[kchoho]

Please see the real photoes from Shifang,Sichuan province.

http://laiba.tianya.cn/laiba/CommMsgs?cmm=281&tid=2599846442034078635

[Freedom'sWorthIt]

Amazing pictures - heart wrenching - but so many good people helping ..... prayers.

[bd476]

Thank you for the link Kchoho. The photos show what happens during a 7.9 magnitude quake.

7.9 Earthquake May 12, 2008
Shifang Sichuan China


Today again I heard USGS Dr. Lucy Jones talking about the certainty of a major quake occurring on the San Andreas fault in less than 30 years. "We are long overdue" said Dr. Jones.

When the San Andreas fault goes, the shaking will last at least 100 seconds compared to the few seconds shaking which occurred during the Northridge earthquake.

Dr. Jones mentioned that there were many buildings built during the 60s and early 70s which despite their being "earthquake compliant" back then, will not be able to withstand that large of an earthquake.

It's not a matter of "if" it is a matter of "when."

• Two weeks supply of food per person
  
• Two weeks supply of water per person
  
• Two weeks supply of food per pet,
  
• Two weeks supply of water per pet,
  
• Emergency medical supplies, one for car, one for home
  
• Cash on hand
  
• List of emergency phone numbers
  
• List of out of state family emergency contacts
  
• Battery operated or hand crank radio
  
• Flashlights - at least one person
  
• Batteries for the flashlights
  
• Sleeping bags one per person
  
• Blankets,
  
• Tent,
  
• Cooking gear,
  
• Full tank of gas for your car,
  
• Spare set of clothes and shoes per person, etc.

God Bless this woman. I pray that she survived and that her relatives will be able to help her get back to a normal life soon.

These people receiving outdoor medical care are the lucky ones, but I imagine they don't feel very lucky.

Hospitals were also damaged during the Northridge earthquake, a 6.4 magnitude quake. The main major trauma center for the entire San Fernando Valley, Northridge Hospital was closed for months while repairs were made.

[TXnMA]

Thank you! Seeing the elderly and the children in such distress saddens me very much. Prayers from Texas!

[ChocChipCookie]

Those photos break my heart.