Sichuan Earthquake

A massive earthquake struck southwestern China on May 12. The 8-magnitude earthquake was the most powerful to strike China since 1949, devastating a hilly region of small cities and towns in Sichuan and nearby provinces. Tremors were reported in most areas of the country, including Shanghai, and as far away as Thailand and Vietnam. The central government has launched a massive rescue effort that includes the People's Liberation Army, medical workers and ordinary people.

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Students in earthquake-hit Beichuan County enter classrooms for the college entrance exam today in Sichuan Province. A total of 120,000 students in quake areas will take part in the three-day exam. About 78 percent of the students will take the exam in simple houses near their homes, and another 15 percent will take the exams in school buildings that have been proven to be safe.

Earthquake toll rises as nation counts costs

2008-9-5

THE death toll from the May 12 earthquake in Sichuan Province may reach 88,000 and the direct economic loss has topped 845.1 billion yuan (US$123.62 billion). These chilling statistics were released yesterday by...

2008-9-4Premier lifts spirits as stricken area rebuilds

2008-9-1Quake city needs food, shelter

2008-9-132 dead as quake hits Sichuan and Yunnan

2008-8-31Death toll from magnitude-6.1 quake rises to 24

2008-8-3122 killed as new quake hits southwest towns

2008-8-25City set to welcome quake students

2008-8-22Earthquake kills 3 in Yunnan

2008-8-6Man jailed for quake aftershock hoax

Frontline Reports

Shanghai Daily reporter Yan Zhen and photographer Hang Lingbing report from the Jiuzhou Gymnasium, the biggest shelter for earthquake victims in Mianyang City, Sichuan Province.