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Thousands of people were reported killed today when China’s worst earthquake for 30 years struck a densely populated area in Sichuan province.
The massive quake, measuring 7.8 on the Richter scale, flattened schools, offices and houses in the southwestern province, and caused widespread damage in nearby Gansu and Yunnan provinces as well as the sprawling municipality of Chongqing.
The state-run Xinhua news agency said that 8,533 had been confirmed dead in Sichuan province alone.
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China’s national disaster relief headquarters reported 48 killed in northwestern Gansu province, 50 in the municipality of Chongqing, 61 in Shaanxi province and one in southwestern Yunnan, all of which border Sichuan, according to Xinhua.
The combined death toll reported by Xinhua adds up to 8,693 people, but there were fears the toll will rise with reports of hundreds more buried under debris.
Wen Jiabao, the Chinese Premier, who flew immediately from Beijing to Sichuan province, called it a “major disaster” and urged calm.
The quake struck at 2.28pm (0628 GMT) 57 miles northwest of the provincial capital of Chengdu, which has a population of more than 12 million.
The tremor was felt in cities across South East Asia as far as Bangkok, more than 1,200 miles from the epicentre.
Xinhua reported that as many as 5,000 had been killed and 10,000 injured in Beichuan, a single county of Sichuan where 80 per cent of buildings had collapsed.The news agency reported that up to 900 students were trapped in the rubble of a high school which collapsed in Dujiangyan. Other reports said that at least 50 of them had died.
China’s response was in marked contrast to that of its neighbour Burma after last week’s devastating cyclone. The Burmese junta continues to block international aid and refuse entry permits for emergency workers.
“Facing disaster the most important thing is calm, confidence, courage and strong leadership,” Mr Wen told China’s CCTV television on a flight to the heart of the quake-hit zone. “We will definitely overcome this major disaster”.
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wow!! that is ssoooo sad!! i feel scared if i were down there during the earthquake!!
May God bless china and keep it safe so that it wont happne again.!!!!!!!!!
May 2008, 8.0 Magnitude Earthquake and Wolong Panda.
Wenchuan Earthquake happened at 14:28, 12May 2008, in Wenchuan and Yinxiu, Beichuan, Mianzhu, Pengzhou area, Sichuan Provinc, China. Affected area covers Sichuan, Chongqing, Gansu, Shanxi, Hubei, Yunnan etc. Almost all western area roads in Sichuan were blocked.
Till 12:00 of 25May, 2008, the death toll from the devastating earthquake rose to 62,664, injured people rose to 358,816, and 23775 people were missing. And the aftershocks maybe take about one month. The aftershocks have not break till now, and at about 16:35 on 25May an aftershocks took another time stronly.
About the wild panda, almost about 1590 wild pandas in China, and no dead body found till now.
And about about 154 captive pandas in Chengdu, Bifengxia and Wolong are all safe: 86 of them in Wolong is safe.
And in Wolong, with total population of more than 6000, about 47 local people injured, and about 40 local people died. No died for the Wolong Panda Center staff.
Almost all captive panda Enclosures has been destroyed. and 2 captive pandas missing from the Enclosure.
At the time of earthquake, about 34 foreigners (foreign tourists) in Wolong, all of them safe and brought to Chengdu by Heli on both 15May and 16May.
Till 23 May 2008, almost all blocked roads okey for basic transportation.
About 8 Olympic Pandas has been to Beijing on 24May by plane from Wolong, and will be seen sooner in Beijing Garden.
Almost all roads open to earthquake transportation only. So no tourists(both foreigners and Chinese) are allowed enter Sichuan before the end of Wenchuan Earthquake event.
Chengdu Situation. In general, no building destoyed in Chengdu downtown, but destoyed took in Chengdu suburb, as well as much death took in Chengdu suburb (western suberb area close to mountains). And in Chengdu almost all people in earthquake relief activity and do donation. And many people set up tent out of house for nights due to aftershocks.
Sichuan Earthquake area needs a lot of support for earthquake relief, victims living, housing rebuilding such as tents, foods, water, funds.
And Wolong area also needs a lot of supplies for panda’s food, captive panda bears enclosure rebuilding etc.
Details in http://www.chinagiantpanda.com or http://www.4panda.com