A big earthquake started from Si Chuan.
and the whole China shakes.
:eek:
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A big earthquake started from Si Chuan.
and the whole China shakes.
:eek:
i have a very good friend in chengdu that i hope is ok. but its hard enough to get in touch with her when there isnt a natural disaster. i guess i will just have to wait until she replies to my email. if the interwebs are even working there after this.
thanks for the update. i feel better. i just hope she gets ahold of me soon so i know for sure but from what you are saying it seems unlikely that i have anything to worry about. thanks.
Too much Yang :D
China's been getting hit hard as of late, floods, earthquakes, higher rates for call girls and massage parlours !
Stop the insanity !
On a serious note, how quickly did emergency services get to work?
My friends from Chongqing and Zigong (near Chengdu) say everything is mostly ok there. The rains are making it difficult for rescue workers and relief to get through though. CNN reported that the roads are in really bad shape too (and they weren't great to begin with).
The last big quake was Tang Shan big quake.
There is a movie and monument for it. At the time, the news from mainland China was difficult to get.
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It was very sad. I donated my money to Red Cross in Taipei, Taiwan. I was in high school. I grew up in Taiwan, I practically felt earthquake just about every year.
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Hopefully, 30 years later, with technology and everything, rescue and relief efforts would be better and faster to reach those in need. even thou, this time is in a remote country side of China.
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The paper said it was equivalent to 400 atomic bombs detonated.
school children buried--
4 million people slept outdoor in Cheng Du.
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See our Martial Arts Benefit for Quake Victims thread. More to come.
Your link points to a "Thundering Mantis" thread from 2001 ;)
Yes. our thoughts and prayers go to the volks and families that were effected by the big quake 2008.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xyYKb87pMTU
the world rushed to offer rescue and relief.
:cool:
I heard that
the 15th army airborne unit dropped some paratroopers on ground zero of the epi center of wen chuan area. They set up a com center. Rains prevented more paratroopers to be be airdropped.
on the land, there are 500 PLA elite soldiers travel on foot to get into wen chuan area, since all the roads and bridges are destroyed.
as days go by, rescue of survivors become more and more critical
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relief supplies from Taiwan, already landed on Cheng Du. Ironically, the last time, the planes left Cheng Du for Taipei was among military retreat in the face of Deng xiao Ping, Liu Bo Cheng and Chen Yi army approaching.
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China agreed to Japan's offering search and rescue teams
China did not take any other assistance from other countries so far.
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millions' people are scrambling for clean water and food in Cheng Du.
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if people want to help.
red cross is a good place to donate.
http://www.redcross.org/
I donated all my pocket money to red cross for Tang Shan big quake in 1976.
I also donated money this time for si chuan big quake.
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it is almost unbearable for me to read the news from the disaster zone in China.
I wish I could do more.
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biting my teeth, moistures in my eyes.
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Keep bringing us reports. They are fascinating.
My school is O-Mei so we have a lot of ties to Sichuan. Master Tony Chen is from Chengdu as is our wushu coach Ding Wei. Tony's immediate family are all here already. Ding is trying to get his parents here now. I helped him with a letter. He reached them on cell phone and they are alright.
there are many good singers from si chuan.
Tan Wei Wei.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ix_J1...eature=related
Zhang Liang Ying.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SOatM...eature=related
Kelsang Metok.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6FoWskUO_U
Alan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MbUsD_5jgZ0
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according to the most recent reports'
1. Army engineer corps are clearing the roads, and build some makeshift bridges, they are only 18 kilometers away from wen chuan, the epic center. once the roads are cleared, massive help will be arrived.
2. Taiwan's search and rescue teams are going in along with search and rescue dogs or k-9 teams.
3. 4 charter flights from Taiwan are approved, they will evacute Taiwan residents from Cheng Du.
4. one of 6 guest workers is from Si Chuan. they are calling homes to see how families are doing, so the guest workforce or labor market is paralysed thruout China.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqgLuLL92G8
a news clip from HK TVB.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVA7ojNXeVc
a relief clip.
to help, donate via red cross.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8beuMJrG6pI
another relief clip.
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1. the "lifeline" to wen chuan is now opened. it is the national highway 317 connecting Cheng Du-> Ya An-> Wen Chuan. now cranes and big equipments may be moved into the area. Army engineer corps built 4 bridges and cleared roads 80 hours later after the quake first struck.
2. Japanese search and rescue teams arrived. South Korea and Singapore search and rescue teams will be next to arrive.
3. Major US corporations made contributions for relief.
4. Tuan Tuan and Yuan Yuan panda are missing. They are selected as gifts for Taiwan.
5. International communities worry about nuclear facilities and chemical plants in Si Chuan.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vEVSm-IWTso
update from CCTV-09.
some info about the quakes;
http://physorg.com/news130162918.html
1. dragon gate faults are due to the colliding pressure from 3 land plates.
the tibetan plate, kun lun plate and yang zi plate.
these faults were tought to be dormant, now active again and causing the recent quakes. these faults would create big quakes every few thousand years.
2. Himalaya mountains rose for a few meters after the recent quakes.
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ok, i am starting to really freak out. my friend has not contacted me to let me know she is ok. she is in chengdu and i have been told that the area is mostly ok but i am starting to worry.
andy miles was able to post from chengdu so maybe he can let me know if interwebs are down. or what the situation is.
i am not the kind of person that worries easily but i have to admit i am very concerned.
