A massive search and rescue operation is under way in China after a huge earthquake that killed more than 12,000.
Death toll in China quake exceeds 12,000
news.yahoo.comFound 52 days, 20 hours, 58 minutes, and 27 seconds agoSoldiers hiking over landslide-blocked roads reached the epicenter of China's devastating earthquake Tuesday, pulling bodies and a few survivors from collapsed buildings. The death toll of more than 12,000 was certain to rise as the buried were found.
Troops race to save quake victims
msnbc.msn.comFound 53 days, 1 minute, and 1 second agoSoldiers hiking over landslide-blocked roads reached the epicenter of China's devastating earthquake Tuesday, pulling bodies and a few survivors from collapsed buildings.
19,000 Buried Alive in Town Near China Quake's Epicenter
foxnews.comFound 52 days, 17 hours, 12 minutes, and 43 seconds agoRescue workers sift through tangled debris of toppled schools and homes for nearly 19,000 victims buried or missing after China's worst earthquake in three decades, state media reports.
Massive Earthquake Strikes China
mercycorps.orgFound 52 days, 12 hours, 26 minutes, and 13 seconds agoIn the aftermath of a powerful earthquake in central China, Mercy Corps is channeling aid to survivors through a longtime local partner.
Earthquake in China
topics.nytimes.comFound 52 days, 14 hours, 59 minutes, and 40 seconds agoTimes Topics: Earthquake
Blogging a Quake, Live from Chengdu
businessweek.comFound 53 days, 3 hours, 13 minutes, and 38 seconds agoSong Shi-nan, a blogger from the hipster Bullog blogging community, was blogging in Chengdu when an earthquake began swaying his apartment building and his computer screen on May 12. "I went to the balcony and saw all the buildings around were shaking…I rushed downstairs and saw many people gathering ...
Shattered School Shows Power of Chinese Quake
npr.orgFound 53 days, 2 hours, 4 minutes, and 53 seconds agoMelissa Block was in the process of recording an interview when Monday's earthquake hit. She then fled the building and reported on the scene in the city's streets. Hosts and producers of 'All Things Considered' were in China when the earthquake hit.
Nearly 10,000 reported killed by China quake
cnn.comFound 52 days, 23 hours, 26 minutes, and 26 seconds agoRainy weather and poor logistics thwarted efforts by relief troops who walked for hours over rock, debris and mud on Tuesday in hopes of reaching the worst-hit area of an earthquake that killed nearly 10,000 in central China, state-run media reported.
Death Toll From Chinese Earthquake Exceeds 12,000
washingtonpost.comFound 52 days, 18 hours, 17 minutes, and 52 seconds agoCHENGDU, China, May 13 -- Soldiers, paramilitary police and civilian rescue workers struggled against rainstorms and fog Tuesday to reach thousands of people trapped under the rubble of schools, hospitals and residences flattened by Monday's deadly earthquake in central China.
More troops rushed to help China quake rescue
reuters.comFound 52 days, 19 hours, 43 minutes, and 50 seconds agoCHENGDU, China (Reuters) - Thousands of Chinese troops are set to join a frantic search for earthquake survivors on Wednesday, with prospects looking increasingly grim for thousands of people buried under rubble and mud. ...
In the U.S., anxious Chinese immigrants follow news of quake
latimes.comFound 52 days, 22 hours, 38 minutes, and 19 seconds agoMonday from a friend in her home city of Chengdu telling her that a massive earthquake had struck Sichuan province, killing thousands. Xiao, a waitress at a Sichuanese restaurant in Alhambra, panicked and immediately started calling family members there on their cellphones to make sure they were safe. ...
China Quake Toll Nearing 12,000
feeds.feedburner.comFound 52 days, 23 hours, 23 minutes, and 18 seconds agoDeath toll from massive 7.9 quake expected to go even higher.
Search for China quake survivors
news.bbc.co.ukFound 52 days, 16 hours, 23 minutes, and 16 seconds agoA massive search and rescue operation is under way in China after a huge earthquake that killed more than 12,000.
news.bbc.co.uk
Chinese rescuers battle rain and blocked roads as they try to reach thousands buried by a devastating earthquake.
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news.bbc.co.uk
Chinese rescuers battle rain and blocked roads as they try to reach thousands buried by a devastating earthquake.
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rss.cnn.com
Rescuers struggled to reach some of the hardest-hit areas of southwestern China on Tuesday after a massive earthquake that left a death toll well above 12,000.
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ap.google.com
CHENGDU, China (AP) - One of the worst earthquakes to hit China in three decades killed nearly 9,000 people Monday, trapped about 900 students under the rubble of their school and caused a toxic chemical leak, state media reported. Nearly 900 students here were feared buried when a high school building ...
