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Over 140 people feared buried by China landslide 
Map of Xinmo Mao County Sichuan China| Sichuan: A landslide unleashed huge rocks and a mass of earth that crashed into their homes in southwestern China early Saturday | |
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8 dead, 3 missing after central China coal mine blast
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Teenage girl dies after being thrown off ride at amusement park A 13-year-old has died after being flung out of a fast-turning ride at an amusement park in southwest China
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Visitor mauled to death by tiger in Ningbo zoo in China
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| Nov.23 |
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Construction site collapse in China kills at least 40
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| Oct.31 |
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Chinese coal mine rescue bit after deadly blast |
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| Sep.28 |
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Typhoon Megi: Search for missing after China landslides |
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| Sep.14 |
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Typhoon Meranti slams southern China after battering Taiwan |
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China's Zhangjiajie glass bridge closes after two weeks |
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Typhoon Nida moving northwest across southern China |
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Flooding kills more than 180 people in central and southern China |
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| May.11 |
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China navy plane hits buildings, no casualties reported |
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Overturned truck carrying stones kills 14 in China |
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| Apr.13 |
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Crane collapse at China construction site kills 18
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China landslide: Man rescued alive in Shenzhen after 60 hours
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22 buildings collapse in landslide in Shenzhen industrial park Map of Guangming New District Shenzhen China| About 900 people have been evacuated, with four people pulled alive from rubble with minor or no injuries. At least 91 remain missing | |
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16 bodies found after landslide in eastern China buries nearly 30 homes |
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| Oct.25 |
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More than 120 hurt in high-speed ferry accident off Macau
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| Oct.3 |
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Tens of thousands evacuated as Typhoon Mujigae heads for mainland |
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7 killed after exposure to poisonous gasses at paper mill |
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Landslide in China's southwest kills 3, 8 missing |
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Typhoon Soudelor: Trail of damage in south-east China At least 12 people have died in south-eastern China after a powerful typhoon caused floods and mudslides
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Typhoon Soudelor lashes southeast China Map of Putian Fujian China A typhoon was pounding southeast China late Saturday, leaving more than a million homes without power after lashing Taiwan
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Heavy rains in southern China leave 18 dead, 4 missing |
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| Jun.13 |
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12 people survived Yangtze River sinking, down from 14 |
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| Jun.6 |
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Yangtze ship disaster: 396 confirmed dead
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Yangtze ship disaster: 331 confirmed dead Salvagers righted the Eastern Star on Friday after officials said chances of finding anyone alive were slim. Just 14 are known to have surv...
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Workers turn capsized China ship upright Top-deck cabins poked out of the water from a capsized river cruise ship on the Yangtze after disaster teams righted the vessel to quicken the...
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China boat capsize: Relatives stage protest
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Hopes fade of finding Yangtze survivors
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Cries for help heard from capsized boat in Yangtze River Rescuers were racing to rescue people after hearing cries for help from the wreckage of a passenger ship that capsized in a storm
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5 people dead and hundreds missing in Yangtze River
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Boat with more than 400 people aboard sinks in Yangtze River Map of Jianli Hubei China| Passenger ship The Eastern Star carrying more than 444 people sank overnight in southern China, and seven people have been rescued | |
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China paraxylene chemical plant hit by explosion |
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| Nov.26 |
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11 killed in second deadly coal mine explosion in as many days |
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| Nov.22 |
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Strong earthquake strikes China killing at least 4 |
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| Oct.7 |
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Hundreds injured at magnitude 6.0 earthquake
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| Sep.8 |
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Chinese city kills 5,000 dogs to control rabies |
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| Aug.5 |
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Officials say death toll from weekend earthquake rises to 589 |
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China troops join earthquake search |
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Strong earthquake kills at least 367 in southern China Map of Ludian Yunnan China The magnitude-6.1 quake in Yunnan province toppled thousands of homes on Sunday, killing at least 175 people and injuring more than 1,400
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Highway collision in southern China kills 43 people A truck loaded with flammable liquid collided with a passenger bus. The truck rear-ended the bus around 3 a.m. Saturday on the Hukun Express...
