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earthquake,Sichuan Wenchuan Earthquake Rocks China
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The city of Jiangyou is facing dual pressure: the attack of a major aftershock and the inpouring of quake refugees.
 
Rescue and Reconstruction
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  Beijing Orders Quick Aid for Quake Victims　
　　The finance minister ordered of government immediate assistance after witnessing the devastation, while medical teams were struggling to reach victims.
  Quake Idles Power Plants in Two Provinces　
　　Officials say the national grid of China is safe, but the shutdown of power plants and substations in Sichuan and Shaanxi severely reduced electric capacity.
  Experts Race to Fight Post-Disaster Disease
　　Protecting survivors from waterborne and foodborne diseases plays a major role in the post-quake recovery effort of Sichuan.
  Troops Parachute into Quake-Hit Mao County
　　A daring rescue operation, deep in the Sichuan mountains, marked the first use of an air force parachuting team for civilian disaster relief in China.
  Zipingpu Dam Upstream of Chengdu Secured
　　All odds stacked against, the Chengdu dam has been relieved of rising pressure.
Post-Quake Business Tremors more
  Earthquake Shakes Up China
　　Communications disruptions forced suspended trading for scores of companies based in ...
  Stock Trades Halted for 66 Firms in Sichuan
　　The decision to suspend trading for companies in the rattled province was a first for...
  Officials Act to Prevent Quake Price Gouging
　　Governments in the earthquake zone have been ordered by Beijing to monitor prices of ...
Reporter's Blog more
  Quake Dispatch: Gloomy City, Huge Cracks
　　A Caijing reporter travels to the disaster scene in Sichuan Province and describes wh...
  Pengzhou: Home to 100,000 Quake Refugees
　　A Caijing reporter journeys through an earthquake-ravaged region of Sichuan Province ...
  The Chemical Fertilizer of Shifang Plants Leak
　　Chemical spills have poisoned much of the already disturbed land, while leaks continu...
汶川地震中文版
　Facts　　　　　　　　　　　　　　more
 Magnitude: 8
 Casulties: 65,080 D
 Troops Deployed: 11
 Epicenter: Wenchuan
Sichuan Wenchuan Earthquake
　History　　　　　　　　　　　more
  Previous Big Quake
　　In 1976, a big earthquake in Tangshan killed 242,000.
　Analysis　　　　　　　　　　　more
  Indian Plate Tectonics Bring Frequent Earthquakes to China
　　Sichuan hobbles with one leg on the Indian Plate and one on the Eurasian Plate.
　Opinions　　　　　　　　　　more
  Readiness, More than Adversity, Builds a Nation
　　China needs a disaster response and prevention system that prepares the country for the next calamity.
  From Crisis, Opportunity
　　The crisis has come not only with pains, but also lessons and reflections.
  Searching for Lives, not Miracles
　　The rescue efforts must do more than search for miracles, it must keep calm and consider t...
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