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reuters.com
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washingtontimes.com
CHENGDU, China (AP) - A powerful earthquake toppled buildings, schools and chemical plants today in central China, killing nearly 10,000 people and trapping untold numbers in mounds of concrete, steel and earth in the country's worst quake in three decades. Buried teenagers struggled to break free from ...
Found 52 days, 19 hours, 7 minutes, and 13 seconds ago
blog.newsweek.com
Geological Survey says it took place 93 kilometers (about 56 miles) northwest of the Sichuan provincial capital of Chengdu. Chengdu's a city of 10 million with all the tall buildings, crowded streets and dense urban malls that characterize modern Chinese metropolises. In early May a massive toad migration ...
Found 52 days, 18 hours, 41 minutes, and 15 seconds ago
voanews.com
Chinese rescue workers are struggling to save the lives of thousands of people buried under collapsed buildings and schools across southwestern China's Sichuan province. 9 magnitude earthquake has left more than 12,000 people dead, and that toll is expected to rise. More than 50,000 troops have been ...
Found 52 days, 15 hours, 30 minutes, and 5 seconds ago
redcross.org.uk
9 on the Richter scale struck Wenchuan County in south west China's Sichuan Province. The epicentre was approximately 92 kilometres from Chengdu, the provincial capital and the tremors were felt as far away as the Chinese capital, Beijing. The death toll continues to rise but latest reports estimate ...
Found 52 days, 12 hours, 27 minutes, and 7 seconds ago
feministing.com
A woman in Burma. Photo: Will Baxter / WPN
With recent devastating news of the cyclone in Burma (where the official death toll tops 30,000 and 2 million people face disease and starvation) and the earthquake in China (more than 12,000 dead so far), Suzie at Echidne's blog reminds us :
When a disaster occurs, don't forget the gendered aspects. During the chaos, women can be more vulnerable to rape and violence by intimate partners. They may trade their bodies for aid. Because women often care for the young, the old and the sick, they may have greater needs or different needs than men.
Found 52 days, 13 hours, 26 minutes, and 37 seconds ago
dailypundit.com
Blogging a Quake, Live from Chengdu
Song found it outrageous that TV news reporting on the earthquake was still emphasizing that Beijing's main Olympics stadium, the "Bird's Nest," had suffered no damage from the earthquake, as thousands of people were dying elsewhere in the nation. In the meantime, his TV screen was showing that in the worst hit areas in southern China's Sichuan province, middle school buildings collapsed in villages and parents were digging into the wreckage trying to find their children.
Found 53 days, 3 hours, 13 minutes, and 31 seconds ago
truthdig.com
May has already been a particularly brutal month for natural disasters, with the Burma cyclone, tornadoes in the U.S. and, most recently, the devastating earthquake in China, which seismologists say registered at magnitude 7.9. Rescue efforts near the epicenter have been hindered by rain and aftershocks, but with thousands still trapped in the wreckage every minute counts.
Found 52 days, 13 hours, 26 minutes, and 9 seconds ago
soccerdad.baltiblogs.com
A little more interesting are the reactions of Chinese bloggers to the quake: One famous Chinese blogger, the television reporter Luqiu Luwei, raised a few questions on her blog: Why were so many middle school students among the dead from the disaster? What did that say about the quality of those school buildings?
Found 53 days, 3 hours, 13 minutes, and 31 seconds ago
americablog.com
Reuters : China said on Tuesday 18,645 people were buried under debris in the city of Mianyang, neighboring Wenchuan county, the epicenter of Monday's devastating earthquake. Some 3,629 people had been confirmed dead. During the Today Show, NBC superimposed a map of the U.S. over China to give a sense of how far the effects of the quake would have extended. It would have been felt from Maine to Arizona.
Found 52 days, 20 hours, 5 minutes, and 20 seconds ago
nytimes.com
Times Topics: Earthquake
Found 52 days, 14 hours, 59 minutes, and 40 seconds ago
slapstickpolitics.blogspot.com
**Update-- China quakeblogging roundup
Found 53 days, 3 hours, 13 minutes, and 29 seconds ago
asymptotia.com
Well, they're estimating 10,000 casualties so far from the earthquake in China that measured magnitude 7.9 on the Richter scale. NPR's Melissa Block and Robert Siegel were actually in the area when it took place and they are filing lots of reports. Melissa had her equipment running at the time of the quake and so you can hear her reactions here . There's a lot of information (including how to donate to various relief efforts) on the NPR website. Start here , for example.
Of course, there's a lot more going on in terms of extraordinary natural conditions, including the tornadoes here in America, and the volcano in Chile, and of course the Myanmar cyclone and the dreadful matter of the blocked recovery efforts.