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| Jul.10 |
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Van falls into pond, killing 8 children in China |
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| Feb.4 |
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New strain of 'deadly' bird flu |
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| Dec.10 |
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Market fire in China's Shenzhen kills 16 |
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| Oct.7 |
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Typhoon Fitow kills five in China
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| Oct.6 |
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China evacuates 417,000 people ahead of typhoon |
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| Sep.23 |
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Typhoon Usagi hits southern China, killing at least 25 |
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| Jul.10 |
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China landslide 'buries up to 40' |
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| Jun.7 |
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Dozens dead in China bus fire
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| May.27 |
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Rescuers save a newborn from sewer pipe in China Map of Zhejiang China Chinese state media say firefighters and medics have rescued a newborn boy from a sewer pipe below a squat toilet
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| May.17 |
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Southern China rains kill 55, leave 14 missing
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| May.11 |
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China colliery blast kills 27 miners. Sichuan
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| Apr.21 |
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Chinese teams reach quake-hit region. Sichuan
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| Apr.20 |
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China battles to bring quake aid. Sichuan
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Earthquake has killed more than 150 people Map of Lushan Sichuan China Sichuan: A powerful 6.6-magnitude earthquake has killed more than 150 people and injured several thousand in China's rural south west
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At least 41 dead after earthquake strikes Sichuan region
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| Sep.7 |
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China's quake death toll rises At least 80 people are now known to have died in a series of earthquakes in south-western China, as rescuers struggle to reach remote areas
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| Aug.29 |
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Death toll rises in China coal mine blast. Sichuan
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| Aug.3 |
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Back-to-back typhoons hit China
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| Dec.31 |
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Chinese man dies of bird flu |
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| Oct.20 |
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Chinese hit-and-run toddler dies |
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| Jul.23 |
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Bullet train derails, cars fall off bridge Map of Zhejiang China At least two cars of a high-speed bullet train fell off a bridge late Saturday after a derailment in eastern Zhejiang province
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Deadly floods hit China Another round of torrential rains has flooded a once drought-stricken region, killing 25 people and leaving 25 missing
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| Jul.27 |
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Dozens missing in China landslide |
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| Jul.21 |
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Flooding fears intensify |
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| Jul.20 |
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Death toll rises in floods |
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| Aug.10 |
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Landslide crushes buildings At least 6 apartment blocks have collapsed following landslides in eastern China, trapping an unknown number of people
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| Aug.9 |
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Millions displaced as typhoon blasts China
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Typhoon Morakot slams into China
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| Jun.5 |
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Massive landslide buries dozens |
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| May.7 |
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2008 quake killed 5,335 students |
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| Aug.30 |
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22 dead from Saturday quake |
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| Aug.5 |
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Deadly earthquake hits China |
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1 million flee from floods; 55 dead |
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| Jun.9 |
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Quake lake 'now draining' |
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Water rising too fast at quake lake |
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Aftershocks threaten quake lake |
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Water behind 'quake lake' at top of dam. Sichuan
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Quake children return to tent schools |
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China works to prevent 'epidemic' |
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| May.31 |
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Race against time to drain 'quake lake' |
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| May.27 |
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Aftershocks demolish homes. Sichuan
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| May.26 |
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China ready to dynamite 'quake lake' |
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| May.23 |
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Quake toll passes 60,000 |
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Quake victims need millions of tents |
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| May.22 |
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Earthquake toll jumps again |
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Quake death toll passes 50,000 |
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| May.20 |
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Earthquake toll tops 40,000 |
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| May.19 |
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Warning panics quake zone |
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| May.18 |
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China to mourn quake victims; toll mounts |
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| May.17 |
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Quake effort resumes after panic |
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| May.16 |
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Hu Jintao spurs rescue effort |
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'Five million' homeless in quake. Sichuan
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| May.15 |
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President Hu Jintao visits quake area Sichuan: Chinese President has flown to south-western Province, where it is feared up to 50,000 people may have died in the earthquake
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Quake death toll could reach 50,000 |
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| May.14 |
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China steps up rescue operation |
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Girl pulled from rubble after 50 hours |
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Quake toll close to 15,000 |
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| May.13 |
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China presses search for survivors |
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Rescuers reach epicentre. Sichuan
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Quake death toll tops 12,000 |
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| May.12 |
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Death toll rises in quake |
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Quake death toll 50,000 | Sichuan: 80 percent of the buildings collapsed in the Beichuan Qiang Autonomous County after the 7.8-magnitude quake. Several hundred students are also feared to be buried in collapsed school buildings. 'Five million' homeless in quake. A frighte... | |
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| Oct.7 |
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1.4 million flee deadly storm
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| Jun.2 |
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Two dead from quake |
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| Jul.16 |
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Toll rises after floods |
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| May.17 |
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Two die as typhoon batters China |
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| Jan.10 |
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2 more bird flu deaths |
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| Nov.25 |
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12 killed in quake |
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| Jun.23 |
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Flood death toll 'over 500' Summer floods have forced over one million from their homes. Southern China submerged beneath muddy waters
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| Sep.5 |
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Military called in for flood |
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| Aug.12 |
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115 killed as typhoon slams coast |
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| Apr.17 |
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Mass evacuation in Chongqing |
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| Jan.7 |
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Second China SARS suspect spotted |
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| Dec.25 |
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233 died in gas disaster Thousands flee the disaster. A gas well burst in the Chuan Dongbei gas field, releasing natural gas and sulfurated hydrogen
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| Nov.14 |
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Mine blast kills 48 |
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| Apr.3 |
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WHO reaches virus epicenter |
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| Aug.22 |
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Million people battling lake Map of Lake Dongting Hunan China Families living nearby China's second largest freshwater lake have begun to flee their homes.
