China Towns See an Exodus Of Survivors in Search of Food

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RICHARD SPENCER

Published: May 14, 2008, 11:46 PM ET
Updated:Feb 10, 2022, 01:35 PM ET

HANWANG TOWN, China — Tens of thousands of people poured down from the mountainsides of Sichuan yesterday searching for food and water as rescuers evacuated towns where over 40,000 people are dead, buried, or missing.

China Towns See an Exodus Of Survivors in Search of Food

China Towns See an Exodus Of Survivors in Search of Food

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