According to straitstimes.com, “The final day of a China’s golden week holiday marked terror for more than 20 people who fell into a river when a suspension bridge tilted in a tourist town. All of them survived. About 40 tourists were returning from a bonfire party in Fenghuang in central Hunan province on Wednesday evening when a loaded pile broke, causing the bridge floor to tilt, according to the Fenghuang county government.” Read Article
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As covered by deccanherald.com, “A total of 13 people have died in the industrial metropolis of Shanghai alone. Health officials have registered 126 cases of bird flu in China, the media said Tuesday. The latest victim had pneumonia and had been diagnosed with H7N9 bird flu two weeks ago. No new cases have been reported […]
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As reported by zeenews.india.com, “Three women tourists — two Taiwanese and one Chinese-American — were today killed when their bus overturned and fell from a cliff in central China’s Hunan Province. The accident took place at about 11 am when a bus carrying 16 people — a local driver and tourist guide, six Taiwanese tourists […]
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More than 100 people have been killed after a powerful 6.6 magnitude earthquake hit China’s Sichuan province.
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As covered by eturbonews.com, “A prankster was lucky to escape with his life after a two-ton temple bell came crashing down on top of him. The tourist and his pals had been ringing the huge bronze bell vigorously – then it fell from its mounting with him standing beneath. But instead of crushing him, the […]
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According to bigpondnews.com, “Eight new human cases of bird flu have been reported in China, where 71 people have died from the outbreak. The new cases occurred in eastern China, the focal point for the outbreak which has claimed 14 lives in the two weeks since Chinese authorities said they found the strain in humans […]
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As covered by mg.co.za, “The tourists are of “Chinese origin,” according to a statement from the Kruger National Park. One of the tourists said he was from Hong Kong, according to a hospital official. An elephant in the park attacked the vehicle on a road at 6.30am on Monday, and a medical team in a […]
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Forbes.com reported that as new death reports come in, a team of experts from China published a scary report yesterday in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) suggesting that the new H7N9 avian flu virus is even more deadly than previously believed. Read Article
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As reported by newstalkzb.co.nz, “The death toll from China’s bird flu outbreak has reached 10, after another person died in Shanghai. Cities are banning people from raising chickens at home to try contain the outbreak. China has confirmed 38 human cases of H7N9 avian influenza after announcing at the end of March it had found […]
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According to articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com, “Fifteen tourists were rescued and one remains missing after a boat capsized at a scenic spot in China’s southern Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, local tourism authorities said. Rescuers are searching a 64-year-old man from Taiwan who went missing yesterday after the boat with 16 tourists aboard capsized in the Guanyan scenic area […]
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