China: Earthquake in Yunnan Province - Mar 2011 Updates

Introduction 2011 has played host to the largest two earthquakes, economically speaking, in the history of the countries of Japan and New Zealand. The M9.0 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami of 11th...

This report covers the period from 1 January to 30 June 2011. In brief Programmes summary: Sichuan earthquake 3 rd anniversary Over the past three years, the Red Cross Society of China (RCSC), along...

This report covers the period from 01 January 2011 to 30 June 2011 In brief Programmes summary: The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)’s East Asia regional office...

This report covers the period 1 January 2011 to 30 June 2011. In brief Summary: The first half of 2011 saw major disaster events occurring in several countries including Australia, Bangladesh, China,...

To see this news alert with links to sources, click here Cote d'Ivoire: Displacement continues due to ongoing insecurity While thousands of IDPs are returning to their places of origin, severe human...

English.news.cn 2011-07-22 05:52:58 BEIJING, July 21 (Xinhua) -- Various kinds of disasters in China left 7,844 people dead or missing and affected a total of 430 million persons last year, according...

Natural disasters left 449 people dead and 100 missing in the country in the first six months this year, according to a government report published on Saturday. Disasters inflicted a direct economic...

In the past two years, the People's Liberation Army (PLA) and the People's Armed Police Force (PAPF) have engaged a total of 1.845 million troop deployments in disaster relief operations, says a...

The Government has accepted the advice of the Disaster Relief Fund Advisory Committee and approved three grants from the Disaster Relief Fund totalling $2.3 million to two relief agencies to...

The Government has accepted the advice of the Disaster Relief Fund Advisory Committee and approved three grants from the Disaster Relief Fund totalling $2.3 million to two relief agencies to...

A Tearfund partner is supporting aid for survivors of the 5.8 magnitude earthquake which hit China’s Yunnan province recently. Hundreds of people in and around Yingjiang are receiving hot meals and...

All primary and high schools have reopened in southwest China's quake-hit Yingjiang County as of Monday, 11 days after a 5.8-magnitude earthquake jolted the region. A total of 45,000 students, more...

China's Ministry of Finance (MOF) said on Friday that it has allocated 3.7 million yuan (about 564,024 U.S. dollars) for health and epidemic prevention efforts in quake-hit Yingjiang County in...

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao has called for comprehensive consideration to be given in the reconstruction at the quake-stricken Yingjiang County in southwest China's Yunnan Province. "It is necessary...

By World Vision staff In the wake of the 5.8 magnitude earthquake that occurred last Thursday, killing 25 people and injuring 314 and causing estimated direct economic losses of RMB 2.7 billion (USD...

Distinguished Madam Margareta Wahlstrom, the Special Representative of UN Secretary-General for Disaster Reduction, Distinguished Ambassadors, Ladies and Gentlemen, Good Evening. Welcome you all to...

BEIJING, March 12 (Xinhua) -- China's Ministry of Finance(MOF) said Saturday that it has allocated 50 million yuan(about 7.6 million U.S.dollars) for infrastructure emergency repair in the quake-hit...

An emergency relief team from Oxfam Hong Kong left our Kunming office on the evening of 10 March with 2,000 quilts to be delivered to Yingjiang County. The team is expected to arrive at the...