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China struggles to reopen roads in quake area

Date: 2008-5-28 20:30:00 by iris Tags: Sichuan Earthquake

Chendu -- China struggled to keep roads open to provide a lifeline for quake survivors, while the government said Wednesday that rebuilding after the disaster would be "arduous."

The magnitude 7.9 quake that struck May 12 sent dirt and rocks tumbling into valleys, blocking roads to hinder relief efforts and clogging rivers that have developed into fast-rising lakes

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China aftershocks may continue for months: expert

Date: 2008-5-27 20:44:00 by cactus Tags: Sichuan Earthquake

The aftershocks following May 12 earthquake that devastated southwest China are likely to continue for two or three months, said an expert on seismology.

"Judging from previous earthquakes of a similar magnitude, this time the aftershocks may last for two or three months, and it's not relatively long," said He Yongnian, former deputy director of China Seismological Bure

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China earthquake death toll rises to 65,080

Date: 2008-5-26 21:41:00 by lavender0108 Tags: Sichuan Earthquake

The death toll from China's May 12 earthquake rose by 4,520 to 65,080 as of Monday noon, according to the Information Office of the State Council.

The casualty figures included 360,058 injured and 23,150 missing in the 8.0-magnitude quake that was centered on the southwestern Sichuan Province.

About 14.38 million people have been relocated from quake-affected areas

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