I think people in Cheng Du would just be alright.
however the nearby villages and county townships are 60%, 80% or 100% collapse.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRLjdxNaIjU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQVVb9SvXY0
Hong Kong reporters on site Wen Chuan, this is the epi center.
only satellite phone works.
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people do not give up hopes for their love ones.
as search and rescue efforts continue.
in the face of horrible earth quakes,
Chinese from all over the world including Taiwan are all united for relief efforts.
the greatest side effects/results.
are melting of icy relationship between mainland and Taiwan.
no direct contact, no direct talk since 1949.
http://www.worldjournal.com/wj-tw-ne...98&sc_seq_id=4
PRC secretary of state Hu Jin Tao invited KMT chair Wu Bo Xiong to visit China.
This is the highest level of contact from CPC and KMT since 1949.
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Thank all of you for the updates
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRiJ8hFQB64
please help by donating via red cross.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=niNP4qZeN84
A popular singer Zhang Liang Ying.
She is also a native of si chuan.
She sings in a donation concert.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3K89f...eature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NxpMOsCd4jA
China started 3 days of mourning from May 19th to May 21st.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6q5Cx...eature=related
Jackie Chan donated.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-clj...eature=related
JC sings for the relief effort.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qb0Rg...eature=related
JC talks.
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part of 3 days of mourning.
youku and all the other chinese websites are in black and white.
http://www.youku.com/
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We've been working hard to put together Martial Arts Benefit for Quake Victims, which I mentioned earlier on this thread. When it comes to charity events, it's always fascinating to me to see which martial artists walk the walk, so to speak. Here in America, we're getting a full page news piece in the front page every day, along with a report in the first five minutes on TV news broadcasts. There's been some good coverage on public radio and TV, but the web has proven itself again as a major news source for events as they happen.
I'm not big on Chinese mysticism, superstition and numerology, but I translate our horoscope and have a working understanding of its symbolic power to China. What's more, in our upcoming issue, there's an article that discusses the 8 symbolism behind the Olympics. Below is an except from an article from today's front page. For the complete article, follow this link.
Quote:
Lucky 8
China's Olympics have been carefully planned to begin around the lucky number eight. Ba, or eight in Chinese, sounds similar to the word for wealth. The Games open on Aug. 8, 2008, at 8 p.m.
But exactly 88 days before the Games are expected to begin, the largest earthquake to hit China in three decades struck Sichuan province. By Tuesday, the death toll reached more than 40,000, and the government estimates the figure could climb to as many as 50,000 people.
At the highest levels, the government has sought to reassure survivors of the quake, and the rest of the country, that it will spare no effort in rescue and rebuilding. Both Premier Wen Jiabao and President Hu Jintao have visited the region.
Yang of Singapore's East Asian Institute says the quake could lead to positive changes, like stricter building codes for schools and better safety measures. While the Communist Party of China has extolled its own virtues throughout the week, he said, "I think they are learning some lessons."
It all adds up to ...
Yet skepticism in superstitious China remains, largely among many youths who don't remember the Cultural Revolution or the hardships of past years.
On the widely used QQ Web chat service, a popular post has been widely circulated in which the author describes how the month and day of each traumatic event equals eight. The Jan. 25 snowstorm, for example, is 1+2+5=8. The same for Tibet's uprising on March 14 (3+1+4=8) and the May 12 earthquake (5+1+2=8).
His conclusion when adding up the three events: 8-8-08 - the day of the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games.
I read that
1. there were over 7000 aftershocks since the big shake.
2. 5 million people homeless, they are in need of 3 million tents.
3. Bei chuan and other county townships are quarantined. there are 2 blockade lines established by the military and police. meaning nobody in or out.
4. sadly that, stray dogs are being "eliminated" for fear of eating dead people flesh and spreading disease such as rabies???
5. military chemical unit spraying disinfectant, medical teams are on site to "control" possible spreading of disease from human, live stock and wild lives.
6. the train tickets out of cheng du are 10 times or higher normal rates. yes everything "costs" more in cheng du and other disaster areas. due to scarcity and scalping.
7. make shift "quarters" may be too "close" or crowded" for comfort. but it is always better than nothing against the cold and rains.
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number 8 or any other numbers are just numbers.
august 8 or ba ba (88) is also a father's day.
I planned a trip to beijing and then taking the train or tian lu all the way to tibet.
I planned to take my father to watch the show in olympic games opening on father's day, 2008.
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due to other matters, the trips are cancelled.
now that the big quakes shook si chuan. we donated some money to the red cross.
yes, there are red tapes or beaucrasy in any government or agency including red cross.
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we paid some respect to the death on Monday, too.
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our thoughts and prayers are with the family and people that are affected by this.
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Si Chuan people continue to strive. or ting zhu.
The rest of China, overseas chinese and friends abroad, we are all behind you.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOqyZzbqptc
first shipment from the US arrived from Hawaii and Alaska.
the supplies are allocated to Bei Chuan.
President increased aid to 1.3 million US$.
Australia doubled its donation.
over 3000 people visited Chinese counsil in LA. They received over 1 million US $ donation in person and from mails.
in this relief effort, more money are actually from people and companies donations.
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:)