Found 53 days, 2 hours, 4 minutes, and 50 seconds ago
crowell.typepad.com
Back during the 1st Gulf War, some of the best and most immediate coverage of events was on NPR . Yes, if you had CNN you could watch the whole war LIVE on TV for the first time, including wall-to-wall coverage of Pete, Bernie, and that other guy huddling under a table in a hotel in Baghdad during the shelling. It was because of CNN that most of the world saw the smart bomb footage of the trip through the window which sold the American people on the concept of precision bombing - a concept I'm sure the people of Sadr City would've liked to have seen over the past few weeks - and thus, the war.
Found 53 days, 2 hours, 3 minutes, and 55 seconds ago
boundlessmeanderings.wordpress.com
Here are some good news trackers on the disasters:
Burma (Myanmar):
BBC Burma Coverage
China:
BBC China Coverage
Found 52 days, 23 hours, 9 minutes, and 59 seconds ago
paxalles.blogs.com
"Search for China quake survivors" from BBC News reports that nearly 12,000 people are thought dead from Monday's 7.9 magnitude earthquake - the link has comprehensive coverage of the tragedy. The quake - now upgraded to 7.9 magnitude - struck on Monday at 1428 local time (0628 GMT) and was felt as far away as Beijing and the Thai capital, Bangkok.
Boulders and landslides are blocking roads in the worst-hit areas and helicopters have been unable to land because of the bad weather.
Beijing has deployed 50,000 troops to help with relief efforts, 16,000 of whom are already in the area.
Found 52 days, 23 hours, 10 minutes, and 1 second ago
zozo2k3.blogspot.com
Burma : The Burmese government still rejecting aid while the death toll still rises from initial reports of 100,000. [I'm sure someone will come to their defense, I mean, I'm sure they are a victim of a biased western media, just because of their righteous anti-western policies, No?]
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news.propeller.com
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Found 52 days, 22 hours, 55 minutes, and 14 seconds ago
seablogger.com
Death toll in the China quake is now tallied at 12,000, but reports of landslides and missing villages near the epicenter suggest the final number will be much, much higher. I would not be surprised if an honest accounting reaches six figures. This was a very serious temblor, close to surface in a mountainous area where weak substrates increase the likelihood of slope failures. In fact the quake was so forceful that it disrupted the tiltmeters on Hawaii's Kilauea Volcano, hours after the original shock.
Found 52 days, 22 hours, 39 minutes, and 22 seconds ago
theocity.blogspot.com
I started today praying through 60 here and 9000 and 200 000 there. Days like today, I want to get on a plane and go help pick up and bury dead bodies while distributing water, food and medical attention to those hundreds of thousands who are still wandering around barely alive. We may not be guilty, but we are all responsible.
Found 52 days, 22 hours, 38 minutes, and 7 seconds ago
sfwriter.com
News is everywhere on the net, including here .
Found 52 days, 20 hours, 58 minutes, and 26 seconds ago
current.org
in which Block describes being surrounded by an angry mob and forced to leave the middle school, are posted here . The ATC reporting team, including co-host Robert Siegel, were on assignment in a city near the quake's epicenter, gathering material for a series of special broadcasts planned for next week. Their web diary of the trip, Chengu Diary , is providing updates on the quake's aftermath. Associated Press reports on how Block's interview with a religious leader unexpectedly became live reporting from a disaster scene .
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willysr.blogspot.com
Another earthquake has happened. This time, it happened in Central China with a magnitude of 7.9 (it was way bigger than what happened in Jogja two years ago). No wonder the victims surpassed 18000 peoples (and still counting).
Found 52 days, 19 hours, 8 minutes, and 11 seconds ago
whynow.dumka.us
The BBC reports that Thousands dead in Chinese quake
A powerful earthquake has killed at least 8,500 people in China's south-western Sichuan province, up to 5,000 of them in just one county.
Many more are feared killed and injured in other parts of the country after the quake, which had a magnitude of 7.8, struck at 1428 local time (0628 GMT).
At least 50 bodies have been recovered from the rubble of a school where an estimated 900 students were buried.
President Hu Jintao has urged "all-out" efforts to rescue victims.
Found 52 days, 18 hours, 29 minutes, and 18 seconds ago
davejustus.com
washingtonpost.com
Soldiers, paramilitary police and civilian rescue workers struggled against rainstorms and fog Tuesday to reach thousands of people trapped under the rubble of schools, hospitals and residences collapsed by Mondays deadly earthquake in central China.
The death toll exceeded 12,000 and was expected to rise as rescue efforts continued and the scope of the damage became clearer, particularly in hard-hit Sichuan province. The official New China News Agency reported that more than 18,000 were trapped under debris in Mianyang City.
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daffodillane.com
Trash to treasure .
Green meetings ?
Umm the hat...What was she thinking ?
Searching for survivors in China .
A virtual telescope to open up the night sky.
Genesis of planets .
