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 workers continued the grim task of pulling bodies from the rubble of houses, schools and factories in south-western Sichuan province on Friday (May 16) following China's worst earthquake in more than 30 years. Meanwhile, survivors struggled to deal with the loss of family and friends, and tens of thousands were left homeless. In Renhe, a village of around 2,100 people situated within 100 kilometres of the quake's epicentre in Wenchuan county, nearly 400 dead bodies had been pulled from the rubble so far on Friday. It was unknown how many had been buried altogether after homes and schools were knocked flat by Monday's (May 12) 7.9 magnitude earthquake. Around 1000 students were said to have been trapped after nearby schools collapsed. Officials said at a local primary school, only 21 of 140...
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...
Chine earthquake survivors are struggling hard to deal with the loss of their homes, family and friends after the 7.9 magnitude earthquake hit China’s Sichuan province on May 12. Authorities on...
Three weeks after a devastating earthquake, survivors who lost homes and loved ones struggle to carry on with their lives. Barely recovered from the trauma of losing their loved ones in China's...
Quake survivors in China's Sichuan province wait for the government to decide on their future, while sleeping in the streets and temporary shelters two weeks on from the 7.9 magnitude earthquake....
China, May 17(ANI): Chine earthquake survivors are struggling hard to deal with the loss of their homes, family and friends after the 7.9 magnitude earthquake hit China's Sichuan province on...
Clean water supplies remain a concern for China's quake-hit Sichuan province as companies step in to provide relief. The five million people left homeless after Sichuan's 7.9-magnitude earthquake...
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon visits China's earthquake-hit southwest, and hails the Chinese government's quick relief efforts when meeting with Prime Minister Wen Jiabao. Chinese troops...
After the May 12th earthquake, survivors from the quake zones are making attempts to rebuild their homes and to move on with their lives. Celeste Fong reports from Hanyuan, China.
Chinese soldiers pull out more survivors trapped under the rubble as aid pours in for tens of thousands left homeless by the devastating earthquake. Hundreds of soldiers continued to search for...
Tens of thousands of panicked Chengdu residents rushed into the city's streets on Monday night (May 19), spooked by a Chinese provincial television report predicting another earthquake. "According...
