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New Mudslides Raise Death Toll in China

Storm-induced mudslides across China have pushed up the death toll and left more than 1,000 people missing, state media reported on Friday.read more

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50,000+ evacuated after China flooding

Officials in northeastern China have evacuated more than 50,000 people as floodwaters collapse houses and cut off transportation in some areas, state media reported Saturday.read more

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China Sends Rescue Workers to Quake Ravaged Japan

Fifteen members of China’s International search and Rescue Team took off for Japan Sunday morning to help its neighbor clean up from one of its biggest natural disasters in a generation, the Xinhua...

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Flooding in central China kills 41; 33 missing

More flooding across central China has killed 41 people, state media reported Friday, bringing the total killed in seasonal flooding this year to at least 95.read more

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Heaviest rains in 60 years kill 37 in Beijing

The Chinese capital's heaviest rainstorm in six decades killed at least 37 people, flooded streets and stranded 80,000 people at the main airport, state media and the government said on Sunday.read more

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Typhoon Saola death toll rises to 44 as storms hit China

The death toll from Typhoon Saola rose on Friday to 44 in the Philippines and Taiwan as storms and Typhoon Damrey made landfall in China, where two died and about 770,000 were evacuated. The...

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Strong earthquake reported in far-western China

Chinese officials say a strong earthquake has struck a remote area of the country's far-western Xinjiang region. The government earthquake monitoring center said the quake registered magnitude 6.2 and...

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Quakes in southwest China kill dozens, damage 20,000 homes

Two shallow 5.6 magnitude earthquakes hit mountainous southwestern China on Friday, killing at least 50 people and forcing tens of thousands of people from damaged buildings, state media said.read more

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China steps up earthquake rescue efforts; 80 dead

Rescue workers cleared roads Saturday so they could search for survivors and rush aid to a remote mountainous area of southwestern China after twin earthquakes killed at least 80 people....read more

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Death toll in China quake hits 113

A strong earthquake struck China’s mountainous Sichuan province Saturday morning, leaving at least 113 people dead and more than 3,000 injured. Chinese authorities assessed the magnitude of the quake...

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