reach 50,000 Map of Sichuan province China  The official death toll has now topped 19,500. But casualty figures from various cities indicate a higher number of dead China steps up rescue operation 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 Quake toll close to 15,000 Child-killing virus hits Beijing Rescuers reach epicentre Quake death toll tops 12,000 Death toll rises in quake Quake death toll jumps past 7,600   80 percent of the buildings collapsed in the Beichuan Qiang Autonomous County after the 7.8-magnitude quake Burma 'wants aid not foreigners' Olympic flame lit on Everest peak   Tibet: Chinese climbers bearing the flame have reached the summit. The climbers lighting the torch before taking the final steps up to the summit Cyclone death toll jumps to 22,000 China on alert over deadly child virus President flees ceremony attack Olympic torch extinguished. Paris Iraq forces battle Basra militias Protest as Olympic torch is lit. Greece Riots, shots as anti-China unrest grows. Tibet Harry withdrawn from Afghanistan Stranded take buses anywhere Former President Suharto dies at 86 Benazir Bhutto assassinated Communist Party unveils new leaders. Beijing Millions flee as typhoon rips into China. Shanghai '1,000 monks' march

World News
    East Asia
        China


            Disasters
            Politics
            Crime
            Business
            Sports
            War & Army

            Coming Events
            2007
            2006
            2005
            2004
            2003
            2002
            2001
            2000

            Hong Kong
            Beijing
            Northern China
            Tibet
            Falun Gong
            Spy Plane
            Jintao
            Shanghai


            China on Wikipedia
            China on Web
            China Books
            China Map
            China from Space
            China News & Media

            Chart
Legend  
 Disasters  Politics  Sports  Business  War & Army
Summary.     Click for More >
'Five million' homeless in quake Map of Sichuan Province China
Today  
  The extent of the problem only became clear when communications were restored. It is feared up to 50,000 may be dead
Yesterday
 
Wed.
 
Tue.
Mon.
 
May. 7  
May. 3
Apr.7
Mar.24
Mar.14
Jan.30

year 2007 ... more >
Oct.21
Sep.18

ChinaMajor Events in 21st Century

Other China News Resources  

Neighbor News Timelines:
Hong Kong Beijing Northern China Tibet Falun Gong
Spy Plane Jintao Shanghai
Korea Southeast Asia Japan Indochina Bangladesh
Myanmar Nepal North Korea South Korea Taiwan
Thailand Vietnam Bhutan Laos Bird Flu
SARS Abe North East India

Add a favorite (file a bookmark) to China News Timeline

Please send feedback to: support@mapreport.com

Advertise on China Page


Real Estate: 94506 homes, 94501, 94502, 94526 houses, 94509, 94531, 94582 homes, 94540, 94541, 94583 homes, 94542, 94543, 94595 houses, 94544, 94545, 94596 homes, 94546, 94552, 94597 homes, 94550, 94551, 94598 houses, 94557, 94577, 94518 homes, 94578, 94579, 94519 homes, 94608, 94662, 94520 houses, 94701, 94702, 94521 homes, 94703, 94704, 94522 homes, 94705, 94526, 94523 houses, 94706, 94707, 94524 homes, 94708, 94709, 94527 homes, 94710, 94712, 94582 houses, 94720, 94583 homes, 94566 houses, 94568 homes, 94588 houses

Details:

