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Sichuan Earthquake

2008 Sichuan earthquake archives - Stories from the Wenchuan earthquake

Life goes on for Sichuanese

June 5, 2008 by Yein Jee

It has been more than three weeks since the massive Sichuan earthquake.

The Chinese government has been doing well with the rescue and relief efforts, credits to that. And international community – including some of the blog readers here – have shown their love and support for the victims.

Sharing a few pictures by Xinhuanet, of the people catching back to their normal life. They might have lost their love ones and their homes, but life goes on.

Life goes on for Sichuanese

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Filed Under: General Tagged With: China blog, Sichuan Earthquake, Sichuan Province

Sichuan earthquake fundraising music video

June 3, 2008 by Yein Jee

Promise (承诺) is the theme song for Artiste 512 Fundraising Campaign in Hong Kong, China and Taiwan. It’s performed by various artists from the region to raise funds for the victims of Sichuan earthquake on May 12, 2008.

Over 69,000 people lost their lives in the quake, with more than 18,000 still missing. Close to five millions people are also left homeless.

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Sharon Stone: Sichuan earthquake is karma?

May 27, 2008 by Yein Jee

American actress Sharon Stone wondered if the Sichuan Earthquake was karma when interviewed by the press at the Cannes Film Festival in France.

The Chinese video below, clipped from a Hong Kong news, also interviewed reporters from around the world about their thoughts on her statement.

Sichuan earthquake

A massive earthquake struck Sichuan, China, on May 12. The death toll is over 65,000 with many still missing. Millions of people are also left homeless.

[Update] Stone apologised a day later. Damage has already been done.

And please don’t make this into a nationality issue. Stone does not represent all Americans, and I believe many of them have their hearts on Sichuan too.

Filed Under: Entertainment Tagged With: Sichuan Earthquake

Did the toads predict the China earthquake?

May 19, 2008 by Yein Jee

Chinese bloggers are debating whether some natural phenomena were early signs of the massive earthquake that struck Sichuan, China, on May 12.

One of the most talk-about situations is the toad migration at various places across China. I shared one of the toad stories a few days before the quake. That one happened a few thousand kilometres away from the quake zone though.

Toad migration in Sichuan

The most peculiar one happened on May 10 in a village in Mianzhu, a county heavily damaged during the earthquake. Video below is a SCTV Chinese news reporting on the incident, two days before the earthquake…

An invited expert in the video said that it’s just a common situation, that the toads were simply looking for a better place to live (for food and breeding etc.)

Ancient believes

Mass movement of wild animals were seen as a sign of pending disasters in ancient China, especially for earthquakes. The news above mentioned the concern of some villagers too, which unfortunately became a real nightmare.

Did the toads sense something coming? Was it merely coincidence and common situation like some scientists claimed? The speculation won’t end anytime soon… as many people believe in myths and conspiracies instead of science.

Back to the quake, the death toll has risen to 34,000 and it’s still counting. Again, help in whatever way you can… every bit counts.

Filed Under: General Tagged With: China blog, Sichuan Earthquake, Sichuan Province, Unusual and weird

Massive earthquake hits Sichuan, China

May 13, 2008 by Yein Jee

An earthquake measuring 7.8 on Richter scale struck China’s Sichuan Province on Monday (May 12) at 2.28pm China Standard Time.

The death toll is 11,921 at the time of writing (about 16 hours after the quake). The number is rising by the hour with many still missing. The worst hit area is Beichuan County, about 160 kilometres northeast of the quake epicentre in Wenchuan.

Chinese government dispatched 50,000 troops and armed police to help on the same day. Credit to the effort and hope the fast respond can save some lives.

This is the worst earthquake to hit China since the 1976 Tangshan earthquake which killed around 250,000 people (some said it’s higher at 650,000.)

Follow my Sichuan earthquake tag for updates on the relief efforts and other news.

Also in Asia

This is the second large-scale natural disaster to hit Asia in May. Cyclone Nargis struck Myanmar earlier this month with many casualties as well.

Filed Under: General Tagged With: China blog, Natural disasters, Sichuan Earthquake, Sichuan Province

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