Death toll: 21,500 confirmed. Recent activity: Powerful aftershocks at 11:34 PM local time (11:34 Am EST) magnitude 5.1; 1:25 PM EST, magnitude 5.5, both of which triggered more landslides and building collapses. Update on the reach of orginial earthquake at 7.9 on May 12: It was felt in Taiwan,...

Avaaz says: On Thursday 22nd May, we will mount a unique creative event through the streets of central London - a 3-mile-long "human chain handshake" from the Dalai Lama to the Chinese Embassy.

May 15, 2008 10:30 AM EST Confirmed death toll: 19,509 Projected death toll: 50,000 Est. people still buried: ~ 30,000 Also affected: Taiwan Amount of people estimated to be affected (loss of loved ones, homeless, damage to homes, workplaces, loss of power, injuries, lack of access to water and...