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threatswatch.org
Chinese Rescue Workers Fight to Save Thousands Buried in Massive Quake -
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crispapples.blogspot.com
http://www.redcross.org.uk/news.asp?id=81083
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gettingattention.org
Provides a full-page description of how Mercy Corps is already working with its longterm partner org in the region (China Foundation for Poverty Alleviation (CFPA))
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snunes.blogspot.com
Now the death toll has exceed 12,000 .
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ianwestbrook.blogspot.com
So beyond the influence of neighbours, such as Thailand, India and China, what can the rest of the world do? Ivo Daadler and Paul Stares suggest in The Boston Globe that "the United Nations can save Burma":
Found 52 days, 16 hours, 49 minutes, and 47 seconds ago
wmmbb.wordpress.com
The earthquake in China and the cyclone in Burma are tragic events for the people involved, as they are a contrast in response. The BBC reports that the earthquake may have killed 12,000 people, but there is a major search and rescue operation under weigh. It is as they suggest, "Chaotic, yet organized" . As far as I know the Chinese have not refused international relief assistance and aid, whereas that is exactly what the Burmese Government has done. By delaying assistance they have effectively considerably worsened the situation.
Found 52 days, 17 hours, 10 minutes, and 6 seconds ago
feministblogs.org
A new report says we don't have more women in politics because they just aren't that interested:
Extensive research shows that when women run for office, they perform just as well as men. Yet women remain severely under-represented in our political institutions. In this report, we argue that the fundamental reason for women's under-representation is that they do not run for office.
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syplanet.com
China : 12,000 dead and counting in a 7.8 earth quake.
Burma : The Burmese government still rejecting aid while the death toll still rises from initial reports of 100,000. [I'm sure someone will come to their defense, I mean, I'm sure they are a victim of a biased western media, just because of their righteous anti-western policies, No?]
Meanwhile in Lebanon , Bush offers to extend help to the army so it can disarm Hizbulla [Reads: If you guys still need any help dragging yourself to full blown civil war, we'd be more than glad to help].
Found 52 days, 11 hours, 4 minutes, and 26 seconds ago
amyfox.vox.com
Today while running errands I was listening to NPR and there was a report from China. The reporter (Melissa Block of All Things Considered) was at a middle school that collapsed during the earthquake. Teenagers were buried beneath the rubble and had been for hours, and disorganization had caused devastating delays. Parents watched as bodies were recovered and rushed forward to see if it was theirs. At one point the reporter reminds the listeners that these would have been the only child in the family because of the law limiting families to one child (and I have to admit, that hadn't occurred to me).
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pajamasmedia.com
BLOGGING AN EARTHQUAKE, live from Chengdu.
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josephmcbee.wordpress.com
As of the most recent report , 12,000 people in China are dead because of the massive earthquake that hit them this week.
22,000 people in Myanmar are dead from a cyclone. Millions of others are homeless, and the dictatorship that sickeningly calls itself a government in Myanmar will not allow foreign aid into the country while the people starve in the streets.
I was discussing these events with someone I work with and his reponse to the death toll in Myanmar was; "Good. That's less mouths to feed.
Found 52 days, 20 hours, 58 minutes, and 20 seconds ago
developmentfromdisasters.net
Between 3,000 and 5,000 people may have been killed by an earthquake measuring 7.8 in just one county of south-western China's Sichuan province, reports say, writes BBC News, Monday, 12 May 2008 at http://news.bbc.co.uk .
Found 52 days, 18 hours, 29 minutes, and 15 seconds ago
dlgb.wordpress.com
A strong earthquake (7.8 magnitude) has caused devastation and killed thousands in Sichuan Province, China.
You can find out more about the event here:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_depth/asia_pacific/2008/china_quake/default.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/7396400.stm
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vox-nova.com
I live in earthquake territory. So when I read the news about a major earthquake and that cities the size of my city are reduced to rubble in China, I feel like their city could so easily be my city.
Right now, China needs our prayers for:
*Roadways to be cleared of debris so help can reach those currently cut off.
*Help for those buried and still alive under rubble.
Dear Mary, we ask for your powerful intercessory prayers in this terrible situation. Amen.
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afine2.wordpress.com
http://www.mercycorps.org/countries/china/2155
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news.ippimail.com
Rescue teams finally break through to the epicentre of China's earthquake, where an estimated 60,000 are missing.
Read the full article (BBC News | World | UK Edition)
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worldhaveyoursay.wordpress.com
Change of plan. We've had a string of problems getting the guests we need to set this discussion up. Some people won't come on air to talk about their experience, others are simply unable to make today's show. We may return to it another day when more people are available. We're definitely going to speak to people affected by the Chinese quake , and we may go for another subject. I'll update here when we decide. Continue reading 'Should first cousins be allowed to have children together?'
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