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.
to all:Talking about the Katrina hurricane disaster, I remember China offered $5 million and emergency supplies worth 5 million yuan($600,000) in aid for victims .
And in tsunami of Indonesia China aided almost 1 billion yuans including gov. and civilians, though many chinese hates indonesian because they are anti-china and killed many innocent people of chinese in the riot of indonesia on 1998 and other time.
In chinese,there are really many kinds of people.Also there are who have pleasure derived from the misfortunes of other "enemy country" they consider as in politics.But also more chinese always show their mercy and humanity and spurn the rude ones.
So,I am sure human beings are good in nature.No reason to involve dirty political things in everything.It's unfair to make judgements on that way.It's unfair to compare any country and it's gov. or people when they are totally not same in every domain.Understanding is the cure.
Thank you.
From May.19-21,China will begin three-day mouring for these quake victims
Good asking..
And I hear a fight between the DEATH and a teacher, the teacher shout for all of students run out the crashing classroom, the evil DEATH hear the voice also and driven a stone and burst things hit the head of the teacher.
and All,
Chinese medical team with 50 people arrived Burma yesterday,
which is first batch medical team, invited by Burma government.
Chinese medical/rescue team support also south aisa tsunami of Indonesia in 2005, 1999 turkey huge earthquake, Pakistan earthquake and etc.
Just want to say we all live in one earth.
we r short of tents,we need international assistance
All
Some good news,
Thought this time the earthquake also hit the Wolong National Natural reserve ,the Panda research institute also involved.
But with these employee great work and help, they take the huge risks when in earthquake to save 83 panda,
But unfortunately , still 3 pieces still can not be found.
All
They are all life.
When in rebuilding the road and bridge in these mountain disaster area,
2 hundreds of army and road workers was just immersed by the unpredictable quick mud-rock flow.
Praying for them.
We can imagine how hard geographical environment there.
Tragedy upon tragedy.
Tragedy upon tragedy...
But we’ve never been and will never be defeated.
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The soldier just kneeled down cried out that “Just let me go! I can save another one...” And then, the ruins collapsed again...
Thank everybody here for concerning Sichun Earthquake, as a Chinese, I am so regretful i can not go back to China to do something for victims.I will try my best to pray for them.
Everyday when I go to internet to read news, i will cry all over, untill yesterday, I found some bad news that really makes me angry. When almost every chinese try to make donation for victims, some bad guys change account infomation on website of Red Cross Organization to steal money!! and some bad guys use textmesseges sent out by cellphone to cheat common citizens by getting money for their own accounts!!Shame on them really!! The good news is that some of them got caught by policies.
34,073people was killed by the earthquake,that’s the authoritative information,
Deadline:05/19/2008 12:00:00
7 days has come and gone
ping
It's been seven days. Time to lift the suspension. Bring Laz back please.
Oh, no, no, no, no.................
Actually 8 days.
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