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Quake-hit areas need make-shift toilets
2013-04-25 20:28
Local authorities have initiated an emergency plan to meet people's needs for make-shift toilets in Lushan County, southwest China's Sichuan Province, after it was hit by a 7.0-magnitude earthquake on Saturday, said an official on Thursday.
Water remains unfit to drink
2013-04-25 02:17
Water safety remains a problem in the earthquake-hit areas of Sichuan province, rescuers said on Wednesday.
Anxious wait for milk powder
2013-04-24 02:22
Feng Caixia had been anxious for three days — unable to find any milk formula for her 1-year-old son since the earthquake struck on Saturday.
Power line, road repaired to empower quake-hit area
2013-04-23 21:21
Rescuers from the China Railway Tunnel Group repair a road damaged by earthquake in Ya’an, Sichuan province, April 22, 2013. [Photo by Zhang Xiaoli/Asianewsphoto]
Relief materials in short supply
2013-04-23 11:14
Tianquan county is still in need of 12,110 tents, 17,100 quilts and 200 generators for its more than 100,000 affected people three days after the 7.0-magnitude earthquake jolted Ya'an city.
PLA Air Force finishes 7 airdrops to quake zone
2013-04-23 11:04
The People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) has airdropped supplies to survivors in quake-hit Lushan county in Southwest China's Sichuan province.
Safety lessons heeded after 2008 disaster
2013-04-23 02:06
Even though the 2008 Sichuan earthquake left Lushan county largely unscathed, residents say the experience they gained from that disaster proved invaluable on Saturday.
19,000 soldiers, officers dispatched to quake zone
2013-04-23 10:24
A total of 19,000 soldiers and officers from China's military and armed police forces have been sent to quake-hit areas in Sichuan province, rushing to find survivors.
Volunteer team helping students find sense of normalcy
2013-04-23 02:20
Canadian volunteer Frentz, 22, along with 14 other students and three teachers from Southwestern University of Finance and Economics in the provincial capital of Chengdu, set up a class for children temporarily placed at the school, the largest shelter in Lushan county.
Ensuring water, preventing disease more urgent
2013-04-22 07:33
The prevention of endemic diseases and ensuring food and water supply have become urgent issues for the people living in the quake-affected Lushan county.
Premier: Rescue every person
2013-04-22 06:48
Premier Li Keqiang climbed onto a heap of debris to view the disaster area after arriving in Lushan county, Sichuan province, where he expressed condolences to victims and survivors of Saturday's devastating magnitude-7 earthquake.
'It was not safe because of falling tiles'
2013-04-21 07:51
It was reported that more than 1,000 art students from various universities were in the town for similar drawing tours.

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