| The death toll of Sichuan earthquake might be up to 50000! | |
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| May 16, 2008 01:59 |   |
 | Source: china.com.cn According to the news, the confirmed death toll caused by the 7.8 magnitude earthquake in Sichuan Province has risen to 19509. “More than 50000 people are feared dead the rescue headquarters of the State Council said Thursday. Another 102,103 people were injured and 12,323 buried in the rubble.” And 13,465 people were rescued from the debris. As the vice president of Sichuan Province said, about 100000 rescuers have been working in the frontline of the disaster areas to rescue the victims, including PLA soldiers, armed polices, 1235 first aid medical teams, volunteers and other people. He said that 0.67 billion yuan had been allocated to the for disaster relief efforts to quake-hit areas. Also, the Chinese government has accepted foreign rescue teams to enter Sichuan. No.1 The destroyed school in Yingxiu Township of Wenchuan County.  |
| May 16, 2008 02:00 | #1 |
| No.2 Only school bags were found. The pupils might have died under the rubble. |
| May 16, 2008 02:04 | #2 |
| No.3 A 31-member Japanese rescue team arrived in the Chengdu airport early on Friday. |
| May 16, 2008 03:53 | #3 |
| At this moment, all Chinese have united to conquer the disaster caused by the earthquake. The entertainment stars, ordinary Chinese people, Taiwan compatriots, overseas Chinese and friendly foreign friends and countries have all donated to the disaster areas. I have a strong belief in my mind that China will get through the hardships. |
| May 16, 2008 06:32 | #4 |
| GUEST67199 | oh my god,so terrible! I can not imagine it |
| May 16, 2008 21:53 | #5 |
| Up to 14:00 May 16th, the death toll reached 22069. Let's pray for other compatriots and help them out. |
| May 17, 2008 09:03 | #6 |
| Picture #2...It is so sad! God Little Angels... |
| May 18, 2008 22:57 | #7 |
| GUESTKEVIN | Up to now, the death toll has been up to 32476 and 220000 were injured. It is said that the aftershock registered 6 points on the Richter scale has attacked Jiangyou. 58 million square meters houses collapsed and 1006 people were injured. That means about 120000 people will have to live in the tents at least for 6 months. |
| May 19, 2008 00:08 | #8 |
| What a logistics problem. In a sense this was a war but it was a war with nature. I'm sure the use of helicopters has helped the situation but they are limited in numbers and carrying capacity. All the concrete and debris the rescuers have to deal with is very time consuming but there is no other way. It would be nice if a "magic wand" could be waved and everything would be restored back to normal with no lives lost. Unfortunately, the world doesn't work that way. Thank you CCTV9 for keeping the world updated, even though it's a sad story. |
| May 19, 2008 05:24 | #9 |
| My thoughts are with everyone in the area, I have spoken with my wife and she is very sad about it. I pray and hope the people can rebuild their lives away from this tragedy. Alan |
| May 20, 2008 21:05 | #10 |
| The casualties in Sichuan Province has reached tio 40075. I am afraid that the death toll might be over 50000. Everyday, the death toll is rising when reading the news. I was really sad about it. |
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