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| Apr.1 |
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U.S. spy plane lands in China Map of Hainan China| Navy reconnaissance plane made an emergency landing. It collided with a Chinese fighter jet. The electronic surveillance aircraft EP-3 Aries landed on the island of Hainan. Chinese F-8 sent to intercept the aircraft had bumped the EP-3 in the process. U.S. pla... | |
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| 2013 |
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| Dec.10 |
Market fire in China's Shenzhen kills 16 |
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| 2014 |
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| Nov.22 |
Strong earthquake strikes China killing at least 4 |
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| Oct.7 |
Hundreds injured at magnitude 6.0 earthquake
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| Aug.5 |
Officials say death toll from weekend earthquake rises to 589 |
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| Aug.3 |
China troops join earthquake search |
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| Aug.3 |
Strong earthquake kills at least 367 in southern China Map of Ludian Yunnan China The magnitude-6.1 quake in Yunnan province toppled thousands of homes on Sunday, killing at least 175 people and injuring more than 1,400
| 2013 |
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| Apr.20 |
China battles to bring quake aid. Sichuan
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| Apr.20 |
Earthquake has killed more than 150 people Map of Lushan Sichuan China Sichuan: A powerful 6.6-magnitude earthquake has killed more than 150 people and injured several thousand in China's rural south west
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| Apr.19 |
At least 41 dead after earthquake strikes Sichuan region
| 2012 |
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| Sep.7 |
China's quake death toll rises At least 80 people are now known to have died in a series of earthquakes in south-western China, as rescuers struggle to reach remote areas
| 2009 |
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| May.7 |
2008 quake killed 5,335 students |
| 2008 |
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| Aug.30 |
22 dead from Saturday quake |
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| Aug.5 |
Deadly earthquake hits China |
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| Jun.5 |
Aftershocks threaten quake lake |
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| Jun.4 |
Water behind 'quake lake' at top of dam. Sichuan
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| Jun.3 |
Quake children return to tent schools |
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| May.27 |
Aftershocks demolish homes. Sichuan
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| May.23 |
Quake toll passes 60,000 |
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| May.23 |
Quake victims need millions of tents |
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| May.22 |
Earthquake toll jumps again |
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| May.22 |
Quake death toll passes 50,000 |
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| May.20 |
Earthquake toll tops 40,000 |
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| May.19 |
Warning panics quake zone |
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| May.18 |
China to mourn quake victims; toll mounts |
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| May.16 |
'Five million' homeless in quake. Sichuan
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| May.15 |
President Hu Jintao visits quake area Sichuan: Chinese President has flown to south-western Province, where it is feared up to 50,000 people may have died in the earthquake
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| May.15 |
Quake death toll could reach 50,000 |
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| May.14 |
Girl pulled from rubble after 50 hours |
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| May.14 |
Quake toll close to 15,000 |
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| May.13 |
Quake death toll tops 12,000 |
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| May.12 |
Death toll rises in quake |
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| May.12 |
Quake death toll 50,000 | Sichuan: 80 percent of the buildings collapsed in the Beichuan Qiang Autonomous County after the 7.8-magnitude quake. Several hundred students are also feared to be buried in collapsed school buildings. 'Five million' homeless in quake. A frighte... | |
| 2007 |
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| Jun.2 |
Two dead from quake |
| 2005 |
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| Nov.25 |
12 killed in quake |
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| 2016 |
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| Apr.29 |
Overturned truck carrying stones kills 14 in China |
| 2014 |
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| Jul.18 |
Highway collision in southern China kills 43 people A truck loaded with flammable liquid collided with a passenger bus. The truck rear-ended the bus around 3 a.m. Saturday on the Hukun Express...
