7.9 Earthquake in Sichuan Province!

Discussion in 'China' started by skip, May 14, 2008.

  1. skip

    skip Founder Administrator

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    A huge earthquake devasted areas of Sichuan province in China. Tens of thousands have died and thousands more are trapped under rubble.

    The Chinese government's response has been very good considering the huge area and number of people affected. Roads have been closed by landslides making it difficult to get aid into the worst affected areas.

    In some towns most of the population was killed. Many students were buried under the rubble of what was once their schools.

    China's government has been unusually open with information about the quake including posting up casualty numbers. But they have been very reluctant to allow outside (foreign) agencies in to help with this massive disaster.

    Read more here:
    http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/14/china.quake/index.html
     
  2. matthew26

    matthew26 Member

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    Holy crap! That's some earthquake! With all the problems China is facing at the moment, that disaster is one they don't deserve.
     

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