Beichuan

Beichuan Government Spend Millions On Luxury Cars

Fauna from the blog chinaSMACK reports on the netizen reaction to the Beichuan government’s purchase of SUVs with earthquake donation money. Have you donated money for the earthquake yet? Are Beichuan’s disaster victims...

Confusion Over China Lake Alert

A lake created by the Sichuan earthquake is posing an imminent threat to millions of people living downstream. But, according to Reuters, there is some confusion over how many people would be affected if the banks burst. CNN...

China Warns Mass Evacuation Possible with Flood Threat

Possible danger from the “quake lake” Tangjiashan may lead to the evacuation of 1.3 million people. AP reports: More than 1 million people may have to evacuate dozens of villages in a Sichuan province valley if an...

After Quake, China’s Migrant Workers Rush Home

From the Christian Science Monitor: Mu Guangchan’s mother, a wiry 70-year-old widow who farms corn in the mountains of Sichuan, is a self-reliant sort. So when the May 12 earthquake destroyed her village home she built...

Fear of Floods Grips China Earthquake Area

Mark Magnier reports from Beichuan, Sichuan province. From the LA Times: The orange-suited emergency workers had just pulled someone out of the rubble alive Saturday when a chilling cry reverberated around the tilting...

China Quake Victims Flee ‘Flood’

More than 28000 people died in the Sichuan earthquake, according to state media, and now new fears over possible flooding have struck Beichuan, one of the worst hit areas. From BBC News: There has been panic in the quake-hit...

Photos: The Last Laughter in Beichuan No. 1 Middle School

Beichuan, in the southwestern Sichuan Province, was one of the areas hardest hit by the 7.9-magnitude quake. The seven story main building which contained 21 classrooms, with about 1000 students and teachers, collapsed when the...

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