Aug

26

Strong earthquake in Tibet

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Official said that a strong earthquake measuring 6.8 on the Richter scale today shook the mountainous Zhongba County in Xigaze prefecture, close to India in southern Tibet and there are no immediate report of casualties.

A national earthquake press release that the quake hit the region at 9:22 p.m. (6:52 p.m. IST)

Sources said that the epicentre was about 10 km underground at 31.0 degrees north latitude and 83.6 degrees east longitude

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Jun

16

China flood kills 55

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China government said, torrential rain and flooding in south china have left at least 55 people dead and many missing while over 1.2 million people have been forced to flee their homes.

Official said that the rains have created havoc across the south, damaging crops and causing power blackouts in some areas. A section of a river was also about to burst its embankment, forcing tens of thousands of people to flee to higher ground.

Official said, 40 meter crack on the Dayaochong embankment of Xijiang river in Changzhou town, forcing evacuation of 120,000 people of higher ground.

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Jun

10

Aftershocks hit brimming China quake lake

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Muddy lake water from a dangerously unstable “quake lake” rushed into the devastated Chinese town of Beichuan on Tuesday, covering about a third of the settlement where the water level was rising fast.

The Tangjiashan Lake, the largest of the more than 30 created when landslides blocked the flow of rivers, has forced the evacuation of more than 250,000 residents downstream in case the unstable dam of mud and rocks bursts.

Brown water, clumps of trees and occasional vehicles pushing against buildings were moving quickly into low-lying areas of the town, washing away remains of buildings, bodies and valuables left under the rubble.

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May

14

China quake death toll rises near 12,000:Report

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xyz.jpgMonday’s magnitude-7.9 quake, China’s deadliest in three decades. Tens of thousands spent a second night outdoors, some sleeping under plastic sheeting, others bused to a stadium in the city of Mianyang, on the edge of the disaster area.

Soldiers hiking over landslide-blocked roads reached the epicenter of China’s devastating earthquake Tuesday, pulling bodies and a few survivors from collapsed buildings. The death toll of more than 12,000 was certain to rise as the buried were found Continue reading…



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