Thousands Killed By Huge China Quake



An earthquake powerful enough to be felt throughout most of China left thousands of people dead Monday and thousands more trapped—including children buried under the rubble of their schools.
(via cnn.com) by PLam 117 days ago

Category: Travel | Tags: china, earthquake

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From the Ningin blog, by Hoc on 2008-05-15 04:35 AM (original link)

Dear Ningin Community,

In the past week, Asia has endured two massive natural disasters, a cyclone in Myanmar and a magnitude 7.9 earthquake in China’s central Sichuan province. Combined, these two events leave possibly 100,000+ people dead and hundreds of thousands more homeless, hungry, and suffering.

While the majority of the news and content on Ningin is entertainment focus, allow me to interrupt you from that and ask for your help. You see, after reading about the NYTimes article about a school collapse in the Chinese city of Duijiangyan killing 900 school children and watching videos of terrified kids huddling under tables, I was overcame with unbearable sadness.

It’s very easy to get absorbed in our own lives, not noticing the rest of the world. However, the scale and depth of the tragedy and lost of life suffered is just too devastating for me not to do something.

Both Mixr Media (parent company of Ningin) and I personally will be making donations to the Red Cross and MercyCorps. These are two charities with tremendous track record for providing aid. It is my wish that you all do the same with whatever you can spare.

Red Cross – Earthquake

Red Cross – Cyclone

MercyCrops – Earthquake

MercyCrops – Cyclone

Thank you for your time.

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that’s so sad. and right before the olympics

the casualties are about 10000 according to CNN

China deploys 50,000 troops in quake rescue



DUJIANGYAN - China has mobilised more than 50,000 soldiers to help with disaster relief work following the 7.8-magnitude earthquake that rocked the country’s southwest, state media said Tuesday.
(via channelnewsasia.com) by autoSubmit 117 days ago

Category: Politics | Tags: china, media, soldiers, earthquake

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the death toll is now 12,000. its crazy and i think i rained recently to make things worse

how sad. you think they’ll post pone the olympics?

doubt it. its so important to china

Pandas safe at famous park after China quake: report



More than 80 giant pandas at China’s most famous panda park, the Wolong centre, were safe and well following a huge earthquake that struck the area, state press said Tuesday.
(via news.yahoo.com) by autoSubmit 116 days ago

Category: Politics | Tags: china, earthquake, panda

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if anything, the pandas are still alive :D not that its funny.

why would it be?

20k ppl are dead or dying but at least the pandas are ok…

Please donate to one of the charities listed. Even $5 makes a difference if everyone does it.

i will! its so sad to read about this. most of the causalities were children

china’s stars are showing support now

The Red Cross is estimating the death toll in Myanmar to be over 120,000

Wow, very nice letter Hoc! Kudos for doing this and changing your site around! I’m dirt poor but I can spare five bucks.