More than 9200 die in Sichuan quake - May 13

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More than 9200 die in Sichuan quake
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Source: CCTV.com | 05-13-2008 14:07
Special Report: Strong quake jolts SW China

The death toll from Monday's earthquake in Sichuan has now climbed to more than 9,200.
The Ministry of Civil Affairs issued an update early on Tuesday saying the 7.8-magnitude quake has killed 9,219 people in eight affected provinces, including Sichuan, Gansu, Shaanxi and Yunnan as well as the municipality of Chongqing.

Nearly 9000 of the fatalities were in Sichuan.

The quake also leveled some 500-thousand homes in the affected areas.

The Sichuan provincial seismological bureau says more than 1,180 aftershocks with the strongest measuring 6 on the Richter scale have been recorded as of early Tuesday morning.

In Dujiangyan, many houses collapsed and the city was out of power on Monday night.
Initial reports said one third of the houses in the epicenter of Wenchuan County collapsed, and another one third of them were severely damaged.

And there has not been any contact with Maoxian County bordering Wenchuan to the north.

The authorities are continuing to assess casualties and economic losses. Rescuers and disaster relief materials have been dispatched to the affected areas.

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[BreakingTheMatrix]

H.A.A.R.P.

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BreakingTheMatrix:

Please DO NOT create rumor. If you have any evidence or any news report that links the HAARP with China earthquake, you better show us, give us the URL links, OR I will delete your comment and block you.

[cheesandra]

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[becivilized]

Think about 911 if you have to let us remind you... I hope your god can tell you when to shut up and save a bit consicence

[watup2154]

china + japan is financing USA + EU so that they could Wage their Evil Wars on innocent people of this world-- --W.R. = white race-- whoever supports the W.R ----- is destroyed by W. R. ---- E.g. Muslim Mogul Empire of Subcontinent - Mogul gave Warm Welcome 2 Europeans result = colonization + Genocide of Subcontinent Native Americans = Welcomed W.R. result = 100% Native Holocaust in America Arabs = gave their Oil for Free Result = USA + EU are bombing Arabs Next USA + EU will go 4 China

[CULAVE]

Theres been a lot of tragedies in China this year;

Snowstorms; 130k

Sichuan Quake; 70,000k

Qingdao train crash; 70k

Shanxi landslide; 254+ k

Sichuan coach crash; 51+ k

(and these are just some)

My thoughts are with the victims and their families.

[Ibusers1]

U.S. get the lame natural disasters and the rest of the world get the better ones. I wonder why?

[kensky18]

damn 9k people?? dont worry its easy to make

[yeralrac]

this is life. it happens.

[gogocartoon11]

OMG how could anyone be so mean people loss ther love once, that could happen to use i hope it dont..think about the babies old people sick people who died one tear i cry from each and everyone who diedso sorry for your loss