Death toll in China earthquake up to nearly 9,000
CHENGDU, China - One of the worst earthquakes to hit China
in three decades killed nearly 9,000 people Monday, trapped about 900
students under the rubble of their school and caused a toxic chemical
leak, state media reported.
The 7.9-magnitude earthquake devastated a hilly region of small cities and towns in central China. The official Xinhua News Agency said 8,533 people died in Sichuan province and more than 200 others were killed in three other provinces and the mega-city of Chongqing.
yea, its horrible. i m so upset when i read news... god bless these ppl...
ReplyDelete[版主回覆05/13/2008 21:32:00]ya, and the death toll is growing...sad
I hope that Chinese people will be more united after this disaster.
ReplyDelete[版主回覆05/13/2008 21:32:00]i hope so too!
Somebody said that there will be about 150000 fatality....
ReplyDelete[版主回覆05/15/2008 01:24:00]150,000 or 15,000...both are big number anyway....
Good night !
ReplyDelete[版主回覆05/15/2008 03:25:00]haha, gd nite!!! sleep well....