<rss><channel><item><title>Chinese students in quake zone take university entrance exams in tents</title><link>http://139.191.254.108/Wires/ap-en/070607/ap-en-58502bd1e598899edf159bc16ba0883d.html</link><description>BEIJING (AP) _ Hundreds of students in an earthquake zone in southwest China started taking crucial university entrance exams in tents Thursday, state media reported. 

Xinhua News Agency said about 700 students in Ning'er county near China's border with Laos started their make-or-break exams in 80 tents set out in rows at a high school.</description><pubDate>2007-06-07T09:04+0200</pubDate><source>ap-en</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>ap-en-58502bd1e598899edf159bc16ba0883d</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>China: Premier Wen visits quake-hit residents in Yunnan</title><link>http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/DHRV-73X2KX?OpenDocument</link><description>Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao asked local governments to accelerate the reconstruction of housing in southwest China's quake-stricken Yunnan Province when he paid a visit to the disaster-affected residents on Tuesday. At least 180,000 people were displaced from their homes in the Ning'er county of Pu'er city in Yunnan, where an earthquake measuring 6.</description><pubDate>2007-06-07T04:19+0200</pubDate><source>reliefWeb</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>reliefWeb-09e9ce274058cd01f9ec919f24040185</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Strong 6.1 earthquake off Papua New Guinea -USGS</title><link>http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/SP2574.htm</link><description>Li Wenfen, 52, a local resident, cries in front of her collapsed house after a strong earthquake hit Pu'er, in southwest China's Yunnan province, June 4, 2007. A strong earthquake hit the tea-making city in southwest China on Sunday, causing houses to collapse and several injuries, Xinhua news agency said, citing an official source.</description><pubDate>2007-06-07T03:35+0200</pubDate><source>alertnet</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>alertnet-d3e9f068d9cf3aaacd1fa058003b5c7c</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>CWS Situation Report: China earthquake</title><link>http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/SHES-73WTAB?OpenDocument</link><description>SITUATION : A 6.4-magnitude earthquake has caused the evacuation of at least 180,000 persons in Ning'er County in China's southern Yunnan Province. The quake, the most serious in the region in nearly three decades, has caused at least three deaths and more than 300 injuries.</description><pubDate>2007-06-07T00:18+0200</pubDate><source>reliefWeb</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>reliefWeb-da9e7a77b9acf6c9b455e2050a56e9c9</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category><category>Agriculture</category></item><item><title>Residents in quake-battered county in SW. China improvise as best they can</title><link>http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/LRON-73WD4Z?OpenDocument</link><description>NING'ER, Yunnan Province, Jun 6, 2007 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- Residents in quake-battered Ning'er County in southwest China's Yunnan Province are sheltering in makeshift homes and tents after being left homeless by a strong earthquake which hit the province on Sunday.</description><pubDate>2007-06-06T12:48+0200</pubDate><source>reliefWeb</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>reliefWeb-b8da9aaefdbd7e09026370ed8198c30b</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>China quake-hit students get counselling for exam</title><link>http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/PEK106481.htm</link><description>BEIJING, June 6 (Reuters) - Students in a region of southwest China hit by an earthquake at the weekend have received psychological counselling to prepare them for this week's national university entrance exams, local media reported. Around 180,000 people were displaced from their homes in the in....</description><pubDate>2007-06-06T06:19+0200</pubDate><source>alertnet</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>alertnet-bbb5ff05bc1b2c8de8438dbb635b5466</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>China quake-hit students get counselling for exam</title><link>http://139.191.254.108/Wires/reuters-en/070606/reuters-en-8fdba67111f5cefba082f55e4e3d4d39.html</link><description>BEIJING, June 6 (Reuters) - Students in a region of southwest China hit by an earthquake at the weekend have received psychological counselling to prepare them for this week's national university entrance exams, local media reported.   

