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U.S. to Provide China Satellite Images

May 20th, 2008 | Comments Off

The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency is expected to provide satellite images to China as soon as today [May 19 2008] to assist in damage assessments in earthquake-stricken Sichuan province, a senior defense official said today. The People’s Republic of China specifically requested imagery of dams, reservoirs, roads and bridges, said Bryan Whitman, deputy assistant secretary of defense for public affairs. Weather permitting and if cloud cover doesn’t hamper the effort, the first images are expected to be delivered today, he said. The imagery-support request follows two C-17 Globemaster aircraft deliveries of supplies to China yesterday. The loads, delivered to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport, carried food, water containers, blankets, lanterns, generators and hand tools from U.S. military relief stocks in Hawaii and Guam. While no additional flights are scheduled, the U.S. military … Read entire article »

Filed under: China, Disasters, Military

Shanghaiist Has On Going Reports From Chinese Earthquake

May 12th, 2008 | Comments Off

Shanghaiist UPDATE 82, 12:09am: The New York Times confirms that 2,300 cell phone towers were knocked down. There are “no signs” that the earthquake has damaged the Three Gorges Dam, a few hundred miles east of the epicenter. UPDATE 83, 12:21am: Japan, Taiwan, Germany, and Russia are all offering assistance in the rescue effort. UPDATE 84, 12:29am: 61 dead and 176 injured in Sha’anxi province. UPDATE 85, 12:45am: From Xinhua, China Telecom reporting that fiber-optic cables between Chengdu and Xi’an have been severed resulting in problems with telephone service. China Netcom reports that three Internet routes from Sichuan to other provinces have also been severed. UPDATE 86, 1:01am: AP reporting that rescue efforts are being hampered by landslides that are blocking the route from Chengdu to Wenchuan UPDATE 87, 1:27am: Yahoo! News has many photos … Read entire article »

Filed under: China, Disasters