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Tourism Suffers as Rebuilding Continues in Sichuan

NPR Programs: Morning Edition  Mon, 06/09/2008 - 10:45am

It's been nearly one month since China's devastating earthquake. The government is focusing on rebuilding.

In Chengdu, the local economy had been supported by tourism, but the quake changed that.

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Witness to a Disaster: The Sichuan Quake

NPR Programs: Morning Edition  Fri, 05/23/2008 - 8:19am

NPR's Melissa Block was in Chengdu, China, when last week's massive earthquake struck. Since then, she has reported from the scene of the devastation, where families have lost homes and loved ones.

Host Renee Montagne talks with Block about what she'll remember most after she returns home.

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Crews Save Some, Too Late for Others in Sichuan

NPR Programs: Morning Edition  Fri, 05/16/2008 - 10:29am

Rescue workers are having a hard time getting heavy equipment to isolated towns and villages in Southwestern China after Monday's earthquake.

Thousands of residents are still buried beneath buildings, and survivors are worried about the after-effects of the disaster.

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