 Around 180,000 people were displaced from their homes in the....</description><pubDate>2007-06-06T05:54+0200</pubDate><source>reuters-en</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>reuters-en-8fdba67111f5cefba082f55e4e3d4d39</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>CDB loans 30 mln yuan to quake-hit Pu'er in SW China</title><link>http://english.people.com.cn/200706/06/eng20070606_381251.html</link><description>China Development Bank (CDB) made available a loan of 30 million yuan (3.9 million U.S. dollars) to earthquake-hit Pu'er city in southwest China's Yunnan Province here Tuesday.</description><pubDate>2007-06-06T02:53+0200</pubDate><source>peopledaily</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>peopledaily-5a5fdb783a9a41e2ee71fc3ffe18dc96</guid></item><item><title>At least 329 people hospitalized after SW China earthquake</title><link>http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/LRON-73VCLN?OpenDocument</link><description>NING'ER, Yunnan Province, Jun 5, 2007 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- At least 329 people were hospitalized after an earthquake measuring 6.4 on the Richter scale hit Pu'er city in southwest China's Yunnan Province early on Sunday, the local government said on Tuesday. By 11:00 p.m.</description><pubDate>2007-06-05T12:31+0200</pubDate><source>reliefWeb</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>reliefWeb-5db76c76ab3ad3959eb9de366e3e8d78</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Thousands homeless after quake</title><link>http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2007/06/05/2003363923</link><description>TREMORS: Aftershocks continued to plague residents in Ning'er County, which lies in a quake-prone mountainous region in Yunnan Province, about 150km north of Laos AP, BEIJING Tuesday, Jun 05, 2007, Page 5 Tens of thousands of earthquake victims in southwest China were living in tents or in the open....</description><pubDate>2007-06-05T05:25+0200</pubDate><source>taipeitimes</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>taipeitimes-366b8bb0fb7bb95c502861ad4f400741</guid><category>Agriculture</category><category>CommunicableDiseaseCases</category><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>6.4 quake displaces tens of thousands in southwest China</title><link>http://www.chinapost.com.tw/asiapacific/111512.htm</link><description>Tens of thousands of earthquake victims in southwest China were living in tents or in the open Monday, fearful of returning to their damaged homes a day after a magnitude 6.4 quake killed three and injured at least 300.</description><pubDate>2007-06-05T04:31+0200</pubDate><source>ChinaPost</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>ChinaPost-2201b0831295d164c248be207132edd7</guid><category>Agriculture</category><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>China says 180&amp;nbsp;000 evacuated after earthquake</title><link>http://www.mg.co.za/articlepage.aspx?area=/breaking_news/breaking_news__international_news/&amp;articleid=310387</link><description>About 180&amp;nbsp;000 people have been evacuated from their homes in China's south-west following a powerful earthquake that killed at least three and injured 313, the official Xinhua agency said on Monday. The tremor shook the tea-producing city of Pu'er early on Sunday morning, bringing down over 90&amp;nbsp;000 rooms and crushing a four-year-old boy.</description><pubDate>2007-06-04T18:37+0200</pubDate><source>MailGuardian</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>MailGuardian-7275c69b8ca3af851da394832b1949c6</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>China says 180,000 evacuated after earthquake</title><link>http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/PEK232979.htm</link><description>BEIJING, June 4 (Reuters) - Around 180,000 people have been evacuated from their homes in China's southwest, following a powerful earthquake that killed at least three and injured 313, the official Xinhua agency said on Monday. The tremor shook the tea-producing city of Pu'er and the surrounding....</description><pubDate>2007-06-04T16:40+0200</pubDate><source>alertnet</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>alertnet-7acb2fcdd7d58487591bd28fa75ed748</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>China says 180,000 evacuated after earthquake</title><link>http://139.191.254.108/Wires/reuters-en/070604/reuters-en-28141383d164ceadb723ef1241df38d7.html</link><description>BEIJING, June 4 (Reuters) - Around 180,000 people have been evacuated from their homes in China's southwest, following a powerful earthquake that killed at least three and injured 313, the official Xinhua agency said on Monday.   

