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  • A race against time -- Soldiers to the rescue
  • A race against time -- Life amid the ruins

Death toll rises to 69,207

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Info on orphans adoption

-Sichuan hotlines: 028-84423064
          028-84423065

-Beijing hotline: 96165

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Donation for Wenchuan earthquake

- Domestic donations
- International donations

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First batch of soldiers leave China´s quake zone

The first batch of Chinese soldiers, 515paratroopers, boarded a train and left the quake-stricken Sichuan Province after completing their relief operations on Monday.

Quake-affected Chinese students attend opening ceremony for summer camp in Russia

Over 180 students from China´s quake-hit Sichuan province joined Sunday evening´s opening ceremony for a summer camp in Tuapse, a city on Russia´s Black Seacoast.

Recovering More

Feature: Smiles return to faces of quake-affected children

  • Guangdong completes rebuilding projects of Wenchuan
  • Feature: Smiles return to faces of quake-affected children
  • Quake-affected kids enjoy holiday in Russia
  • Quake-affected Chinese students attend opening ceremony for summer camp in Russia
  • Quake-affected students arrive in Russia
Epidemic Prevention

Effective measures prevent post-quake epidemics

  • Effective measures prevent post-quake epidemics
  • Epidemic prevention continues in quake zone
  • Disinfection program prevents epidemics from happening
  • Disinfection teams working hard to guard against disease
  • Full-scale anti-epidemic work underway in Beichuan
Quake Lake

Basic risk reduction work finished on "Quake Lakes"

  • Basic risk reduction work finished on "Quake Lakes"
  • Debris blasted to ease pressure on rising lake in China´s quake zone
  • China plans to turn main "quake lake" into scenic spot
  • Barrier lake in Pingwu to be drained
  • China makes a further six quake lakes safer
  • Threat from 12 barrier lakes subsides
Relief efforts More News
Dead Chinese soldier honored as quake-relief hero

Dead Chinese soldier honored as quake-relief hero

Wu Wenbin, a military officer who died from massive blood loss in the lungs due to overwork in quake-relief missions, was honored by a new order signed by Hu Jintao.

  • Evacuation completed for pandas from quake-hit Sichuan
  • Macao sends 3rd medical team to Sichuan
  • First batch of soldiers leave China´s quake zone
  • China to withdraw military forces in quake affected areas
  • China sends extra teams to monitor fund using in quake zone
  • Law-enforcers praised for their role in earthquake relief
  • Dead Chinese soldier honored as quake-relief hero
  • Schneider empowers relief work
  • China receives donation of pilotless plane for disaster relief
  • Bodies of plane crash pilots cremated
  • Salvage of Beichuan´s precious archives begins
Quake aftermath More News
More than 600,000 migrant workers return home jobless after quake

More than 600,000 migrant workers return home jobless after quake

Nearly two months after returning home to Sichuan Province following the devastating quake, more than 600,000 migrant workers are now facing the dilemma of what to do for work.

  • China May quake death toll remains unchanged at 69,226, with another 17,923 missing
  • May quake causes USD121 bln in damage
  • China quake death toll remains unchanged
  • 6.1-magnitude aftershock hits China´s Sichuan province
  • Magnitude-6.1 aftershock jolts SW China
  • Moderate tremor struck May 12 China quake epicenter
  • China quake death toll rises to 69,207
  • Strong aftershocks kill one, injure 17 in Sichuan
  • Magnitude-5.6 aftershock hits area between Shaanxi, Sichuan
  • China´s disaster-affected population reaches 45.809 million in June
  • China quake casualties remain unchanged
  • Medicine & medical equipment badly needed for quake zone
Video Reports More Video Reports
  • Guangdong completes rebuilding projects of Wenchuan
  • Feature: Smiles return to faces of quake-affected children
  • Quake-affected kids enjoy holiday in Russia
  • Quake-affected students arrive in Russia
  • Medicine & medical equipment badly needed for quake zone
  • Russia ready to host China´s quake-affected children
  • Quake-hit students spend joyous day with President Hu before heading for Russia
  • Life in earthquake zone getting back to normal
We are not alone More

Foreign volunteers extend help to children in quake zone

Int´l medical teams in China

Int´l medical teams in China


  • American Red Cross pledges more fund for China´s earthquake relief efforts
  • French medical team heads back home after task in China quake zone
  • WHO praises China´s medical work after visiting quake zone
  • More Indian tents arrive in quake-hit Sichuan
Pictures More Pictures
  • First batch of soldiers leave China´s quake zone
  • Parachute soldiers mourn quake victims
  • Quake orphans
    regain smile,
    confidence

  • Soldiers disinfect
    quake-hit Beichuan
    county

  • Memorial held for
    policemen killed in
    quake relief mission

  • London police ride
    to send donation
    to quake-hit area

  • Preparing for the
    post-quake college
    entrance exam

  • Quake relief
    paper-cut


  • No. 213 and No. 317
    national highways
    to be repaired

  • Massive landslide
    strands 1,000 in
    Sichuan´s Jiangyou

Int’l Response More
  • Lebanon offers donation to China´s quake-hit area
  • Schneider empowers relief work
  • New Zealand exporter donates apples to Chinese quake-affected
  • Romanian gendarmes donate 233,000 USD to Chinese quake victims
  • Malaysia aid $2.5 million to Myanmar and China
  • US delegation visits China´s quake-hit zone
  • British police donate to China quake victims
  • London police ride 18km to send donation to China´s quake-hit area
  • Rice visits quake-hit China region
  • Vietnam Red Cross donates $200,000 to Chinese earthquake victims
Foreign Media Coverage

Tanzania´s newspaper The African

-- The newspaper lauded the relief work and disaster management by the Chinese government and people in the quake-stricken Sichuan Province

DPRK Rodong Sinmun newspaper

-- The Chinese people and army are making united efforts to reconstruct the earthquake-stricken areas.

Minju Joson of DPRK

-- The Chinese army showed its high level of specialization and combat capacity in the quake relief work.

Associate Press

-- Such a quick response to the earthquake shows that the government is making the rescue operation its top priority.

Backgrounder

Location: Wenchuan, Sichuan

Time: May 12 at 2:28 pm

Magnitude: 7.8 on Richter scale

Apr 2008: Earthquake jolts northwest China

Mar 2008: Strong earthquakes hits Xinjiang

Jan 2008: Earthquake of 6.9 degrees hits Tibet

Jun 2007: Strong earthquake hits SW Chinese county

Apr 2007: Strong quakes hit East China Sea

Tips in case of earthquakes

Extra care is needed to help children in quake-affected areas. How they are handled today can seriously impact their ability to cope with their traumatic experiences in the future. Do´s and don´ts of helping kids>>

As strong earthquake has hit SW China, here list some tips to help people survive possible major earthquakes.

Stay inside and duck and cover. Get underneath a desk or table, or stand in a corner or under a doorway. Cover your head and neck with your arms..

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