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They feared that water might burst through a dam created when a powerful earthquake triggered a landslide, state-media reported. The massive effort is expected to take several days. The orders for the mass evacuation mean engineers and local officials fear a possible catastrophic failure of the quake-created dam. Tangjiashan Lake didnt exist prior to this [...]

Everyone evacuated in case it gets worse. The shaking stopped shortly so I don’t think it’s anything to worry about. What caused the tremor? Read this article from… The quake struck 93 kilometres from Chengdu, capital of Sichuan province and a major population centre with more than 10 million people. The USGS initially estimated the [...]

PS Their notes mention a Red Cross outpost in the downtown area. Read more about what the Red Cross Society of China is doing to respond. The Shanghaiist posted where the Chinese Red Cross is taking donations and constantly updating the blog with developments. The Red Cross Society of China (RCSC) called for donations to [...]

Most westerners have heard of major Chinese cities like Shanghai, Beijing, Hong Kong, Guangzhou and even Nanjing, Hangzhou, Suzhou, and Shenzhen. But few know about Chongqing; the biggest city in China, with more than 30 million people. The earthquake was centered on a line between Chengdu and Mianyang in Sichuan province, just outside Chongqing. [...]

The official Xinhua News Agency said that another 10,000 people were believed hurt in one of the province’s counties after the 7.8-magnitude quake on Monday. BEIJING (AP) A massive earthquake struck central China on Monday, killing up to 5,000 people in a single county and trapping nearly 900 students under the rubble of their [...]