 The tremor shook the tea-producing city of Pu'er and the....</description><pubDate>2007-06-04T16:27+0200</pubDate><source>reuters-en</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>reuters-en-28141383d164ceadb723ef1241df38d7</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>China: Earthquake Information Bulletin No. 1</title><link>http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/JBRN-73UFZ8?OpenDocument</link><description>The Federation's mission is to improve the lives of vulnerable people by mobilizing the power of humanity. It is the world's largest humanitarian organization and its millions of volunteers are active in over 185 countries. In Brief This Information Bulletin is being issued for information only.</description><pubDate>2007-06-04T16:09+0200</pubDate><source>reliefWeb</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>reliefWeb-41ad446c44dc1d2f2a5d117370cb4554</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>(MAP) China: Earthquake - Situation Map</title><link>http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/JOPA-73UGA4?OpenDocument</link><description>Date: 04 Jun 2007 Source(s): International Federation of Red Cross And Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) Type: Natural Disaster Keyword(s): Earthquake; Natural Disaster Format: PDF *, 249k

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With the exception of public UN sources, reproduction or redistribution of the above text, in whole, part....</description><pubDate>2007-06-04T11:59+0200</pubDate><source>reliefWeb</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>reliefWeb-dc0050e74c47552e7b5bace0a1a9dc15</guid><category>EuropeAid</category><category>NaturalDisasters</category><category>Echo</category></item><item><title>Three dead as strong quake rocks China</title><link>http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/KHII-73UA5Q?OpenDocument</link><description>by Peter Harmsen BEIJING, June 3, 2007 (AFP) - A 6.4-magnitude earthquake rattled a mountainous region in southwest China early Sunday, killing three people and injuring about 300, state media and officials said. Residents in Pu'er, the centre of a famous tea-producing area in Yunnan province, fled....</description><pubDate>2007-06-04T11:59+0200</pubDate><source>reliefWeb</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>reliefWeb-90f152bada6a1669f3a056e449f3a03c</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Quake displaces tens of thousands in China</title><link>http://www.irishexaminer.com/breaking/story.asp?j=218270472&amp;p=zy8z7yy68&amp;n=218271267&amp;x=</link><description>04/06/2007 - 8:38:52 AM Quake displaces tens of thousands in China Tens of thousands of earthquake victims in south-west China were living in tents or in the open today, fearful of returning to their damaged homes a day after a magnitude 6.4 quake killed three people and injured at least 300.</description><pubDate>2007-06-04T10:21+0200</pubDate><source>examiner</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>examiner-416df0f6963eb49cceb393962cfb57dc</guid></item><item><title>300 injured, three dead in Chinese earthquake</title><link>http://www.timesofmalta.com/core/article.php?id=263852</link><description>An earthquake hit a tea-making city in southwest China yesterday, bringing down houses and killing at least three people, one a four-year-old, and injuring 300, Xinhua news agency said. The quake...</description><pubDate>2007-06-04T10:02+0200</pubDate><source>timesofmalta</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>timesofmalta-71e6594068370650f330617befe2af39</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Sky News Broadcast:Sky World News - Jun 4 2007 4:14AM</title><link>http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl?z962293212&amp;z=900238539</link><description>are ... the most ever has been a success according to the week there . ... And and eighty ... thousand people attended exhibitions and concerts ... the South China Morning pay support . Other after marks of an earthquake ... hundred and twenty thousand people homeless after the chairman of the Yunnan Province .</description><pubDate>2007-06-04T09:07+0200</pubDate><source>EC_bcast</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>EC_bcast-830ecbd69ff9e8ad3c560829fec01e27</guid></item><item><title>3 Dead, Hundreds Injured in China Quake</title><link>http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=3240423&amp;CMP=OTC-RSSFeeds0312</link><description>3 Dead, Hundreds Injured, and 120,000 Evacuated After Earthquake Shakes Southwest China Region</description><pubDate>2007-06-04T08:46+0200</pubDate><source>ABCnews</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>ABCnews-8b6202f67359e4aa8df2e71181b678c2</guid></item><item><title>Quake displaces tens of thousands in southwest China</title><link>http://139.191.254.108/Wires/ap-en/070604/ap-en-71fc5aa6c08300b1cad78316cb8b2c66.html</link><description>Eds: ADDS AP Graphic. AP Photos XIN101-104 ^AP Photo XBEJ801 ^AP Graphic: CHINA EARTHQUAKE ^By ANITA CHANG= ^Associated Press Writer= 

