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Roads clogged as China quake response ramps upJiegu, China (AFP) April 19, 2010 Relief supplies poured into China's quake zone in a remote Tibetan region Monday as the disaster response ramped up, but authorities warned icy weather could bring more misery in days ahead. An AFP journalist saw roads leading into the earthquake-shattered town of Jiegu in northwestern China clogged with ambulances and trucks carrying food, tents and quilts for victims of a disaster that killed at least 1,706 people. As the long queue of vehicles inched into Jiegu, the main population centre in ... read more |
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Jiegu, China (AFP) April 16, 2010Survivors of a quake that left 760 people dead in China braced themselves Friday for a second night with no shelter or food as rescuers struggled to cope with the scale of the disaster. Battling bitingly cold weather and a lack of oxygen, rescue workers clawed with their bare hands through the rubble of homes and schools toppled by the 6.9 magnitude quake that hit Yushu county in Qinghai pro ... more  
Sydney (AFP) April 15, 2010US President Barack Obama on Thursday said China can't be allowed to wait until its standard of living improves before tackling climate change. Obama, speaking in an Australian TV interview, said China knew the dangers of global warming but appeared to lack urgency about dealing with the problem. "Right now their understandable impulse is to say, 'Well let's let the developed countries, ... more  
Islamabad (AFP) April 14, 2010Police in Pakistan have deployed two giant bomb detectors on roads into Islamabad in their latest efforts to stop suicide truck bombers striking the capital. This is the first time Pakistani authorities have used the Chinese-built devices to protect a city since Taliban and Al-Qaeda-linked groups went on a bombing campaign, killing more than 3,200 people in nearly three years. Looking fo ... more |
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China's Hu tells quake rescuers to keep searchingJiegu, China (AFP) April 18, 2010 Chinese President Hu Jintao called on rescuers Sunday to keep searching for survivors as he met victims of a powerful quake in the country's northwest that left more than 1,700 dead. The Chinese leader, who cut short a trip to Latin America to oversee the emergency response, visited the region four days after it was hit by a 6.9-magnitude quake that killed 1,706 people and left 256 people missing. His comments came as search teams were boosted by the rescue of a 68-year-old man trapped beneath r ... read more |
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