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May 16th, 2008

China: Time to pray

John Kennedy · 21:42

'Pray for the disaster victims, god bless China' has been the main motif on many main Chinese blogging websites as the country moves past the hundredth hour of mourning, fund-raising and blood donations. The call for prayer has been the theme of coverage at new media and blog service provider Netease, ... 0 comments · »»

Myanmar: Citizen videos in Cyclone Nargis' aftermath

Juliana Rincón Parra · 08:12

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Despite restrictions on journalists imposed by the Burmese junta who govern the country, people have been going out and recording what is really happening to the victims of this natural disaster. On May 2nd, 2008, Cyclone Nargis struck Myanmar (Burma), generating massive damage and tens of thousands dead or missing. 2 comments · »»

May 15th, 2008

Japan: Views on the Sichuan Earthquake

Chris Salzberg · 01:36

The earthquake in China's Sichuan province, besides taking its toll on tens of thousands of Chinese citizens, has also had reverberations far away in the Japanese blogosphere, where the topic ranked top among blogging keyword lists and sparked conversations in forums over the past few days. 4 comments · »»

May 14th, 2008

India: Jaipur blasts, Terrorism and the Government

Neha Viswanathan · 08:48

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On 13th May, serial blasts rocked Jaipur. Reports suggest that more than sixty people were killed, and another 150 were injured. MyZone writes about Jaipur, which as a city has been relatively peaceful, and the sheer panic the blasts created. Disbelief turned into shock as over the fifteen minutes the number ... 5 comments · »»

Myanmar: Twittering the cyclone disaster

Mong Palatino · 03:22

Burmese bloggers have been using Twitter to give updates and reports about the situation in Myanmar. Twitter provides useful links to recent news articles and blog posts about the relief efforts, donation information details and other eyewitness accounts of the continuing tragedy in Myanmar. 14 comments · »»

May 12th, 2008

China: 7.8 scale earthquake felt across most of China

John Kennedy · 08:57

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At 2:28 pm Monday Beijing time, an earthquake registering 7.8 on the Richter scale struck in southwestern China's Sichuan province, centered in Wenchuan county, and with tremors felt as far away as Beijing and Hong Kong. China's Seismological Bureau has warned that aftershocks ranging in scale from 2 to 6 will take place later in the evening. 52 comments · »»

May 11th, 2008

Myanmar: Survivors of Cyclone Nargis

Mong Palatino · 17:20

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A week has passed since Cyclone Nargis hit Myanmar. The situation on the ground continues to deteriorate: food rationing is inadequate, medical supplies are running out and hundreds of thousands are still without shelter. Bloggers continue to discuss the impact of the cyclone and the relief efforts to help the victims. 7 comments · »»

May 8th, 2008

Myanmar: Slow relief work

Mong Palatino · 17:51

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The death toll continues to rise in Myanmar days after a deadly cyclone hit the country. Dead bodies are dumped in the rivers. Relief is coming from many parts in the world but the Junta is still restricting the movement of foreign aid teams. The situation is worsening as food and medical supplies are still inadequate. 17 comments · »»

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May 17th, 2008

May 15th, 2008

In less than 36 hours, 120 civic rescue team members and 60 bulldozers had been mobilized to the earthquake areas. More from hecaitou [zh].

Zengying, a reporter from Chengdu, started his earthquake diary since May 12. Journalists were reporting with tears and he pleaded the government not to strengthen the control over media report. Today, he started his journey to the earthquake center, Wenchuan.

Michael from The Opposite end of China is furious at the reprimand theory of the Westboro Baptist Church in Topeka on the earthquake in Sichuan. Similar reprimand theory can also be found in Hong Kong. (via ESWN)

Wang Ning pointed out that even though people should hold together to fight the earthquake disaster, there shouldn't be just one voice in telling the disaster story. He praised the ATV report (from Hong Kong) in showing the genuine emotion of the people in disaster.

May 14th, 2008

DJ Fadereu updates the situation from Jaipur, which was hit by serial blasts yesterday on twitter.

ESWN collects photos from all sources on the Sichuan earthquake.

Many people wondered why there was no earthquake prediction for the Sichuan earthquake. Liu Xiao yuan criticized the local government for ignoring various earthquake sign reported by local residents [zh]. Li Shi hui wrote in his blog that an accurate prediction by experts to China Earthquake Administration had been ignored [zh].