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yahoo.com     24-Jul-2008          

Residents ride a motorcycle past soldiers checking military speedboats on the back of army vehicles, in preparation for rescue efforts related to the Tangjiashan quake lake, in the town of Jiuling, in earthquake-hit Jiangyou...                    

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Giant pandas forced to be on diet after quake damaged bamboo forests

people.com.cn     23-Jun-2008   78 related          

Some 67 giant pandas living in the Chengdu Giant Panda Breeding Research Base are now on a diet after the May 12 quake damaged bamboo forests. The deadly earthquake has damaged the bamboo forests in Dujiangyan, Mianyang,...                    

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China cop promoted for breastfeeding quake babies

reuters.co.uk     22-Jun-2008   24 related          

BEIJING (Reuters) - A Chinese policewoman who breastfed babies orphaned during last month's earthquake has been given a better job, prompting online protests that promotions should be awarded on merit, not merely for good deeds.                    

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Museum's treasures saved

people.com.cn     17-Jun-2008          

Zhang Sufen, 96, has never in her life ever experienced anything like the Sichuan earthquake. She was alone at home at the time of the disaster, and managed to make her way down from her fourth floor flat to safety. "I'm fine -...                    

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Tent shops set up in quake-hit areas

xinhuanet.com     16-Jun-2008          

Sales girls eat their lunch in a tent market in the quake-hit Jiangyou city, southwest China's Sichuan Province, on June 13, 2008. Local government has set up about 2,455 tent stores in the quake-hit areas and more than 200...                    

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Fears grow that dam in China will burst

startribune.com     29-May-2008   33 related          

Soldiers and engineers frantically tried to alleviate the pressure as authorities prepare plans to evacuate area quickly. Fears of massive flooding in the earthquake-wracked Sichuan Province grew more urgent Wednesday as authorities announced plans to evacuate more than a million people should a...                    

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160,000 Evacuated In Valley Near China Dam

cbsnews.com     28-May-2008   487 related          

Aftershocks Topple 420,000 More Homes In Quake-Battered Sichuan Province MIANYANG, China, May 28, 2008 A girl waits for her family before evacuating the already-deserted town of Jiangyou, downstream from the swelling, earthquake-formed Tangjiashan lake, to a safer place in southwest China's...                    

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Human Flesh Search Engines Turns On Government Official

chinadigitaltimes.net     27-May-2008          

From Tianya.cn adn DWNews.com, translated by ESWN: (Tianya) Government Official Injured Volunteer Worker On the afternoon of May 20, Sichuan provincial Department of Health workers came to inspect the Changgang Hospital in Jiangyou. At the time, the hospital was organizing volunteer workers to...                    

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British magazine praises Chinese gov't, volunteers for joint quake relief efforts

xinhuanet.com     26-May-2008   1 related          

LONDON, May 25 (Xinhua) -- British weekly magazine The Economist has praised the combination of the Chinese government and volunteer efforts in coping with the country's worst earthquake in three decades. The article titled "China helps itself" in its latest edition on Saturday said that the...                    

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China helps itself

economist.com     22-May-2008          

The government's relief effort is impressive; even more inspiring is what ordinary people are doing to fill the gapsSOME 200 survivors of China's deadliest earthquake in more than 30 years line up for a handout of food. It looks good. There is rice gruel, braised diced pork, courgettes and hot...                    

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