China quake death toll to 'exceed 80,000'
The death toll from last month's massive earthquake in southwestern China is expected to exceed 80,000, state media reported Tuesday.
Japan quake death toll rises to 10 as search goes on
TOKYO (Reuters) - The death toll in a powerful earthquake that hit northern Japan at the weekend rose to 10 on Monday as troops and rescue workers searched for survivors in the remote, mountainous area worst hit by the tremor.
Japan quake death toll rises to 10 as search goes on (Reuters)
Reuters - The death toll in a powerful earthquake
that hit northern Japan at the weekend rose to 10 on Monday as
troops and rescue workers searched for survivors in the remote,
mountainous area worst hit by the tremor.
Japan quake death toll 9, searchers dig through rubble
KURIHARA, Japan (Reuters) - Rescue workers searched on Sunday for 11 people still missing after a powerful earthquake rocked rural areas of northern Japan, killing at least nine and injuring more than 200.
Japan quake death toll 9, searchers dig through rubble (Reuters)
Reuters - Rescue workers searched on
Sunday for 11 people still missing after a powerful earthquake
rocked rural areas of northern Japan, killing at least nine and
injuring more than 200.
Strong quake jolts north Japan, one death reported
TOKYO (Reuters) - A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.0 jolted northern Japan on Saturday, with Japanese media reporting one person killed in a landslide and four badly hurt.
Strong quake jolts north Japan, one death reported (Reuters)
Reuters - A strong earthquake with a preliminary
magnitude of 7.0 jolted northern Japan on Saturday, with
Japanese media reporting one person killed in a landslide and
four badly hurt.
China raises quake death toll to 60,560 (Seattle Times)
China's government says the confirmed death toll from this month's massive earthquake has risen to 60,560.Source : Seattle Times (subscribe)Explore : China
China raises quake death toll to 60,560 (kansascity.com)
China's government says the confirmed death toll from this month's massive earthquake has risen to 60,560.Source : kansascity.com (subscribe)Explore : World
Chinese leader says quake death toll may top 80,000 (AFP)
AFP - China said Saturday at least 60,000 people have been killed in its worst earthquake in a generation and that the death toll could climb past 80,000.
China quake survivors keep vigil over town of death
YINGXIU, China (Reuters) - Among the ruins of Yingxiu at the epicenter of China's calamitous earthquake, survivors remain, defying the pall of death to keep vigil over lost loved ones or even now looking to rebuild homes amid the devastation.
China quake survivors keep vigil over town of death (Reuters)
Reuters - Among the ruins of Yingxiu at
the epicenter of China's calamitous earthquake, survivors
remain, defying the pall of death to keep vigil over lost loved
ones or even now looking to rebuild homes amid the devastation.
Quake Death Toll Continues to Climb
China raised the death toll from the May 12 earthquake to more than 55,000, as experts monitored dozens of lakes formed during the temblor to see if aftershocks could unleash flooding.
Quake death toll in China's Sichuan rises to 55,239: govt (AFP)
AFP - The death toll in China's Sichuan province from last week's earthquake has risen to 55,239, with another 24,949 missing, a senior government official said here Friday.
China quake death toll surpasses 55,000
The death toll from the earthquake in China has now risen to 51,151, government officials say, with another 29,328 still missing. Meanwhile the government is to allocate $10 billion for the country's reconstruction fund by cutting spending by five percent this year, China's Xinhua news agency reported.
China says quake death toll rises to 55,239
BEIJING (Reuters) - The death toll in China's worst earthquake in decades has risen to 55,239, Sichuan's vice governor Li Chengyun told a news conference in Beijing on Friday.
China says quake death toll rises to 55,239 (Reuters)
Reuters - The death toll in China's worst
earthquake in decades has risen to 55,239, Sichuan's vice
governor Li Chengyun told a news conference in Beijing on
Friday.
