Rescue workers in China’s earthquake-hit Sichuan province continue to search for survivors, despite further tremors and bad weather, as officials put the death toll at over 32,000.
One man who had been trapped for 139 hours was pulled alive from a collapsed hospital on Sunday, “only slightly bruised”, China’s state news agency reported.Tang Xiong was pulled [...]

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A severe tropical cyclone with winds of up to 240km per hour has hit Myanmar, cutting off electricity supplies in the city of Yangon and raising fears of serious casualties.
Roofs were reportedly torn off buildings and trees blown over on Saturday, but details were difficult to come by as telephone and internet connections were affected. [...]

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