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BEIJING (AP) _ Tens of thousands of earthquake victims in southwest China were living in tents or in the open Monday, fearful of returning to their damaged homes a day after a magnitude 6.4 quake killed three and injured at least 300.</description><pubDate>2007-06-04T08:01+0200</pubDate><source>ap-en</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>ap-en-6f4f427fac0b81926376746da8fd86d7</guid><category>Agriculture</category><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>China: President Hu orders all-out efforts into earthquake rescue</title><link>http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/KHII-73U2NT?OpenDocument</link><description>BEIJING, June 3 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Hu Jintao has ordered all-out efforts into the rescue work after a strong earthquake hit an autonomous county in southwest China's Yunnan Province on Sunday morning. 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The 6.</description><pubDate>2007-06-03T23:21+0200</pubDate><source>cnn</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>cnn-b0618da8bc8e795ab8de51c0d13e63e9</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>China earthquake injures 300, 3 dead: Xinhua</title><link>http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSPEK2341420070603?feedType=RSS</link><description>BEIJING (Reuters) - An earthquake hit a tea-making city in southwest China on Sunday, bringing down houses and killing at least three people, one a 4-year-old, and injuring 300, Xinhua news agency said.</description><pubDate>2007-06-03T17:54+0200</pubDate><source>reuters</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>reuters-ba2be0ec6aa91df60859501ea431ce66</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>China earthquake injures 300, only 3 dead-Xinhua</title><link>http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/PEK23414.htm</link><description>The strong quake destroyed mud houses and roads, and damaged water and power supplies, according to state TV.</description><pubDate>2007-06-03T17:30+0200</pubDate><source>alertnet</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>alertnet-06e2ec902a480459a82c1bf887eea4d6</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Three Dead As Strong Quake Rocks China</title><link>http://www.mediafax.ro/english/articole-free/Three-Dead-As-Strong-Quake-Rocks-China-678289-9.html</link><description>A 6.4-magnitude earthquake rattled a mountainous region in southwest China at dawn Sunday, killing three people and injuring about 300, AFP online reported. 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BEIJING (AP) _ A strong earthquake shook a hilly southwestern Chinese region near the Lao border early Sunday, killing at least three people, injuring hundreds and forcing....</description><pubDate>2007-06-03T14:15+0200</pubDate><source>ap-en</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>ap-en-4ebb1f0dd3e13d701f4ecbefa5311c0d</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Earthquake Kills 2 in China's Historic Pu'er City, in Yunnan Province</title><link>http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200706/200706030003.html</link><description>A strong earthquake in southwestern China's Yunnan province has killed at least two people and injured 200 others. The state-run Xinhua news agency says at least 15 of the injuries are serious. The 6.4 magnitude earthquake hit the historic city of Pu'er and the surrounding mountainous areas Sunday at dawn, 5:34 a.</description><pubDate>2007-06-03T14:06+0200</pubDate><source>chosun</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>chosun-507f86615b3d2512614dcb98f6d0205c</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Earthquake kills 3 in southwest China</title><link>http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/06/03/asia/quake.php</link><description>The early-morning temblor in Yunnan Province, initially measured at a magnitude of 6.2, also forced the evacuation of 120,000 people, state media reported.</description><pubDate>2007-06-03T14:01+0200</pubDate><source>IHT</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>IHT-11e365a3546bf34630e06c076b095006</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Earthquake in China kills 3, injures nearly 300</title><link>http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2007-06-02-china-earthquake_N.htm?csp=34</link><description>A strong earthquake shook southwestern China's Yunnan province early Sunday, killing at least three, injuring hundreds and forcing ...</description><pubDate>2007-06-03T12:20+0200</pubDate><source>usaToday</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>usaToday-0dc4cbc6fd9376d0cff128c9c4c86d7c</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Earthquake in southwest China kills 3, injures nearly 300</title><link>http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/06/03/asia/AS-GEN-China-Earthquake.php</link><description>A strong earthquake shook southwestern China's Yunnan province early Sunday, killing at least three, injuring hundreds and forcing the evacuation of 120,000 people, state media reported.</description><pubDate>2007-06-03T12:00+0200</pubDate><source>IHT</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>IHT-1faeec7237bc65b5ba20eb404e91c71f</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Earthquake in Southwest China Kills 3</title><link>http://www.topix.net/content/ap/1193211317008188947839714116982512805196</link><description>A strong earthquake shook southwest China's Yunnan province early Sunday, killing at least three and injuring hundreds and forcing the evacuation of 120,000 people, state media reported.</description><pubDate>2007-06-03T11:55+0200</pubDate><source>topix</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>topix-db4ffb3e2b59146e00df646c17108eca</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Strong earthquake in southwest China kills 3, injures nearly 300</title><link>http://139.191.254.108/Wires/ap-en/070603/ap-en-5b9097a3cde3069aea80a388c1e2285d.html</link><description>Eds: CORRECTS Ning'er County part of Pu'er City in graf 2. ^AP Photos Planned ^By ANITA CHANG= ^Associated Press Writer= 

