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WE All Extend Our Helping Hand |
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Rescue
workers tried to find survivors of the worst earthquake to
strike China in over 32 years, as schools, factories and
hospitals were reduced to rubble.
The Chinese government reported that more than 12,000 people are
dead in the worst hit province of southwestern Sichuan, but
rescue teams continue to struggle to reach towns cut
off by smashed roads and landslides.
In the town nearby the epicenter, 80 percent of the buildings
collapsed, 3000-5000 people had died and 10,000 had been
injured. This means that 10 percent of Beichaun, with a
population of 161,000 have been killed or injured.
The magnitude 7.9 earthquake struck at Monday 2.28 PM. Tremors
from the quake rocked buildings in Beijing and even sent ripples
of fear through Bangkok and Hanoi.
Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao flew to the earthquake zone
almost immediately. He told the rescue teams that, "We must make
every sacrifice to open the roads; our first priority is to race
to save people. Every minute, every second that you gain is a
chance to save one more trapped person."
Leaders all over the world are expressing their condolences to
the Chinese government. Overseas Chinese also have started to
collect donations to help their countrymen.
We urge all the people to extend their helping hands to help the
victims of this earthquake.
5/13/08 Houston |
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