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| Feb.3 |
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Travelers gradually get back on track
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| Feb.8 |
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China rushes to restore electricity
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| Mar.16 |
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Tibet unrest spreads beyond Lhasa
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| May.9 |
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Death toll from virus reaches 32
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| May.12 |
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 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
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 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
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| May.13 |
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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. A few hundred soldiers and police ... | |
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China presses search for survivors
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| May.14 |
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Quake toll close to 15,000
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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
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China steps up rescue operation
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| May.15 |
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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
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 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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| May.16 |
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'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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Hu Jintao spurs rescue effort
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| May.17 |
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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
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| May.19 |
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Warning panics quake zone
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| May.20 |
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Earthquake toll tops 40,000
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Woman freed from rubble after 195 hours
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| May.21 |
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Another against-odds quake rescue
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| May.22 |
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Earthquake toll jumps again
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| May.23 |
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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
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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
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| May.24 |
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Survivor found in rubble
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| May.25 |
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70,000 homes 'damaged' in new quake
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| May.26 |
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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
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| May.27 |
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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' ... | |
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Thousands flee over 'quake lake' fears
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| May.28 |
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160,000 evacuated over quake lake fears
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| May.30 |
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China plans mass exodus from quake zone
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| May.31 |
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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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| Jun.2 |
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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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| Jun.3 |
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Quake children return to tent schools The countrywide attempt to help the children who lost their schools back towards a normal routine
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| Jun.4 |
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Water behind 'quake lake' at top of dam Map of Sichuan Province China| Authorities watched nervously as rising water behind an earthquake-created dam neared a spillway designed to relieve pressure on it | |
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| Jun.5 |
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Aftershocks threaten quake lake Authorities expected water to begin draining from a lake created by last month's devastating earthquake
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| Jun.6 |
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Water seeps from quake lake
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| Jun.8 |
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Quake lake aftershock causes landslides
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| Jun.9 |
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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
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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
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| Jun.12 |
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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
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| Jun.14 |
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1 million flee from floods; 55 dead Map of Sichuan province China Flooding has forced more than 1 million to flee their homes across a stretch of southwestern China, including the earthquake-ravaged province
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| Jun.24 |
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Quake death toll to 'exceed 80,000'
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| Aug.3 |
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Olymp torch ignites emotion in quake zone
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| Aug.5 |
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Deadly earthquake hits China A 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck Sichuan province, killing at least one person and seriously wounding five others
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| Aug.14 |
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Rebuilding quake zone to cost $147B
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| Aug.22 |
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Three killed, 100 hurt in earthquake
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| Aug.27 |
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20 dead in chemical plant explosion
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| Aug.30 |
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3 dead as quake rattles southwest China
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22 dead from Saturday quake The quake hit Panzhihua Citye. 17 people were reported dead and about 100 others injured in Sichuan In Yunnan province, 5 people died
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| Sep.24 |
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Deadly typhoon hits China
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