The death toll from China's earthquake could soar to more than 50,000, state media reported on Thursday (May 15), as rescuers struggled to help survivors and hope faded for the thousands buried under rubble. Some 20,000 are confirmed dead after a 7.9 magnitude quake struck on Monday (May 12) and 25,000 were buried in areas rescuers have struggled to reach, battling landslides, buckled roads and collapsed bridges. "My father is dead and his body still buried in the mountain, but I don't know where it was," said Zhou Fude, who lives in Beichuan in Sichuan Province. "You could barely open your eyes to watch the scene, there are dead bodies everywhere, bodies lying on both sides of the road, they were so many," added Mr. Wong, another villager from the area. Rescuers in the city of Dujiangyan wrapped corpses dragged from the rubble in tarpaulins and sped them to morgues. About 130,000 army and paramilitary troops assisted the search and rescue effort in Sichuan, sifting through dozens...
The China earthquake death toll is likely to be tens of thousands after state media said nearly 19,000 were buried under rubble in one city alone. Japan responds to China's request for quake...
Survivors struggle to deal with their losses in earthquake-battered south-western Sichuan province, while China faces a massive task of dealing with the 4.8 million people made homeless. Rescue...
Up to several thousand people were killed in the earthquake that hit China's south-western Sichuan province, the official Xinhua news agency says, citing the central government. An estimated 3,000...
The worst earthquake in China for over 30 years kills nearly 9,000 in one province alone and injures thousands more. A powerful earthquake has shaken southwest China, killing nearly 9,000 people in...
China's rulers lead the country in mourning victims of the Sichuan earthquake, as a grief-stricken nation observes three minutes silence in a show of unity. Across China, people stopped and stood...
As the death toll from China's deadliest earthquake in decades climbed to nearly 15,000, officials warned of potential calamities from broken rivers and dams strained to bursting point. State media...
SelectPlusDeath Toll in China From Quake Eclipses 60,000Death Toll in China From Quake Eclipses 60,000The Associated PressChina's earthquake death toll has passed 60,000 and Premier Wen Jiabao has...
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At least three bodies are found near the second largest quake lake in Sichuan as draining work continues. Chinese troops also begin to drain the swollen Tangjiashan quake lake. 250,000 people are...
The death toll from China's deadliest earthquake in decades climbs to nearly 15,000, as tens of thousands of troops, firefighters and civilians race to save more than 25,000 people buried across a...
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