BEIJING (AP) _ A strong earthquake shook southwestern China's Yunnan province early Sunday, killing at least three, injuring hundreds and forcing the evacuation of 120,000 people, state media reported.</description><pubDate>2007-06-03T11:29+0200</pubDate><source>ap-en</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>ap-en-5b9097a3cde3069aea80a388c1e2285d</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Earthquake in southwest China kills 3</title><link>http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070603/ap_on_re_as/china_earthquake;_ylt=AvjONmsXJkdhDTlqXMoO4bes0NUE</link><description>said the quake had a preliminary magnitude of 6.2 and hit about 1,470 miles southwest of Beijing. At least three people died and more than 290 were injured, 15 seriously, the official Xinhua News Agency reported. One of the dead was a 5-year-old boy, who was crushed by debris, state television reported.</description><pubDate>2007-06-03T11:15+0200</pubDate><source>news-yahoo</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>news-yahoo-6dab8ab1e07734e96bc665768b67687e</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>China quake kills 3, injures about 300</title><link>http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19008340/</link><description>A strong earthquake shook southwest China’s Yunnan province early Sunday, killing at least three and injuring hundreds and forcing the evacuation of 120,000 people, state media reported.</description><pubDate>2007-06-03T11:08+0200</pubDate><source>msnbc</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>msnbc-06ffc2b0904ec48a3b72009b7d4def4d</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Strong earthquake in southwest China kills 3, injures nearly 300</title><link>http://139.191.254.108/Wires/ap-en/070603/ap-en-d924c5817fc59bb47eb8abc58ce4df66.html</link><description>Eds: UPDATES with additional comment from local resident, background on other earthquakes in Yunnan. ^AP Photos Planned ^By ANITA CHANG= ^Associated Press Writer= 

BEIJING (AP) _ A strong earthquake shook southwestern China's Yunnan province early Sunday, killing at least three, injuring hundreds....</description><pubDate>2007-06-03T11:07+0200</pubDate><source>ap-en</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>ap-en-d924c5817fc59bb47eb8abc58ce4df66</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Strong earthquake in southwest China kills 3, injures nearly 300</title><link>http://139.191.254.108/Wires/ap-en/070603/ap-en-f00126029b1d47a403571c3ac2cd8da9.html</link><description>Eds: UPDATES number of deaths and injuries, ADDS color, detail about region. ^AP Photos Planned ^By ANITA CHANG= ^Associated Press Writer= 

