Thousands of people have been ordered to leave a town in China's earthquake zone over fears a lake may burst its banks. More »
Thousands of people have been forced to flee after a lake burst its banks near the epicentre of China's earthquake. More »
The death toll from the deadliest earthquake to hit China in three decades has risen to almost 29,000. More »
BEIJING (AFP) - The confirmed earthquake death toll in China has risen to 28,881, a central government official said Saturday. More »
Chinese President Hu Jintao has urged rescuers in Sichuan to race to save lives, five days after a deadly earthquake. More »
Five days after a devastating earthquake struck southwest China, the country's president has appealed to rescuers in Sichuan province to race to save lives. More »
MIANYANG, China, May 17, 2008 (AFP) - With survivors still emerging from the rubble Saturday nearly 115 hours after disaster struck, rescue teams waged an increasingly desperate battle to find victims of China's earthquake which has claimed an estimated 50,000 lives. More »
BEIJING (AFP) - An American tourist who survived China's deadly earthquake says he is not only lucky to be alive -- he had a "surreal" experience of sharing the moment with giant pandas. More »
DUJIANGYAN (Reuters) - The air around the Dujiangyan crematorium is acrid with smoke and disinfectant as families bid farewell to victims of southwest China's calamitous earthquake, all too many of them children. More »

Earthquake death toll at 29,000
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