China quake death count at 51,000 (The Washington Times)
China said the toll of dead and missing from last weeks powerful earthquake jumped to more than 80,000, while the... Source : The Washington Times (subscribe)
Quake Death Toll Tops 51,000
China said the death toll from last week's powerful earthquake jumped to more than 51,000, as the government again appealed for millions of tents to shelter homeless survivors.
China quake death toll passes 50,000
The death toll from last week's earthquake in southwestern China has risen to 51,151, government officials reported on Thursday.
China says death toll in quake more than 51,000 (AP)
AP - China said the death toll from last week's powerful earthquake jumped to more than 51,000, as it appealed Thursday for millions of tents to shelter homeless survivors.
China: Quake death toll rises to more than 41,000 (AP)
AP - The death toll from last week's earthquake in China has risen more than 41,000.
Miracle rescues in China quake as death toll tops 40,000 (AFP)
AFP - A woman who survived on rainwater and a man fed sweetened water were Tuesday pulled out of the rubble eight days after China's earthquake but hopes faded for others as the death toll topped 40,000.
China quake: Death toll at 40,000
Fleeting signs of hope surfaced in China Tuesday, eight days after a devastating earthquake, as rescue teams pulled two men from the rubble in Sichuan province. The rescues came as the Sichuan Seismological Bureau warned of the likelihood of a strong aftershock in the province, state media reported.
Aftershock kills China quake survivors as death toll tops 32,000 (AFP)
AFP - A powerful aftershock claimed more lives in China's southwest on Sunday, bringing new misery to the region and hampering relief efforts as the death toll from last week's quake shot up.
China's quake death toll reaches 32,477 (AFP)
AFP - The confirmed death toll from China's earthquake rose Sunday to 32,477, the state-run Xinhua news agency said, citing the government's disaster relief headquarters.
China rattled by aftershock The official death toll from Monday's quake passed 22,000. Relief efforts continued. (Philadelphia Inquirer)
YINGXIU, China - A powerful aftershock knocked out roads and communications in some of the most earthquake-ravaged parts of central China yesterday as emergency crews rescued more than 30 people who had survived up to 100 hours trapped in the ruins.Source : Philadelphia Inquirer (subscribe)Explore : Business, China
China rattled by aftershock The official death toll from Monday's quake passed 22,000. Relief efforts continued. (News -- Philly.com)
YINGXIU, China - A powerful aftershock knocked out roads and communications in some of the most earthquake-ravaged parts of central China yesterday as emergency crews rescued more than 30 people who had survived up to 100 hours trapped in the ruins.Source : News -- Philly.com (subscribe)Explore : Business, China
Confirmed death toll from China quake reaches 28,881: govt (AFP)
AFP - The confirmed earthquake death toll in China has risen to 28,881, a central government official said Saturday.
China: Quake death toll could reach 50,000 (AP)
AP - Troops dug burial pits in this quake-shattered town and black smoke poured from crematorium chimneys elsewhere in central China as priorities began shifting Thursday from the hunt for survivors to dealing with the dead. Officials said the final toll could more than double to 50,000.
Quake Death Toll Could Hit 50,000 (The Post Chronicle)
As of late afternoon Thursday, 19,509 deaths in Sichuan province in southwestern China had been confirmed with tens of thousands more injured or missing,...Source : The Post Chronicle (subscribe)
Quake Death Toll Raised To 19,500 (The Post Chronicle)
The state-run Xinhua news agency said Sichuan provincial authorities released the new death count after troops had reached the quake's epicenter....Source : The Post Chronicle (subscribe)
China quake death toll could rise to 50,000 (AP)
AP - China warned the death toll from this week's earthquake could soar to 50,000, while the government issued a public appeal Thursday for rescue equipment as it struggled to cope with the disaster.
China quake death toll rises by a third, as time runs out for miracles
The search for survivors of China’s worst earthquake in 30 years became more
urgent today as the predicted death toll rose to 50,000 and Chinese
officials admitted that finding anyone still alive would be a “miracle”.
