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Legend   Summary.     Click for More > China on alert for unrest in quake zone Quake lake 'now draining' Water rising too fast at quake lake Aftershocks threaten quake lake Water behind 'quake lake' at top of dam   Authorities watched nervously as rising water behind an earthquake-created dam neared a spillway designed to relieve pressure on it Quake children return to tent schools China works to prevent 'epidemic' Race against time to drain 'quake lake' Aftershocks demolish homes   2 aftershocks have destroyed about 420,000 houses in the region hit by an earthquake two weeks ago China ready to dynamite 'quake lake' Quake toll passes 60,000 Quake death toll passes 50,000 Earthquake toll tops 40,000 China to mourn quake victims; toll mounts Quake effort resumes after panic 'Five million' homeless in quake   The extent of the problem only became clear when communications were restored. It is feared up to 50,000 may be dead   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 Quake death toll could reach 50,000 Girl pulled from rubble after 50 hours Rescuers reach epicentre Quake death toll tops 12,000 Death toll rises in quake Quake death toll 50,000 Map of Sichuan Province China Jun.12   Southern China Jun.9   Southern China   Southern China Jun.5   Southern China Jun.4   Southern China Jun.3   Southern China Jun.2   Southern China May.31   Southern China May.27   Southern China May.26   Southern China May.23   Southern China May.22   China May.20   Southern China May.18   China May.17   Southern China May.16   Southern China May.15   Southern China   Southern China May.14   Southern China May.13   Southern China   China May.12   Southern China   Southern 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 frighte... China, May, 2008 Timeline (50)

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  China on alert for unrest in quake zone   Police cordoned off schools destroyed in the earthquake, on alert for protests by parents demanding investigations

  Quake lake 'now draining' Map of Sichuan Province China  Water has flowed into an abandoned town, as drainage from an unstable lake formed by last month's massive earthquake accelerates

  Water rising too fast at quake lake   Fears were mounting for the safety of more than a million people as waters threatening to burst a dam of landslide rubble

  Aftershocks threaten quake lake   Authorities expected water to begin draining from a lake created by last month's devastating earthquake

Water behind 'quake lake' at top of dam Map of Sichuan Province China

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Jun.3   Southern China Quake children return to tent schools   The countrywide attempt to help the children who lost their schools back towards a normal routine   Southern China China works to prevent 'epidemic'   China vowed to prevent any outbreak of disease as it cleans up after last month's massive earthquake that killed nearly 70,000

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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 May.30   Southern China China plans mass exodus from quake zone May.29   Japan Japan shelves military aid flight   Beijing China seeks earthquake aid from Japan   Southern China 160,000 evacuated over quake lake fears

May.27   Southern China Aftershocks demolish homes

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  Southern China Thousands flee over 'quake lake' fears 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.23   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   Southern China Quake victims need millions of tents

  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 May.21   Southern China Another against-odds quake rescue

  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... May.19   Southern China Warning panics quake zone

  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 May.16   Southern China Hu Jintao spurs rescue effort   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

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May.15   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

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  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 May.14   Southern China China steps up rescue operation   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 Quake toll close to 15,000 May.13   Southern China China presses search for survivors   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   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 May.12   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   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

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