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| Jul.10 |
Van falls into pond, killing 8 children in China |
| 2013 |
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| Jun.7 |
Dozens dead in China bus fire
| 2011 |
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| Oct.20 |
Chinese hit-and-run toddler dies |
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| 2014 |
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| Feb.4 |
New strain of 'deadly' bird flu |
| 2011 |
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| Dec.31 |
Chinese man dies of bird flu |
| 2008 |
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| Jun.2 |
China works to prevent 'epidemic' |
| 2006 |
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| Jan.10 |
2 more bird flu deaths |
| 2004 |
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| Jan.7 |
Second China SARS suspect spotted |
| 2003 |
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| Apr.3 |
WHO reaches virus epicenter |
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| 2015 |
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| Oct.25 |
More than 120 hurt in high-speed ferry accident off Macau
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| Jun.13 |
12 people survived Yangtze River sinking, down from 14 |
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| Jun.6 |
Yangtze ship disaster: 396 confirmed dead
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| Jun.5 |
Yangtze ship disaster: 331 confirmed dead Salvagers righted the Eastern Star on Friday after officials said chances of finding anyone alive were slim. Just 14 are known to have surv...
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| Jun.4 |
Workers turn capsized China ship upright Top-deck cabins poked out of the water from a capsized river cruise ship on the Yangtze after disaster teams righted the vessel to quicken the...
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| Jun.3 |
China boat capsize: Relatives stage protest
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| Jun.2 |
Hopes fade of finding Yangtze survivors
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| Jun.2 |
Cries for help heard from capsized boat in Yangtze River Rescuers were racing to rescue people after hearing cries for help from the wreckage of a passenger ship that capsized in a storm
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| Jun.1 |
5 people dead and hundreds missing in Yangtze River
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| Jun.1 |
Boat with more than 400 people aboard sinks in Yangtze River Map of Jianli Hubei China| Passenger ship The Eastern Star carrying more than 444 people sank overnight in southern China, and seven people have been rescued | |
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| 2017 |
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| Feb.13 |
8 dead, 3 missing after central China coal mine blast
| 2016 |
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| Oct.31 |
Chinese coal mine rescue bit after deadly blast |
| 2014 |
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| Nov.26 |
11 killed in second deadly coal mine explosion in as many days |
| 2013 |
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| May.11 |
China colliery blast kills 27 miners. Sichuan
| 2012 |
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| Aug.29 |
Death toll rises in China coal mine blast. Sichuan
| 2003 |
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| Nov.14 |
Mine blast kills 48 |
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| 2016 |
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| Sep.28 |
Typhoon Megi: Search for missing after China landslides |
|
| Sep.14 |
Typhoon Meranti slams southern China after battering Taiwan |
|
| Aug.1 |
Typhoon Nida moving northwest across southern China |
| 2015 |
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| Oct.3 |
Tens of thousands evacuated as Typhoon Mujigae heads for mainland |
|
| Aug.9 |
Typhoon Soudelor: Trail of damage in south-east China At least 12 people have died in south-eastern China after a powerful typhoon caused floods and mudslides
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| Aug.8 |
Typhoon Soudelor lashes southeast China Map of Putian Fujian China A typhoon was pounding southeast China late Saturday, leaving more than a million homes without power after lashing Taiwan
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| Jun.19 |
Heavy rains in southern China leave 18 dead, 4 missing |
| 2013 |
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| Oct.7 |
Typhoon Fitow kills five in China
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| Oct.6 |
China evacuates 417,000 people ahead of typhoon |
|
| Sep.23 |
Typhoon Usagi hits southern China, killing at least 25 |
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| May.17 |
Southern China rains kill 55, leave 14 missing
| 2012 |
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| Aug.3 |
Back-to-back typhoons hit China
| 2009 |
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| Aug.9 |
Millions displaced as typhoon blasts China
|
| Aug.9 |
Typhoon Morakot slams into China
| 2007 |
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| Oct.7 |
1.4 million flee deadly storm
| 2006 |
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| May.17 |
Two die as typhoon batters China |
| 2004 |
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| Aug.12 |
115 killed as typhoon slams coast |
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| 2017 |
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| Fri. |
Over 140 people feared buried by China landslide Map of Xinmo Mao County Sichuan China| Sichuan: A landslide unleashed huge rocks and a mass of earth that crashed into their homes in southwestern China early Saturday | |
| 2015 |
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| Dec.22 |