BEIJING (AP) _ A strong earthquake shook southwestern China's Yunnan province early Sunday, killing at least three, injuring hundreds and forcing the evacuation of 120,000 people, state media reported.</description><pubDate>2007-06-03T10:53+0200</pubDate><source>ap-en</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>ap-en-f00126029b1d47a403571c3ac2cd8da9</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Three die, 290 hurt as quake hits China tea city</title><link>http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/PEK23414.htm</link><description>(Recasts with three dead, edits throughout) BEIJING, June 3 (Reuters) - A strong earthquake hit a tea-making city in southwest China on Sunday, collapsing houses and killing at least three people, one a 4-year-old girl, and injuring 290, Xinhua news agency said.</description><pubDate>2007-06-03T09:58+0200</pubDate><source>alertnet</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>alertnet-dca03916cd16f0d8ab35d7120edcf9b2</guid></item><item><title>Strong earthquake in southwest China kills 2, injures more than 200</title><link>http://139.191.254.108/Wires/ap-en/070603/ap-en-7eb4fe580acc10e2431202d637c9306f.html</link><description>Eds: UPDATES with evacuation, 233 aftershocks, detail of boy killed ^AP Photos Planned ^By ANITA CHANG= ^Associated Press Writer= 

BEIJING (AP) _ A strong earthquake shook southwestern China's Yunnan province early Sunday, killing at least two, injuring hundreds and forcing the evacuation of 120,000 people, state media reported.</description><pubDate>2007-06-03T09:21+0200</pubDate><source>ap-en</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>ap-en-7eb4fe580acc10e2431202d637c9306f</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Two die, 200 hurt as quake hits China tea city</title><link>http://www.mg.co.za/articlepage.aspx?area=/breaking_news/breaking_news__international_news/&amp;articleid=310253</link><description>A strong earthquake hit a tea-making city in south-west China on Sunday, killing at least two people, injuring 200, causing houses to collapse and damaging roads, Xinhua news agency and a local official said. The quake shook the city of Pu'er and the surrounding area in mountainous Yunnan province in the early morning when most people were asleep.</description><pubDate>2007-06-03T08:01+0200</pubDate><source>MailGuardian</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>MailGuardian-ce200ec0412002f328c329f94040ceda</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Earthquake in Southwest China Kills 2</title><link>http://www.topix.net/content/ap/2470354676026948282732550484660716939454</link><description>A strong earthquake shook southwest China's Yunnan province early Sunday, killing two, injuring hundreds and triggering numerous aftershocks, state media reported.</description><pubDate>2007-06-03T07:24+0200</pubDate><source>topix</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>topix-927152a8f9fe1e458a1e9f4a10e64d85</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Strong earthquake in China kills 2, injures more than 200</title><link>http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2007-06-02-china-earthquake_N.htm?csp=34</link><description>A strong earthquake shook southwest China's Yunnan province early Sunday, killing at least two and injuring hundreds, state media ...</description><pubDate>2007-06-03T06:20+0200</pubDate><source>usaToday</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>usaToday-eac535524098fecb2927e02502327cfc</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>WORLD at 0400GMT</title><link>http://139.191.254.108/Wires/ap-en/070603/ap-en-a133fbc7c1fb51a2801844063162b04a.html</link><description>HIGHLIGHTS: 

 

