Category - sichuan

China accused over harassment and jailing of earthquake victims

agency reporter — Fri, 08 May 2009 08:04:45 +0100

Chinese authorities intimidated and unlawfully detained parents and relatives of children who died in the devastating Sichuan earthquake and harassed activists and lawyers trying to assist them, says a new Amnesty International report

Chinese churches and NGOs respond to earthquake crisis

agency reporter — Wed, 14 May 2008 01:22:51 +0100

Chinese churches and Christian agencies, as well as the government and army, have begun responding to the recent earthquake. The quake, measuring 7.9 on the Richter scale, has devastated a region west of the provincial capital Chengdu.

China reeling from largest earthquake in 30 years

agency reporter — Tue, 13 May 2008 05:23:10 +0100

The most powerful earthquake to hit China in 30 years, registered at a magnitude of 7.9, has killed at least 10,000 people in the south-western Sichuan province, with thousands more trapped and injured, says the BBC and news agencies.