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Posted on 04/14/2010 7:10:58 AM PDT by mitchbert
Following a serious earthquake that hit China's Qinghai province, hundreds of people, mainly of Tibetan nationality, are believed to have died and thousands more are injured. The China Earthquake Administration put the magnitude at 7.1, which is just a little higher than the earthquake that hit Haiti back in January. The US Geological Survey have reported it being a little lower at 6.9. Whatever the exact figure, there are people in danger and, with this being such a remote area, rescue attempts are being seriously hampered. A particular point of concern is that temperatures are around zero and, without shelter, many more people could die of hypothermia.
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400 dead so far confirmed via cp24news.com. Hospitals overwhelmed. More expected.
Amen!!!
They are all G*d’s children, may He have mercy on them.
Zero temps? That only makes it worse, poor people.
In the 1600s there was an earthquake in China that killed several 100s of 1,000s...
IIRC, there was one in 1976 too that killed many thousands.
It's weird that an earthquake on the small island of Haiti killed 223,000 but and earthquake in China killed 'only' hundreds.
yawn.
It was here several hours ago. Nothing to worry about though, per our experts.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2492466/posts
Why is that weird? If the earthquake had happened under red square in Peking, imagine the death toll. China is a big country, little earthquake.
"For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be earthquakes in divers places, and there shall be famines and troubles: these are the beginnings of sorrows."
Mark 13:8
Agreed. It is the location of the quake that limited the carnage. There are vast areas in western china that are sparsely populated.
Mitchbert
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2492705/posts
I expected this in Breaking but, didn’t see it either.
In the 1600s there was an earthquake in China that killed several 100s of 1,000s...
There was a huge one in the 1500’s, but one doesn’t need to go back that far - about 250,000 were killed in 1976 by a large earthquake.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1976_Tangshan_earthquake
Sounds like they’re using the Mandate of Heaven.
Construction standards (or lack thereof) make a huge difference. Recall that a few weeks ago, there was a huge (8.8) earthquake in Chile, with a death toll of "only" a few hundred.
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