Demolition Begins in Beichuan After Quake Destruction
Ten days after China's deadly quake in Sichuan Beichuan begins demolition as excavations wind down. Soldiers and rescue workers spray disinfectant while villagers scavenge rubble. Officials report 33,434 freed survivors. dead and missing exceed 80,000 with 5 million homeless. Premier Wen Jiabao visits villages urging resilience and rebuilding.
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Wedding photographer captures reactions after earthquake
Wang Qiang and fellow photographers documented a May 12 wedding at the Church of the Annunciation in Bailu as a magnitude 7.9 quake struck Sichuan. Brides and guests, dusted and shaken, fled down a mountain as the church collapsed within seconds. Wang shifted from photographer to chronicler, sharing images of survivors, relief workers, and damaged buildings on his blog Survivors of the Storm.
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UN chief Ban Ki moon tours flooded Myanmar delta
UN Secretary General Ban Ki moon flew over the Irrawaddy delta near Kyondah as cyclone Nargis devastated Myanmar. He viewed flooded villages, aid stocks at Mawlamyinegyun, and a camp housing 500 people while urging hope amid advice from junta officials and aid groups.
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