Updating News about the Earthquake

• Sichuan's scenic spots reopen and tours resume
• Death Toll Rises to 69,016
• 219 aftershocks monitored in quake zone from Wednesday noon to Thursday noon
• On Sunday an 80 year old man rescued after being buried for 11 days
• 178 aftershocks above 4 on the Richter scale hit Sichuan after giant quake
• 4 dead and 20 injured in 6.4 magnitude aftershock.
• Over 10,000 children and elderly alone because of the quake
• The death toll has risen to 51,151 as of 10:00am Thursday, while 288,431 are listed as injured and 29,328 still missing.
• As of noon Thursday, a total of 3,444 people injured in the quake have died of their injuries.
• Domestic and foreign donations to the quake-hit area have reached 21.4 billion yuan.
  384,000 tons of wheat and rice, 3.05 million articles of clothing, 2.3 million quilts, and 403,340 tents have been sent to the area.
• As of Wednesday evening, more than 150,000 tents were provided by the UN Refugee Agency, the United States, the United Kingdom, Pakistan, and Saudi Arabia as temporary shelters for those left homeless by the quake.
• On Tuesday experts forecast an aftershock of 6 to 7 on the Richter scale to hit Sichuan
• Residents flee from their homes on Tuesday after forecast of a strong aftershock
• 80% of quake's victims buried or cremated
• As of Tuesday evening the official death toll hits 40,075
• Early Tuesday an aftershock of 5.0 on the Richter scale hits Sichuan
• Malaysian Tourists Return Home from China's Quake-hit Area
• China Announces Three-days of Mourning for Quake Victims
• China's Quake Revised to 8.0 on the Richter Scale

• As of midday Monday, the death toll had risen to 34,073, while the injured rose to 245,108 people.
• 52,934 injured survivors have been hospitalized, and 7,979 have been released.
• As of early Monday afternoon, domestic and overseas donors have contributed over 10.8 billion RMB in money and goods for the relief effort.
• 155 aftershocks monitored at the quake area
• Death toll in Sichuan exceeds 33,570 people
• Monday afternoon, China has a moment of silence for quake victims.
• The Emergency Response Office under China's State Council reported Sunday evening that the death toll had risen to 32,476 by 2:00 Sunday afternoon, while the number of injured had risen to 220,109.
• As of Sunday evening over 4,400 aftershocks have hit SW China
• Telecommunications are being restored, but Sunday's aftershocks interfere
• Quake damages water conservancy facilities in Sichuan.
• On Saturday, the Agriculture Ministry states that the quake damaged crops
• Sichuan's nuclear facilities confirmed safe on Saturday
• Rains forecasted to hit quake-hit regions making rescue work difficult.
• Chinese President Hu Jintao flew to quake-hit southwestern Sichuan Province Friday morning to console the victims and inspect the rescue and relief work.
• Rescuers finished rush repair on the quake-damaged road from Lixian County to Wenchuan, the epicenter of the massive quake in southwest China, at 9 p.m. on Thursday.
• As of Thursday, Death toll estimated to reach 50,000
• Thursday, damaged road to epicenter reopened
• No epidemic reported in the quake hit areas
• Thursday morning, Chinese mainland welcome earthquake rescue team from Taiwan
• 119 aftershocks monitored after Monday's giant quake
• Rescuers save more than 60,000 injured people from quake-hit areas
• More than 130,000 military and police personnel have been engaged in disaster relief and have reached all 58 counties and townships severely damaged by the quake
• Public donations have risen to 1.344 billion RMB (192 Million USD)
• Rescuers have pulled 13,400 survivors out of the rubble
• 102,103 people are confirmed injured and an estimated 12,300 are still buried in the rubble.
• The confirmed death toll in Sichuan Province was 19,509 by 4:00pm Thursday
• Authorities say that an estimated 50,000 people are feared dead in Sichuan Province.
• As of 4pm Wednesday May 14 the death toll was 14,463. Another 1,405 are reported missing, 25,788 are reported buried in debris, and 64,748 are reported injured. In Wenchuan County, the quake's epicenter, at least 500 people are confirmed dead.
• China's central government has allocated 1.11 billion RMB for relief from the central budget.
• Public Donations have exceeded 877 million RMB in both cash and supplies as of 4pm Wednesday according to China's Ministry of Civil Affairs.
• Military sources stated that a total of 47,13 soldiers, police have been sent to struck areas for disaster relief work, and another 30,000 will be sent in.
• The People's Liberation Army has delivered more than 33 tons of relief supplies to Wenchuan County and surrounding areas.
• As of 6 am, May 15, China has sent 101 more helicopters to quake-hit area for relief work. These helicopters will engage in airdropping materials, transferring the wounded and delivering troops.
• The confirmed national death toll reached 14,866 by 2 pm Wednesday, nearly all of them in Sichuan, according to the temporary disaster relief headquarters headed by Premier Wen Jiabao, who arrived in Dujiangyan to oversee the rescue work hours after the quake.
• 18 Foreign Tourists still not Contacted After Monday's Quake
• China QUAKE DEATH TOLL RISES TO 14,866 BY 2:00 P.M Wednesday May 14th
  
• Major oil pipelines back in service.
• All stranded rail passengers were evacuated on Wednesday.
• Wednesday Morning schools in Sichuan's Capital city Chengu resume classes.
• Three earthquakes hit Taiwan early Wednesday.
• World leaders express sympathy to china over the earthquake.
• China's President Hu Jintao announces earthquake releif is now the government's top priority.
• Most of the over 1,000 children buried when their schools collapsed are considered lost.
• Tuesday May 13th, rescuers arrive at China's earthquake's epicenter almost 24 hours after the quake hit.
• May 13th,7:00am Prime Minister Wen Jiabao ordered an emergency meeting.
• Tuesday morning, Prime Minister Wen Jiabao visited and ordered that the road leading to the epicenter be cleared by 12:00am on Wednesday.
• Two schools near the epicenter collapse trapping hundreds of children.
• Only road leading to the earthquakes epicenter buried under rockslides hindering relief efforts.
• At 2:38pm Beijing time of This Monday, May 13th, a giant earthquake measuring 7.9 on the Richter Scale hits China's Sichuan Province.