China quake death toll could hit 50,000
China warned the death toll from this week's earthquake could soar to some 50,000, while the government issued a rare public appeal Thursday for rescue equipment as it struggled to cope with the disaster. Rescue workers broke through key roads to the epicenter in the race to find survivors.
State TV: China quake death toll could hit 50,000 (AP)
AP - China warned the death toll from this week's earthquake could soar to some 50,000, while the government issued a rare public appeal Thursday for rescue equipment as it struggled to cope with the disaster. Rescue workers broke through key roads to the epicenter in the race to find survivors.
State TV: China quake death toll could rise to 50K (AP)
AP - China warned the death toll from this week's earthquake could soar to some 50,000, while the government issued a rare public appeal Thursday for rescue equipment as it struggled to cope with the disaster. Rescue workers broke through key roads to the epicenter in the race to find survivors.
China quake death toll rises to at least 20,000
WENCHUAN, China (Reuters) - China on Thursday raised the death toll from a massive earthquake in the southwest of the country to at least 20,000, as hopes faded for a further 25,000 buried under rubble for three days.
China quake death toll rises to at least 20,000 (Reuters)
Reuters - China on Thursday raised the
death toll from a massive earthquake in the southwest of the
country to at least 20,000, as hopes faded for a further 25,000
buried under rubble for three days.
State media: China quake death toll exceeds 19,500 (AP)
AP - Chinese state media says the death toll has jumped past 19,500 in this week's earthquake in Sichuan Province.
Dam 'in danger' as quake death toll soars
China's death toll from a massive earthquake soared by thousands Wednesday as troops rushed to plug "severe cracks" in a dam upriver from one of the hardest hit cities. In a rare piece of good news, a heavily pregnant woman was pulled from the rubble after 50 hours.
China warns of burst dams as quake death toll rises
DUJIANGYAN, China (Reuters) - The death toll from China's deadliest earthquake in decades climbed to nearly 15,000 on Wednesday, as officials warned of calamities downstream from broken rivers and dams strained to bursting point.
China warns of burst dams as quake death toll rises (Reuters)
Reuters - The death toll from China's
deadliest earthquake in decades climbed to nearly 15,000 on
Wednesday, as officials warned of calamities downstream from
broken rivers and dams strained to bursting point.
Death Toll Hits 15,000 Following China Quake, As Aid Arrives (CityNews: Top Stories)
As help began to arrive in some of the hardest-to-reach areas, some victims trapped for more than two days under collapsed buildings were still being pulled out alive.Source : CityNews: Top Stories (subscribe)Explore : China
Quake death toll soars as rescuers dig deeper
China's death toll from a massive earthquake appeared to soar Wednesday as rescuers delved into some of the hardest-hit areas of the country's southwest. The official death toll reported by state-run media stands at just over 14,866, but an unofficial tally of individual communities provided by news services added up to 19,565.
China's quake death toll rises to 14,866: state media (AFP)
AFP - The national death toll from the earthquake that struck southwest China has risen to 14,866, the official Xinhua news agency reported Wednesday..
Quake death toll 'soars' as rescuers dig deeper
China's death toll from a massive earthquake appeared to soar Wednesday as rescuers delved into some of the hardest-hit areas of the country's southwest. The official death toll reported by state-run media stands at just over 14,866, but an unofficial tally of individual communities provided by news services added up to 19,565.
State media: China quake death nears 15,000 (AP)
AP - The official death toll from a powerful earthquake in central China has risen to almost 15,000.
Quake death toll grows as rescuers dig deeper
China announced grim news Wednesday from the epicenter of this week's earthquake: About three-quarters of one town's residents have perished. The official death toll has surpassed 12,000, but an unofficial tally of individual communities provided by the news services is closer to 20,000.
Death toll from China quake soars past 13,000 (San Diego Union)
The death toll in China's earthquake climbed past 13,000 on Tuesday and looked set to rise much higher after media said some 19,000 people were buried in rubble in just one area.Source : San Diego Union (subscribe)Explore : Business, China, World