The Chinese rescue team is seen at Beijing Capital International Airport before heading for the quake-hit region in Japan, March 13, 2011.
A massive earthquake hit Japan hard, leaving thousands dead.
The international community started to send disaster relief teams on Saturday to help Japan after it suffered a massive earthquake and tsunami, with the United Nations sending a group to help co-ordinate work.
Radiation leaked from Japan's earthquake-crippled nuclear plant on Saturday after a blast blew the roof off.
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Japan confronted devastation along its northeastern coast on Saturday, with fires raging and parts of some cities under water after a massive earthquake and tsunami that likely killed at least 1,000 people.
The biggest earthquake to hit Japan in 140 years struck the northeast coast on Friday, triggering a 10-metre tsunami that swept away everything in its path, including houses, cars and farm buildings on fire.
A ferocious tsunami spawned by one of the largest earthquakes on record slammed Japan's eastern coast Friday, killing hundreds of people as it swept away ships, cars and homes while widespread fires burned out of control.
The 5.8-magnitude earthquake that struck Yingjiang county, Yunnan province rang a loud alarm bell for local officials to be cautious in their planning for any major hydraulic power project in the province, especially in the Nujiang valley.
The biggest earthquake to hit Japan in 140 years struck the northeast coast on Friday, triggering a 10-metre tsunami that swept away everything in its path, including houses, cars and farm buildings on fire, media and witnesses said.
Weighing 70-kilograms, the turtle would only fit through a CT machine with a width of 80 centimeters, the largest one in Hunan province, central China.