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New: CHINA-QUAKE. Strong earthquake in southwest China kills 2, injures more than 200.</description><pubDate>2007-06-03T06:05+0200</pubDate><source>ap-en</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>ap-en-a133fbc7c1fb51a2801844063162b04a</guid><category>ClimateChange</category><category>JRCSafeguards</category><category>Energy</category><category>HumanitarianAid</category><category>AvianFlu</category><category>CommunicableDiseaseEndemics</category><category>TerroristAttack</category><category>CommunicableDiseases</category><category>TREN-Security</category><category>AgriculturalProdAnimal</category><category>ManMadeDisasters</category><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Strong earthquake in southwest China kills 2, injures more than 200</title><link>http://139.191.254.108/Wires/ap-en/070603/ap-en-efba060e2d0c5c1881ca2c13b6991578.html</link><description>Eds: UPDATES with additional details of damage, quake area; ADDS byline. ^By ANITA CHANG= ^Associated Press Writer= 

BEIJING (AP) _ A strong earthquake shook southwest China's Yunnan province early Sunday, killing at least two and injuring hundreds, state media reported. 

The 6.4-magnitude quake at 5:34 a.</description><pubDate>2007-06-03T05:47+0200</pubDate><source>ap-en</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>ap-en-efba060e2d0c5c1881ca2c13b6991578</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Eathquake in China kills two, injures over 200</title><link>http://139.191.254.108/Wires/tass-en/070603/tass-en-cd58213d87eab773fd5be37bf6143c58.html</link><description>3/6 Tass 42     

 HONG KONG (SIANGAN), June 3 (Itar-Tass) - Two people were killed and over 200 were injured in an earthquake that hit the southwest China's Yunnan province early on Sunday. The earthquake measured 6.4 points on the Richter scale. Underground tremors were felt in the city of Puer where several buildings were destroyed.</description><pubDate>2007-06-03T05:29+0200</pubDate><source>tass-en</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>tass-en-cd58213d87eab773fd5be37bf6143c58</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Two die, 200 hurt as quake hits China tea city</title><link>http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/PEK23414.htm</link><description>(Recasts with 200 injured, adds quotes, tea) BEIJING, June 3 (Reuters) - A strong earthquake hit a tea-making city in southwest China early on Sunday, killing at least two people, injuring 200, causing houses to collapse and damaging roads, Xinhua news agency and a local official said.</description><pubDate>2007-06-03T05:26+0200</pubDate><source>alertnet</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>alertnet-3005646da5b68c170ef7c2cd353bdbb5</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Strong earthquake in southwest China kills 2, injures hundreds</title><link>http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2007-06-02-china-earthquake_N.htm?csp=34</link><description>A strong earthquake shook southwest China's Yunnan province early Sunday, killing two and injuring hundreds, state media reported. ...</description><pubDate>2007-06-03T05:20+0200</pubDate><source>usaToday</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>usaToday-c09f23394879587a49ed8d4bd6ec7b13</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Strong earthquake in southwest China kills 2, injures more than 200</title><link>http://139.191.254.108/Wires/ap-en/070603/ap-en-a0eeb85a42b72b223c7731ddd80e0e73.html</link><description>Eds: UPDATES with details of quake, rescue efforts; CLARIFIES location of quake; CHANGES overline. 

BEIJING (AP) _ A strong earthquake shook southwest China's Yunnan province early Sunday, killing two and injuring hundreds, state media reported. 

The 6.4-magnitude quake at 5:34 a.m.</description><pubDate>2007-06-03T05:11+0200</pubDate><source>ap-en</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>ap-en-a0eeb85a42b72b223c7731ddd80e0e73</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Two dead in China earthquake</title><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/6715935.stm</link><description>At least two people are killed and 70 injured, as a 6.4 magnitude earthquake hits south-west China.</description><pubDate>2007-06-03T04:56+0200</pubDate><source>bbc</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>bbc-6230ffd07319b01ec686b194dd8c5130</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Strong earthquake in southwest China kills 2, injures nearly 70</title><link>http://139.191.254.108/Wires/ap-en/070603/ap-en-6747c0c95e9565b6998e5a3944de7174.html</link><description>Eds: UPDATES number of injured; ADDS preliminary magnitude reported by USGS, details of damage. 

