Four drones from the national mapping agency are currently in the quake hit region in Ludian county. In the 24 hours since the disaster, they took hundreds of videos and images of some 60 square kilometres around the epicentre. This is greatly helpin...
The Yunnan Charity Federation has opened two official bank accounts to receive donations to help the victims of the quake. If youd like to give a helping hand, you can transfer donations to either account shown on the screen, one at the Agricultural...
State Security officials in Liaoning province are investigating a Canadian couple, suspected of stealing state secrets. Xinhua news agency identified the two as Kevin Garratt and Julia Dawn Garratt. The Foreign Ministry has said the couple is suspect...
By 6 p.m. Tuesday, four of the five blocked main roads leading to the epicenter had been cleared, making it easier for rescuers to distribute materials and transport the injured. Three days after the magnitude-6.5 quake struck Ludian county in Zhaoto...
Rescuers are risking their lives to open roads, and restore communications. As of Tuesday noon, nearly 76 percent of the electricity supply had resumed at ten townships cut off by the quake. In Longtoushan Township of Ludian County, the epicenter, it...
The Israeli military announced a seven-hour unilateral ceasefire Monday in parts of the Gaza Strip, as Palestinian and Egyptian delegations are meeting in Cairo in hopes of brokering a more durable truce. The temporary ceasefire began from 0700 GMT o...
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As rescuers race against time to save lives, the Civil Affairs Beareau of Yunnan province and its local offices have mobilized the first batch of relief supplies to the quake area. The local government said that the first batch had already arrived at...
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Premier Li Keqiang is in Longtoushan Township, the epicenter of Sundays earthquake, to oversee disaster relief efforts. The premier said that every household in the town should be reached within 48 hours to minimize casualties. He told local official...
The 6.5-magnitude earthquake that struck Ludian Town in Zhaotong City on Sunday has killed 398, and the death toll is expected to rise. More than 1,800 are injured, close to a million people have been affected, and nearly 30,000 have been relocated t...
Longtoushan Village is located at the epicenter of the earthquake. Its 350 kilometers northeast of Yunnans capital city Kunming. The powerful earthquake reduced 90 percent of the buildings in the village to shambles, in just 15 seconds. So far about...
