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Did 2008 Wenchuan quake strike because China filled a reservoir?
Water from the Zipingpu Reservoir in China stressed two nearby faults in ways that hastened the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake by tens to hundreds of years, scientists say.
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China's quake survivors: Counselors offer patience and encouragement
A gargantuan task – some 2 million are said to need psychological care – is complicated by stigmas attached to mental illness.
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After quake, China's migrant workers rush home
Laborers from across the country have returned to their native Sichuan Province, where many elderly Chinese have refused to leave devastated – and still at risk – villages.
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China's next hurdle: shelter earthquake survivors
Officials need tents and a long-term plan for the stream of refugees.
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Volunteers flood in but China quake toll rising
In one Sichuan town, Chinese relief workers fill the streets as the overall death toll nears 15,000.
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China moves quickly in quake zone
The country's deadliest quake in three decades hit central China Monday.
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