China landslide: Man rescued alive in Shenzhen after 60 hours
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| Dec.20 |
22 buildings collapse in landslide in Shenzhen industrial park Map of Guangming New District Shenzhen China| About 900 people have been evacuated, with four people pulled alive from rubble with minor or no injuries. At least 91 remain missing | |
|
| Nov.14 |
16 bodies found after landslide in eastern China buries nearly 30 homes |
| 2013 |
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| Jul.10 |
China landslide 'buries up to 40' |
| 2010 |
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| Jul.27 |
Dozens missing in China landslide |
| 2009 |
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| Aug.10 |
Landslide crushes buildings At least 6 apartment blocks have collapsed following landslides in eastern China, trapping an unknown number of people
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| Jun.5 |
Massive landslide buries dozens |
|
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| 2016 |
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| Jul.4 |
Flooding kills more than 180 people in central and southern China |
| 2011 |
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| Jun.17 |
Deadly floods hit China Another round of torrential rains has flooded a once drought-stricken region, killing 25 people and leaving 25 missing
| 2010 |
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| Jul.21 |
Flooding fears intensify |
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| Jul.20 |
Death toll rises in floods |
| 2008 |
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| Jun.14 |
1 million flee from floods; 55 dead |
|
| Jun.9 |
Quake lake 'now draining' |
|
| Jun.9 |
Water rising too fast at quake lake |
|
| May.31 |
Race against time to drain 'quake lake' |
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| May.26 |
China ready to dynamite 'quake lake' |
| 2006 |
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| Jul.16 |
Toll rises after floods |
| 2005 |
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| Jun.23 |
Flood death toll 'over 500' Summer floods have forced over one million from their homes. Southern China submerged beneath muddy waters
| 2004 |
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| Sep.5 |
Military called in for flood |
| 2002 |
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| Aug.22 |
Million people battling lake Map of Lake Dongting Hunan China Families living nearby China's second largest freshwater lake have begun to flee their homes.
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| 2017 |
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| Jan.29 |
Visitor mauled to death by tiger in Ningbo zoo in China
| 2014 |
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| Sep.8 |
Chinese city kills 5,000 dogs to control rabies |
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| 2016 |
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| May.11 |
China navy plane hits buildings, no casualties reported |
| 2001 |
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| Apr.1 |
U.S. spy plane lands in China Map of Hainan China| Navy reconnaissance plane made an emergency landing. It collided with a Chinese fighter jet. The electronic surveillance aircraft EP-3 Aries landed on the island of Hainan. Chinese F-8 sent to intercept the aircraft had bumped the EP-3 in the process. U.S. pla... | |
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| 2003 |
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| Dec.25 |
233 died in gas disaster Thousands flee the disaster. A gas well burst in the Chuan Dongbei gas field, releasing natural gas and sulfurated hydrogen
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| 2016 |
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| Nov.23 |
Construction site collapse in China kills at least 40
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| Sep.2 |
China's Zhangjiajie glass bridge closes after two weeks |
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| Apr.13 |
Crane collapse at China construction site kills 18
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| 2015 |
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| Aug.22 |
Landslide in China's southwest kills 3, 8 missing |
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| 2011 |
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| Jul.23 |
Bullet train derails, cars fall off bridge Map of Zhejiang China At least two cars of a high-speed bullet train fell off a bridge late Saturday after a derailment in eastern Zhejiang province
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| 2013 |
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| May.27 |
Rescuers save a newborn from sewer pipe in China Map of Zhejiang China Chinese state media say firefighters and medics have rescued a newborn boy from a sewer pipe below a squat toilet
|
| Apr.21 |
Chinese teams reach quake-hit region. Sichuan
| 2008 |
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| May.17 |
Quake effort resumes after panic |
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| May.16 |
Hu Jintao spurs rescue effort |
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| May.14 |
China steps up rescue operation |
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| May.13 |
China presses search for survivors |
|
| May.13 |
Rescuers reach epicentre. Sichuan
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| 2015 |
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| Aug.28 |
7 killed after exposure to poisonous gasses at paper mill |
|
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| 2015 |
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| Apr.6 |
China paraxylene chemical plant hit by explosion |
| 2004 |
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| Apr.17 |
Mass evacuation in Chongqing |
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