BeiCuan City 2008-05-13
Posted on 05/12/2008 12:27:28 AM PDT by Lijahsbubbe
An earthquake measuring 7.8 on the Richter scale has hit China's Sichuan province. The tremor was felt across the entire region - shaking buildings in the capital, Beijing, as well as the Thai capital, Bangkok, and Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam. US Geological Survey said the quake struck 57 miles north-west of the city of Chengdu at 2.29pm local time (6.28am GMT).
Some 10 million people live in Chengdu.
Yeah, I got what your mean. And I didn’t intend to cancel the olympics just now. I’m far more happier to host this game in our country than expected. But I’m just wondering whether it’s necessary to continue the torch relay right now after this calamity. There are thousands of people buried out there waiting for help. So I don’t feel like cheering up when comes to the torch relay, and that’s it.
sad news:
BeiChang city so miserable,
more than 10000 human dead, and ? thousands is abscondence,
landslide destroyed the great mass of buildings
Twice for me so far here in California.
Hope it is the last time... I doubt it though...
agree,
I also don’t think that it is a good time for the torch rely and the cheers. I’m just not in the emotion of celebrating
From CRI news around one hour ago,there are 1180 aftershocks
till noon May.13,and twice 6 on the Richter Scale.
Lost:over 12,000
injured: 26,206
RMB 500 Million is in place for rescue.And more donations are received from government.
The Chinese government has send troops into the Wenchuan, is FireWire relief
BeiCuan City 2008-05-13
Thank you DavFeng. Your prayers are very thoughtful and much appreciated. :)
TangShan pepole contribute more than 1.5 million dollars;
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TangShan: Which city be destroyed by 7.6 earthquake in 1976, death toll 240 thousand
((((Hugs))))Hope they are found safe.We are praying FRiend,Fatima
Thanks for the ping. It will take months if not years to make all the necessary repairs.
http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=080513104844.t9yicea3&show_article=1
A town at the epicentre of China’s deadly earthquake has suffered “unusually severe” damage, with more than 70 percent of roads damaged and all bridges destroyed, a top military commander said Tuesday.
Lieutenant General Li Shiming told state television that the town of Yingxiu was also suffering from perilously low supplies of food, water and medicine after the quake cut it off from the outside world.
“The situation in Yingxiu is unusually severe,” Li said in an on-air interview.
It was believed to be the first on-the-ground information from the epicentre area.
Li spoke after a team of 1,300 army medics and troops had reached the area, located in quake-devastated Wenchuan county, in southeastern Sichuan province, earlier in the day by foot.
It was the first sizeable relief force known to have reached the area.
“Helicopters are prepared to airlift food, medicine, and water to the area once weather conditions allow,” said Li, who gave no information on casualties or damage to buildings. It was not immediately clear whether Li was in Yingxiu.
The team had to hike in overland due to massive damage to roads in the region, Xinhua news agency reported.
Yingxiu has a population of 6,641, it said.
“you’d never feel my fears that everything around you are erased or destroyed, I’d never feel more helpless” -——one of my friends said, in Sichuan
I fear this is just the beginning.
The quake was very strong a long, long ways from the epicenter. The damage has to be extreme.
mother and daughter crying losing their home
BTTT
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