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Red Cross May 2008 Tens of thousands of people have been killed or injured by the devastating earthquake that struck south west China on 12 May. Many more have lost their homes and the death toll continues to rise. The epicentre of the 7.9 magnitude quake was Wenchuan County in Sichuan Province, with another seven [...]

The British Red Cross has launched the Asia Floods Appeal in response to devastating floods that have brought misery to millions. As many as five million people have been evacuated in China, which is experiencing some of its worst flooding in more than 50 years. And the continuous monsoon rains and cyclones have caused misery [...]