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1. The 6.4 magnitude aftershock on May 25 in Qingchuan caused serious further damages to the county following the May 12 earthquake. 40% of the buildings in Qingchuan County collapsed and 99% of the buildings need to be re-built, Zhao Yinjiang, subprefect of Qingchuan County, told Qianlong News. (27/5)
2. Food storage for Shifang can only last for 5 days, earthquake suvivors are facing food shortage problems. The city also needs 40,000 more tents to shelter the homeless. Longnan city is also short of 70,000 tents. There are more than 300,000 students lost their classrooms... Aba Zhou is also under food shortage for its 400,000 citizens. 21,000 ton grains and medicine are needed urgently. (27/5)
3. The magnitude of the major eartherquake at Enchuan has been revised and announced to be 8.0 on the Richter Scale.(20/5)
4. Chinese Overseas students started raising money for earthquake victims in University campuses around the UK. Xie Hui from the University of Sheffield said the donation they have collected in 3 days were £2,000/day on average. (20/5)

5. Large cracks shown on the hill behind the town centre of the Qingchuan County, the life of 50,000 local residents and rescuers is in danger. 9,000 residents under the hill have been transfered to safer places. (20/5)

News 

1. 10,000 children and elderly left alone by quake (sina, 26/5)
2. China prepares to drain swelling quake lake (Chinadaily, 27/5)
3. Olympic Torch Relay Route in China Due to Earthquake  (People's Daily, 22/5)
4. Homeless in China's quake zone have lost everything  (20/5)
5. China: 40,000 dead, 5 million homeless after quake (20/5)
6. From leaders on down, millions mourn quake dead (Xinhua, 19/5)
7. Six days after China quake, rescuers still determined in search for survivors (Xinhua, 19/8)
8. 21 landslide dams threaten China's quake-hit areas (sina, 18/5)
9. China announced 3-day mourning for earthquake victims (Chinaview, 18/5)
10. Counting the cost (Sunday Herald)(18/5)
11. More victims pulled to safety (Video, 18/5)
12. The Striking 72 Hours after the Earthquake (with photoes)  
13.  Millions left homeless by China quake (CNN)
14. International Donation (16/5)
15. Rescue School Kids in Yinhua
16. Chinese employees at UN donate over $30,000 to aid quake victims
17. The Last Message from a Young Mother 
18. Google News Sichuan EQ 
19. BBC News - China Quake toll to top 50,000