'Five million' homeless in quake Map of Sichuan Province China
Today  
  The extent of the problem only became clear when communications were restored. It is feared up to 50,000 may be dead
Yesterday     President Hu Jintao visits quake area   Chinese President has flown to south-western Province, where it is feared up to 50,000 people may have died in the earthquake   Quake death toll could reach 50,000 Map of Sichuan province China
  The official death toll has now topped 19,500. But casualty figures from various cities indicate a higher number of dead
Wed.   China steps up rescue operation   China is mobilising 30,000 extra troops and 90 helicopters to help with the rescue operation after devastating earthquake   Girl pulled from rubble after 50 hours Map of Sichuan Province China
  A frightened schoolgirl was pulled safely from the rubble of a school dormitory. More than 4.3 million homes collapsed or sustained damage
  Quake toll close to 15,000   More than 25,000 are still trapped in the rubble 2 days after the quake, causing landslides and razing homes, schools and whole villages   Child-killing virus hits Beijing  The death toll in outbreak of hand-foot-mouth disease has risen to 42 children, with the capital Beijing reporting its first case Tue. China presses search for survivors   Rescuers reach epicentre   Chinese rescue teams have reached the epicentre of earthquake, Wenchuan county, where an estimated 60,000 people remain missing   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 Mon.   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   Quake death toll jumps past 7,600 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 ...
May. 9  Death toll from virus reaches 32 Burma 'wants aid not foreigners' May. 7   Olympic flame lit on Everest peak
  Tibet: Chinese climbers bearing the flame have reached the summit. The climbers lighting the torch before taking the final steps up to the summit
 Everest camps repaired for torch ascent May. 6 China-Japan leaders hold summit Cyclone death toll jumps to 22,000 May. 5  Virus death toll hits 26  China leader to begin visit Myanmar death toll 'could reach 10,000'  Weather threatens Everest torch ascent May. 3  Everest torch relay delayed by snow   China on alert over deadly child virus Map of Anhui China  Health Ministry strengthened surveillance and dispatched specialists to the Anhui province as the death toll from a virulent virus climbed to 22 Dalai Lama envoys to meet China officials

April 2008 ... more > Top ^

Apr. 30 CIA: China is not an 'inevitable enemy' Apr. 27 Train collision kills at least 66 President flees ceremony attack Apr. 23 More arrests as Australia hosts torch Apr. 19  Anti-French rallies across China Maoists extend poll lead Apr.12  Taiwan, China hold historic meeting Apr.10  35 arrested in Olympics bomb plot  UN chief to miss Olympics opening Apr.9  Olympics to 'rebound from crisis' Route changes mark Olympic torch relay. San Francisco Bay Area Apr.7  China vows to keep torch on track   Olympic torch extinguished    Paris: The relay was disrupted by protesters demonstrating against the Chinese government, causing authorities to extinguish the flame 3 times Apr.6  Angry protests as torch reaches London

March 2008 ... more > Top ^

Mar.30  Olympic torch re-lit in Tiananmen Square  Greece hands China Olympic torch Mar.26 Monks disrupt tour of journalists. Tibet Iraq forces battle Basra militias Mar.24   Protest as Olympic torch is lit    Greece: A protester managed to breach the tight security during the torch lighting ceremony. He unfurled a banner, but was apprehended Mar.22 China threatens Tibetians; West protests Mar.20  China locks down restive regions Police 'shot at Tibet protesters' Mar.18  Dalai Lama 'to resign' if violence worsens Mar.16  Troops 'did not shoot Tibetans' 'Eighty killed' in unrest. Tibet Mar.15 Dalai Lama's Tibet bloodshed fear Hardliners surge ahead in vote Mar.14 Deaths reported in protests. Tibet   Riots, shots as anti-China unrest grows Map of Lhasa China  Tibet: Opponents of Chinese rule set fire to vehicles and shops as tear gas filled the streets and gunfire rang out in the capital, Lhasa Mar.9  Foiled terror plots targeted Olympics Mar.4  Inflation tops China 2008 agenda

February 2008 ... more > Top ^

Harry withdrawn from Afghanistan Feb.12  Spielberg boycotts Olympic role Feb.1  Weather crisis 'to worsen' Third undersea Internet cable cut

