Earthquake in China, in the city of Chengdu Sichuan Province, death toll reaches 15,000

A Soldier Rescues a girl buried in rubble in Beichuan after the earthquake.
Photo found on Times Online. Photo taken by Reuters












A 7.9 quake hit China 60 miles from the city of Chengdu part of the Sichuan Province 2:28pm Monday afternoon. Official figures were reported that 30,000 people are still missing, more than 25,000 are buried in collapsed buildings, and close to 65,000 were injured. The official death toll is 14,866.

Buildings like a hospital in Dujiangyan city were reduced to rubble trapping people. In the Qingchuan County a middle school, the Muyu Middle School collapsed during the quake killing an trapping children that were still in there. 89 children have been rescued so far but 201 were killed.

Mianyang, another city that felt the quake, has turned into a refugee for those affected by the quake. Rescue centers have been established and many of those who have no where else to go made their way there. Thousands of people have been supporting the victims of the quake with donations or even donating some of their time by cooking for the victims. Aid have been coming in but they have to deal with the closed off roads damaged by the quake and roads covered by landslides. The government have sent out around 20,000 soldiers, police, and paramilitary personnel to help with the relief. Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao has stated that saving lives is the top priority.

This is a sad moment, so many have died. My heart goes out to all the victims. I hope everyone still trapped in rubble will be found soon and alive.

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An armed police officer removes a chair that was trapping 17 year old student Yan Peng in Beichuan.
Photo found on Chinaview.com by XinHua