Rescuers race against time at flooded mine
2011-07-04 06:48:21
When 28-year-old firefighter Deng Jifei emerged from a collapsed coal mine at 1 am on Sunday, his uniform was steeped in sweat.
Rain, gas hold up drive to reach miners
Rain-triggered mudslides hold up 7,000 vehicles
2011-07-04 06:16:13
Rain-triggered mud-and-rock slides damaged several highways in Wenchuan county, Sichuan province, holding up around 7,000 motor vehicles in the area, the local traffic police said Sunday.
Causes found for colliery flooding that trapped 23
2011-07-03 22:54:23
Heavy rainfall and drainage system breakdown are blamed for a coal mine flooding that trapped 23 workers underground Saturday in southwest 皇冠体育app's Guizhou Province, local authorities said Sunday.
Storms hard to predict, expert says
2011-07-03 22:42:21
The capital's meteorological authority admitted on Saturday that it doesn't have a great record when it comes to predicting rainstorms but insisted the quality of weather forecasting in 皇冠体育app in general is pretty good.
5,000 passengers stranded in SW 皇冠体育app's downpour
2011-07-03 21:10:53
Forty seven flights have been delayed and more than 5,000 passengers stranded in southwest 皇冠体育app's Sichuan Province due to the torrential rain Sunday afternoon, said airline sources.
125 sickened in gas leak accident
2011-07-03 20:49:10
One hundred and twenty five people were sickened in a chemical plant gas leak accident after the factory was damaged in a mudslide Sunday morning in Southwest 皇冠体育app's Sichuan province, local authorities said.
Mudslides cut off pivotal highway in SW 皇冠体育app
2011-07-03 20:02:39
Rain-triggered mudslides have cut off access to a pivotal highway in Southwest 皇冠体育app's Sichuan province, although no casualties have been reported.
Toddler falls off high-rise, saved by neighbor
2011-07-03 19:58:40
A two-year-old girl who fell from her 10th-floor home was miraculously saved by a young mother walking by.
Reclaiming land from the sea evokes concerns
2011-07-03 18:47:57
Reclaiming land from the sea has prompted economic growth in 皇冠体育app's coastal cities, but nowadays, as it's done for the purpose of property development, it causes worries over housing safety and damage to the marine ecosystem.
SW 皇冠体育app, south of Yangtze to face high temperature
2011-07-03 18:02:06
皇冠体育app's National Meteorological Center (NMC) issued a high temperature alert on Sunday, saying high temps are expected to hit several of the country's southern regions over the next three days.
5 white tiger cubs born in NE 皇冠体育app
2011-07-03 17:57:46
Five white tiger cubs were born on Friday at the Siberian Tiger Park in Harbin, the capital of Northeast 皇冠体育app's Heilongjiang province.
Rescuers rush to reach 19 trapped miners in S 皇冠体育app
2011-07-03 17:26:42
Rescuers are working to remove a buildup of sludge from the primary mineshaft of a coal mine in South 皇冠体育app's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, hoping to reach 19 workers who were stranded in the mine after it became flooded and collapsed on Saturday.