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Five Million People Are Made Homeless by China Earthquake

news.bbc.co.uk — Almost five million people have been left homeless by Monday's devastating earthquake in China's south-western Sichuan Province, officials say. They said the extent of the problem only became clear when communications were restored. So far, 22,069 deaths have been confirmed and thousands remain missing. It is feared up to 50,000 may be dead.

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  • BarbaraKolbe, on 05/16/2008, -0/+8Overwhelming. Here's hoping picture and news from Chinese journalists continue as this tragedy unfolds. Chinese learning about openness? Again, one can hope...
  • voxtarri, on 05/17/2008, -0/+2that sucks
  • greytfriend, on 05/17/2008, -0/+24 people were pulled out alive on Friday. Out of 5 million homeless and between 20,000 and 50,000 dead. How do you find temporary shelter for 5 million, much less re-home them? We sure haven't in New Orleans.
  • ACwriter, on 05/17/2008, -0/+1And we think we have problems.
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