January 2008 ... more > Top ^

Jan.30   Stranded take buses anywhere   Crowds at some of major train stations thinned slightly as thousands took advantage of a break in the nation's worst weather for 50 years Jan.29  Crash kills 25 as snow cripples China Jan.28  Brutal winter affects millions Jan.27  Share prices fall on Asia markets Former President Suharto dies at 86 Jan.2  China to expand lethal injections

year 2007 ... more > Top ^

Benazir Bhutto assassinated Dec.8  China leads cuts protests Oct.21     Communist Party unveils new leaders  Beijing: President Hu Jintao won a 2nd term as party and army chief, while 4 new faces joined the Politburo Standing Committee Oct.20  Vice-president loses post Oct.7 1.4 million flee deadly storm Sep.18     Millions flee as typhoon rips into China   Shanghai: Wipha slammed into the coast south of Shanghai as authorities moved 2 million people following forecasts '1,000 monks' march Aug.17  Scores trapped in coal mine Aug.13  14 dead in bridge collapse Jul.1  Hong Kong marks handover anniversary NATO strike 'kills 25 civilians' Jun.2  Two dead from quake Apr.12  Chinese PM: Better Japan ties Feb.27   Shanghai Composite index sank 8.8%  European shares experienced their biggest one-day percentage fall in nearly four years Feb.18  Chinese New Year: Year of Pig begins Feb.13  N. Korea agrees to nuclear disarmament Truck bomb kills more than 120 in market Jan.18   Chinese test missile obliterates satellite   U.S. official: The missile destroyed an orbiting satellite in a test that could undermine relations with the West

year 2006 ... more > Top ^

Dec.22  Six-party talks end, no agreement Nov.2  Trade to top China-Africa summit Aug.10  104 dead as typhoon hits Aug.9  466,000 flee as storm nears China 200 killed in train blasts Jun.11  China arms sales 'fuel conflicts' May.21 Flooding traps 57 in mine. Northern China May.20 Three Gorges dam wall complete

year 2005 ... more > Top ^

Dec.18 WTO seals farms deal. Hong Kong Dec.17  Police clash with anti-WTO protesters Dec.7  Mine blast leaves 74 dead Dec.2  Mine flood traps 42 miners Nov.27 169 workers die in mine blast. Northern China Nov.24  Toxic leak was 100 tonnes Nov.23  Toxic slick flows into Harbin Nov.22 Harbin water supplies cut off. Northern China Nov.16  First human bird flu cases confirmed Draft constitution passes Oct.11  China launches rocket into space Major quake kills thousands Sep.18  Agreement in N. Korea talks 1,000 dead in stampede Aug.17  Russian-Chinese war games begin Jul.21 China scraps yuan peg to dollar Jun.23 Flood death toll 'over 500' Jun.11  64 killed in school flood May.23  China rebukes Japan over shrine Apr.16  Japan demands China apology Apr.9 Protests target Japan. Beijing Mar.13  Congress passes Taiwan bill Mar.10  Tung Chee-hwa resigns Feb.14  203 dead in mine explosion Jan.16 Zhao Ziyang, Purged Chinese leader, dies. Beijing

year 2004 ... more > Top ^

9.0 Quake leaves 212,000 dead Nov.27  Mine blast traps 187 Nov.20  53 die in plane crash Oct.20  56 die, 150 missing in blast Sep.19  Jiang ends leadership transition Sep.7  Flood deaths mount to 143 Aug.12  115 killed as typhoon slams coast

year 2003 ... more > Top ^

Dec.25  233 died in gas disaster 28,000 dead after earthquake Oct.15 First Manned Space Flight Ends in Success Aug.28  N Korea talks fail to ease tension Twins dead after separation Jun.5  SARS outbreak past its peak: WHO Apr.27  SARS closes Beijing venues Apr.18  China hid SARS patients Mar.13     First alert over SARS  Hong Kong: Virulent flu and pneumonia has swept through hospitals in Hong Kong and Vietnam 182 died after arson attack in subway

year 2002 ... more > Top ^

Nov.13 Zemin, 5 other leaders stepping down. Beijing Nov.7  Communist Party Congress opens Aug.22 Million people battling lake May.25  Airliner with 225 people crashed into sea Vajpayee rallies troops

year 2001 ... more > Top ^

Nov.10  China joins WTO US begins military strike Jul.13 Beijing to host 2008 Olympic Games Apr.1     U.S. spy plane lands in China   Navy reconnaissance plane made an emergency landing. It collided with a Chinese fighter jet 7.9 Earthquake killed 30,000 people

year 2000 ... more > Top ^

Dec.25  Christmas Day blaze kills 309