Earthquake measuring 8.0 Richter scale hits SW China

CHENGDU, China — A powerful earthquake struck southwestern China on Monday, toppling thousands of homes, factories and offices, trapping students in schools, and killing at least 10,000 people, the country's worst natural disaster in three decades.

The quake, which was estimated preliminarily to have had a magnitude of 7.9, ravaged a mountainous region outside Chengdu, capital of Sichuan Province, just after lunchtime Monday, destroying 80 percent of structures in some of the towns and small cities near its epicenter, Chinese officials said. Its tremors were felt as far away as Vietnam and set off another, smaller quake in the outskirts of Beijing, 900 miles away.

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[PJSUXCKS]

lanuiiohuu That isn't funny...People in China has suffered more than you could ever fathom and its sad to see you joke around or say something like that cause you wouldn't be saying that if you were put in the situation so keep saying it and more people will continue to hate you

Help make a donation and help everyone by sending water, donations, or love to show them that You still care..

-Lauryn-

[chineseblackeye]

You are ignorant because even if you are not familiar with this country and make it clear whether Dalai has lied to you, you made the conclusion China is not a nice country.

[sparrowjly]

谢谢 好视频

[Spartan398]

You are a waste of good food, water and air. While you sit there with you Asus laptop and shit, the people you denounce are dying. You are worthless, the lowest Chinese person is worth fifty of you.

[Spartan398]

Well China and Taiwan are coming closer than ever now with the recent signing of the new treaties. I hope you're happy.

China-Taiwan=one and the same.

[helwalker]

annchang1234, do you find pleasure upon other's suffering. if so i hope there is special place reserved upon you in the deepest connor of the hells. may god show his mercy on you when your very day comes.

[StopFear]

Well if I am to be picky about waht people tell me then I'll definitely won't believe you. My friend is learning Chinese in China so that he can also teach people about the Bible, duh!

[foreverChina626]

StopFear, u r so funny... how could u believe everything that ppl tell u????????????? very childish, obviously u haven't seen much... if china is so bad, then he wouldn't stay in china to learn chinese, he can learn chinese everywhere else

[tangqingbm]

we will conquer it

[tangqingbm]

only want to fuck you

[emadang]

Tears came into my eyes almost every night in the passing weeks since 5.12. The same happened to many friends of mine in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangdong...we love each other, we help each other, we communicate with each other, we support each other. We don't have to care a few people said something bad who didn't exactly know what happened. I do appreciate those kind people who show their humanism in such a natural disaster, wherever they come from. Thanks for sharing this video.