BEIJING (AP) _ A strong earthquake shook southwest China's Yunnan province early Sunday, killing two and injuring hundreds, state media reported. 

The 6.4-magnitude quake at 5:34 a.m.</description><pubDate>2007-06-03T04:49+0200</pubDate><source>ap-en</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>ap-en-6747c0c95e9565b6998e5a3944de7174</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Report: Quake hits southwest China</title><link>http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_latest/~3/121734189/index.html</link><description>A strong earthquake rattled southwestern China's Yunnan Province early Sunday, and the country's state-run Xinhua news agency reported the temblor collapsed homes and caused injuries.</description><pubDate>2007-06-03T04:44+0200</pubDate><source>cnn</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>cnn-7656829b878c25af1eaf3fdae7014e32</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>URGENT</title><link>http://139.191.254.108/Wires/ap-en/070603/ap-en-b0042aec7802e838e5f9d4bef05436ea.html</link><description>Strong earthquake in southwest China kills 2, injures nearly 70 

BEIJING (AP) _ A 6.4-magnitude earthquake shook southwest China's Yunnan province early Sunday, killing two and injuring nearly 70, state media reported. 

The quake at 5:34 a.m. was centered in the old downtown of the Hani and Yi....</description><pubDate>2007-06-03T04:27+0200</pubDate><source>ap-en</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>ap-en-b0042aec7802e838e5f9d4bef05436ea</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Two die, 70 hurt as quake hits China tea city</title><link>http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/PEK23414.htm</link><description>(Adds deaths, details) BEIJING, June 3 (Reuters) - A strong earthquake hit a tea-making city in southwest China on Sunday, killing at least two people, injuring 70 and causing houses to collapse, Xinhua news agency said, citing an official source. The epicentre was in the historic centre of Pu'er, in Yunnan province, and the magnitude was 6.</description><pubDate>2007-06-03T04:26+0200</pubDate><source>alertnet</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>alertnet-e23685ae66caa703e099fc51e66bebb9</guid></item><item><title>Eathquake hits southwest China</title><link>http://139.191.254.108/Wires/tass-en/070603/tass-en-51aa152e05cd072588d95d1b8186ad4e.html</link><description>3/6 Tass 30     

 HONG KONG (SIANGAN), June 3 (Itar-Tass) - An earthquake measuring 6.4 points on the Richter scale hit the southwest China's Yunnan province early on Sunday. According to preliminary reports, there are casualties.   

 The Xinhua news agency reports the underground tremors caused....</description><pubDate>2007-06-03T03:59+0200</pubDate><source>tass-en</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>tass-en-51aa152e05cd072588d95d1b8186ad4e</guid></item><item><title>Houses collapse as quake hits China tea city</title><link>http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/PEK73049.htm</link><description>BEIJING, June 3 (Reuters) - A strong earthquake hit a tea-making city in southwest China on Sunday, causing houses to collapse and several injuries, Xinhua news agency said, citing an official source. The epicentre was in the historic centre of Pu'er, in Yunnan province, and the magnitude was 6.4.</description><pubDate>2007-06-03T03:56+0200</pubDate><source>alertnet</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>alertnet-08afe5953b840c72b10313520dd109af</guid></item><item><title>Houses collapse as quake hits China tea city</title><link>http://139.191.254.108/Wires/reuters-en/070603/reuters-en-deb7a40e8b531aa3d7c54451f29979de.html</link><description>BEIJING, June 3 (Reuters) - A strong earthquake hit a tea-making city in southwest China on Sunday, causing houses to collapse and several injuries, Xinhua news agency said, citing an official source.   

 The epicentre was in the historic centre of Pu'er, in Yunnan province, and the magnitude was 6.</description><pubDate>2007-06-03T03:39+0200</pubDate><source>reuters-en</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>reuters-en-deb7a40e8b531aa3d7c54451f29979de</guid></item></channel></rss>
