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  • Rescue continues on the second day of quake

    2013-04-21 12:31

    Search and rescue continued Sunday as death toll from Saturday's devastating earthquake climbed to 180 in Sichuan province.

  • Medics jump into quake zone for rescue

    2013-04-21 07:54

    The first team of more than 180 medics organized by national health authorities was sent to earthquake-affected areas. Most came from Sichuan, Chongqing and Shaanxi, and all had experience in emergency response.

  • New media help get word out and aid in

    2013-04-21 08:13

    Yu Guoming, director of the Institute of Public Opinion at Renmin University of China in Beijing, spoke highly of the role of social media in the earthquake saying it is a great supplement to traditional media.

  • 'It was not safe because of falling tiles'

    2013-04-21 07:51

    It was reported that more than 1,000 art students from various universities were in the town for similar drawing tours.

  • 5.0-magnitude quake jolts SW China

    2013-04-21 07:48

    An earthquake measuring 5.0-magnitude jolted China's Sichuan Province at 4:53 a.m. Sunday Beijing Time, according to China Earthquake Networks Center.

  • Organizations, corporations donate money

    2013-04-21 01:28

    The Communist Youth League of China Central Committee has allocated one million yuan ($160,256) from its membership fund to support relief efforts.

  • Taiwan leader expresses concerns

    2013-04-21 00:55

    Taiwan's leader Ma Ying-jeou on Saturday expressed his concern over the deadly earthquake that jolted the mainland's Sichuan province.

  • Seismic intensity in SW China reaches IX degree

    2013-04-21 00:46

    The seismic intensity scale in the severely quake-hit area in southwest China's Sichuan province is measured at the IX degree, said the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS).

  • Guizhou helps Sichuan

    2013-04-21 00:40

    After the 7.0-magnitude earthquake jolted Lushan county in Southwest China's Sichuan province on Saturday morning, neighboring Guizhou province put its fire department on standby to aid rescue efforts.

  • Hollande voices solidarity with Chinese people

    2013-04-21 03:52

    French President Francois Hollande expressed Saturday wholehearted solidarity to the Chinese people and the government after a devastating earthquake hit China's Sichuan province.

  • Azerbaijani President sends condolences to China

    2013-04-21 03:51

    Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev on Saturday sent a message of condolences to China over a 7-magnitude earthquake in Southwest China's Sichuan province, which killed 160 people.

  • UN official extends condolences to quake victims

    2013-04-21 02:28

    A senior UN official on Saturday extended his "deep condolences" to the victims of a 7- magnitude earthquake which jolted Southwest China's Sichuan province early in the day.

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